A Folding Grill Without a Manufacturer Website
Y’Tbvrt sells this grill on Amazon as a “portable stainless steel camping grill, foldable charcoal grill”. We did not find a website for the brand in two searches, nor a downloadable instruction manual. That leaves two sources for this text: the seller’s product texts in the Amazon catalogue and the catalogue photo. We have not held the grill ourselves, and we have not grilled anything on it.
The fuel is charcoal, the colour silver. The grill folds down flat and, according to the Amazon title, is meant to stand quickly, take up little space and be easy to carry.
In our price box it is at approx. €26 (Amazon page on 20.10.2026: €25.99). Amazon prices change constantly, so it is worth checking the current figure before you order.
Our overall score of 7.4 comes mainly from handling and price. We stay cautious on build quality, because the available documents reveal almost nothing about the sheet metal and joints.
Tray, Grate and Shelves: What the Photo Shows
The catalogue photo shows the grill twice, set up and folded. Set up, it is an elongated, rectangular charcoal tray that narrows towards the bottom. A wire grate lies on top, which looks split in the middle. Angled legs stand at both ends, and a flat shelf juts out well beyond the tray on the left and on the right. Narrow vertical slots can be seen in the tray walls, and a horizontal one on the front as well. Folded, it becomes a flat package with grate bars lying on top.
How accurate the photo is, we cannot judge. We do not know whether it shows a photographed device or a graphic, so we read the design from it, but no dimensions.
The seller’s text is brief. The grill is said to be made of “heat-resistant stainless steel”, durable, rustproof and easy to clean. It is set up via a folding mechanism “in a few simple steps”, and elsewhere it says “Quick assembly in 2 seconds”. Both come from the seller, and they do not describe quite the same thing. We read the two seconds as an advertising formula and the few steps as the more realistic description.
The shelves get confusing. The text speaks of a folding side table, singular, as space for grill tools, spices or drinks. The photo shows two. On top of that comes a sentence we cannot assign to any component: “With the lid on”, the side table serves as a simple chopping board. No lid is visible in the photo. We therefore write neither “with lid” nor “without lid”. All that is certain is that no hood is pictured under which a cooking chamber could be closed. And if you cut on a stainless steel surface, you dull your knives faster than on wood or plastic.
The following details appear neither in the seller’s text nor in the catalogue data:
- Cooking area or grate size
- Dimensions when set up, working height, distance between grate and charcoal
- Stainless steel grade and sheet thickness
- Grate material, and whether grate and tray are separate parts
- Scope of delivery, including whether a lid or a bag is part of it
- Dimensions, material and load capacity of the shelves
- Amount of charcoal, purpose of the slots, an ash catcher
- Maximum temperature, heat-up time, burn time
- Stability and heat protection on the legs and shelves
- Setup, safety and cleaning instructions
- Warranty terms and spare parts
- Country of origin, company headquarters, market launch, EAN
In Detail: Open Charcoal Tray, No Hood
A grill of this design knows one operating mode: directly over the embers. In the photo the grate sits on top of the tray rim, and no stepped supports for a second height are visible. You then control the heat through the amount of charcoal and where you place it.
The long shape helps with that. If you push the embers to one end, a cooler zone forms at the other, where finished food stays warm without browning further. That is not indirect cooking. For that you would need a closed hood under which hot air flows around the food from all sides. In our assessment, sausages, vegetables, halloumi, skewers and thin steaks suit this grill. Roasts, ribs and a whole chicken do not.
Charcoal needs oxygen, ideally from below. In a tray with a closed base, air comes in through openings in the walls and from above via the grate. The slots in the photo could be there for exactly that, but the seller nowhere calls them ventilation. They do not look closable. So you cannot throttle the embers as on a kettle grill with a vent slider.
If fat drips into the charcoal, flames shoot up. Without a lid that could smother them, the only option is to dodge: pull the food to the cool side and wait until the flame dies down.
Then the folding design itself. A folding grill consists of sheets joined by hinges or seams. To let them fold, these joints need some play, and fine ash can trickle through such gaps. Thin sheet metal also expands in the heat and can warp slightly under strong embers. How far that applies here depends on the sheet thickness, and we do not know it. That is as far as we can deduce from the construction without having seen the device.
Is the Grill Big Enough for Six People?
If everyone wants to eat at the same time, not in our assessment. The seller states the grill for 2 to 6 people. We would count on two to four and grill in rounds with six people.
The number of people cannot be checked, because there is no area figure. You cannot derive it from the package dimensions, and certainly not from the catalogue dimensions: in the photo, the two unfolded shelves together take up roughly as much length as the tray itself.
How hard such capacity figures are to compare is shown by the TAINO MOX in the table below. TAINO gives the cooking area of its suitcase grill as approx. 24 × 40 cm, and for the Y’Tbvrt there is nothing comparable. Whether four bratwurst or eight lie side by side on this grate only the device itself would show. Also bear in mind that a grate is hot only where embers lie beneath it. If you use one side as a warming zone, you brown on roughly half the area.
On the Road: 41 × 20 × 3 cm in Your Luggage
Folded, the grill measures 41 × 20 × 3 cm and weighs 1.8 kg according to the seller. The Amazon catalogue independently lists a weight of 3.97 pounds, which also converts to approx. 1.8 kg. On weight, both sources therefore agree.
The item dimensions in the catalogue, by contrast, do not fit the picture: 16.14 × 6.30 × 6.30 inches, so approx. 41 × 16 × 16 cm. The length matches the folded dimension, but width and height match neither the flat package nor the set-up grill in the photo. Which state these figures belong to is open, and we do not use them any further.
The grill fits “easily into any rucksack or boot”, the seller writes. For the boot we believe that without hesitation. For the rucksack, the length decides and not the thickness, because 41 cm is more than the width of the main compartment of some day rucksacks. Measure the inside, and if need be stand the grill upright in it.
Soot becomes more of a problem on the way back than weight. A stainless steel sheet on which charcoal has glowed rubs off, even when cold. An old cloth bag or a small plastic box protects your sleeping bag and spare clothes.
Compared with the Dripex in the table, the Y’Tbvrt weighs less than half. For a bike trip or a journey by train, that is the difference that matters.
Three Alternatives from Our Catalogue
| Model | The difference | Price | Our score | Pick this one if |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y’Tbvrt stainless steel folding grill (this one) | Stainless steel folding grill, 3 cm flat when folded, 1.8 kg, cooking area not stated | approx. €26 | 7.4 | you carry the grill in a rucksack and watch every kilo |
| Dripex folding grill with bag | Also a stainless steel folding grill, with bag, approx. 4 kg according to Amazon | approx. €19.99 | 7.9 | you travel by car, want a bag and would like to spend less |
| TAINO MOX suitcase grill, black | Steel suitcase grill with a stated cooking area, 45.5 × 31.5 × 9.5 cm folded | approx. €30 | 7.4 | you want to know the area beforehand and carry the grill by the handle |
| LotusGrill G340 | Table grill with fan (battery or USB), Ø 32 cm grate, approx. 3.7 kg | approx. €179 | 8.8 | you want to grill at the table or on the patio and have the budget for it |
The prices are values from our price boxes and change constantly. The score is our editorial assessment of the available data, and we did not measure anything on any of the four devices.
The Dripex costs approx. €20, the Y’Tbvrt approx. €26, and the Dripex leads in our score. It follows the same idea, a stainless steel grill that folds down flat, and comes with a bag. You pay for that with weight.
The Y’Tbvrt shares its score with the TAINO MOX, but little else; the TAINO costs approx. €30. The TAINO is a steel case with a handle, around three times as thick when folded and too bulky for a rucksack. In return, you know before buying how big the grate is.
The LotusGrill G340 plays in a different class and costs approx. €179 instead of approx. €26. A fan fans the charcoal, and according to the manual the grill is ready for use after approx. 3 to 4 minutes. It is meant for the table, not for the rucksack.
When This Grill, When Another
If you travel on foot, by bike or by train, most in this comparison speaks for the Y’Tbvrt. None of the other three devices is as light, only the Dripex folds flatter, and it weighs more than twice as much.
If you drive anyway, weight loses importance. Then we would rather take the Dripex, which is cheaper and brings the bag along.
If you want to know before buying how much fits on the grate, the TAINO MOX is the more honest choice. With the Y’Tbvrt, you are buying on a hunch on this point.
The LotusGrill is built for a grill that stands on the patio table and where everyone stays seated. If you do not budget for that, it stays with the three inexpensive ones.
If you grill in the garden every weekend for four or more people, none of these travel devices fits. You will find larger designs in our overview of charcoal grills, and the grill finder narrows things down by number of people and place of use.
And if you value a manual, a service address and spare parts, you are better off with a brand that has its own manufacturer website. For the LotusGrill there is a manual, and the start-up time above comes from it.
On budget, you should be honest in your sums. You will buy charcoal, firelighters and grill tongs in addition in any case. What else to consider for grilling at a campsite is covered in the guide Buying a camping grill.
Care and Safety Without a Manual
From the seller there is exactly one statement on care: the stainless steel is easy to clean. We can add nothing as a manufacturer statement, because there is no manual we could quote. What follows are general rules for stainless steel and for open charcoal grills.
Clean stainless steel after it has cooled, with a brass brush, a plastic sponge and warm washing-up water. Steel wool and wire brushes made of ordinary steel do not belong on it. They leave iron abrasion on the surface, and that then rusts even though the sheet itself is rustproof. This is called contact rust.
In principle, the following applies to every charcoal grill:
- Use it outdoors only. Glowing charcoal produces carbon monoxide, which you can neither smell nor see. Tent, awning, caravan and garage are off limits, even in the rain and even with the door open.
- No liquid firelighters such as methylated spirits or petrol. They can cause flash fires that, with a flat grill, hit straight into your face and hands.
- Place the grill on stone, sand or a heat-resistant base, never directly on wood, dry grass or a plastic table. Keep water or sand within reach for extinguishing.
- Keep children and dogs away. A grill with two widely projecting shelves tips over more easily if someone walks into it.
Who Is It Suitable For?
The seller itself advertises the beach and hiking. For both, however, there are rules that are stronger than any product description. In Germany, open fire in forests is in principle forbidden under the state forest laws, in several federal states also within 100 m of the forest edge. When hiking, you therefore grill at designated barbecue spots. On many bathing beaches the municipality regulates grilling by bylaw, often only in certain zones. Read the signs on site before you light the charcoal.
Our assessment: the Y’Tbvrt suits two or three people who set off with light luggage and head for a barbecue spot with no permanently installed grate. It is the wrong choice for families who grill in their own garden every weekend, and for anyone who wants to cook with a hood or wants to see a cooking area in black and white before buying.
