What kind of table surface do I set my charcoal grill on?

4/12/18 | vanity

[FreedomPoster]

2-4 square concrete stepping “stones” from the landscape section at Home Depot or Lowe’s might be an idea. Or some 1’ tiles from the tile section.

[fredhead]

I got tired of cooking on the ground with my Dutch Ovens so I bought this...

https://www.amazon.com/Camp-Chef-Dutch-Oven-Table/dp/B000OEJM1A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1523529157&sr=8-1&keywords=dutch+oven+table

I can put the charcoal right on the table and bake to my heart’s content.

[WayneS]

Preferably someone else’s wooden picnic table...

;-)

[mad_as_he$$]

Use a pizza pan and turn it upside down to supply an air gap.

[snoringbear]

“Spatters, grease, dirt, spills, burns and heat marks = Somethinig wood and throw-away after two seasons.”

How about putting down aluminum foil to reflect heat? Also would collect splatters, grease, etc. just fyi, I keep a small grill, about 18” dia, in my travel trailer for use when camping either just me or my wife. And, I just set it on wood picnic tables with no problems. Unless the bottom of your cooker is actually making contact with table surface I’m guessing all will be ok.

[Phlap]

I’d go with one I didn’t care about. Just sain.

[budj]

We’ve used a small charcoal grill camping, and bought a nice folding aluminum camp table.

https://www.amazon.com/GCI-Outdoor-Compact-Folding-Table/dp/B00HKCXVWU/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1523536158&sr=8-5&keywords=folding+camp+table&dpID=41GJNchXuzL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

It works great and is fire resistant.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Clearly you must set it on a picnic table NEXT TO the Airstream trailer it came packaged with, or you may risk 🔥!!

[Georgia Girl 2]

I used to put my small charcoal grill on a wood picnic table with a layer of tin foil under the grill.

[moovova]

How about a large AirBake cookie sheet on a few bricks or thin pavers (on the campsite table)? They’re cheap and lightweight. 16x14” and 20x15.5”.

[Robert DeLong]

As long as it is not made of material that will melt (plastic) then heat alone should not affect it. A wooden table should suffice. Perhaps something like this that folds up for easy transport.

[nothingnew]

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FMCDH(BITS)

[Ndorfin]

You are over thinking this.

Heat goes up the only heat going down will be the radiant heat conducted from the upper section of the grill. I cook on a card board sheet so it is easily disposed of.

That said common sense has a fire extinguisher near by in case some one were to tip the grill.

Best food is cooked low and slow.

The fire point of card board is 496° The ignition temp is over 800°

[Clutch Martin]

Lots of nice ideas...

If you are thinking utilitarian then a piece of scrap 3/4” plywood would work. Or a small footprint of bricks on a table. Give it a test, monitor the heat underneath, and go from there.