Blackstone Prints No BTU for the Best Tabletop Propane Griddle

1. Blackstone 1813 Original 22-Inch Tabletop Griddle with Hood — Best Overall

The biggest stated plate from the best-selling brand here, with a hood, two zones and no BTU figure anywhere.

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Why We Recommend It

This is the tabletop griddle most buyers on this page are choosing, and its listing never says how hot it gets. The 1813 ranks #6 in Griddles and #6,946 overall, second only to its OTG sibling in the Griddles category. It states “361 square inches of cooking space” on a 22-inch top, the largest area any listing here prints as a single figure, and “Two Evenly Heated Zones” that let you “Cook a few different items at different temperatures on the same griddle top”. It does not give a BTU figure, a burner count or a tank size in the title, the seven bullets or the spec table.

The plate is the selling point, and it is a real one. 361 square inches is 150 more than the smallest griddle here, the Royal Gourmet PD1502H, and 93 more than Blackstone’s own 17-inch 1814. Blackstone says it will “Cook up to 14 burgers at a time”. By our arithmetic that is about 25.8 square inches a patty, a little roomier than the Charbroil’s claim of 16 smash burgers on 350 square inches, about 21.9 each. Two zones on a 22-inch plate is the standard tabletop layout: one side hot for searing, the other low for holding, with room in between for food on its way across.

The hood is the feature no other Blackstone here has. “This griddle comes with an integrated hood to protect the griddle top from scratching when not in use”. Note what the listing says the hood is for: protection in storage, not heat retention. The OTG comes with a separate hard cover and the 1814 with nothing. A hinged hood also keeps rain and leaves off a seasoned plate between uses, which matters for a griddle that lives outside. A fitted cover added later does the same job for a griddle without one.

The box is large for a tabletop. The spec table gives 23.6 by 23.6 inches and 13.0 inches tall, and 37.5 pounds. That is about 557 square inches of table, by our arithmetic, for 361 square inches of plate: the plate covers about 65% of the footprint. Only the Royal Gourmet PD1502H and the Nexgrill combo use their table less efficiently. At 37.5 pounds it is among the heaviest three griddles here, with the Charbroil at 38.0 and the VEVOR at 38.58, so “Griddle on the Go” is a two-hand lift to the car rather than a carry down the beach.

What to weigh. Sold by Amazon.com, the most expensive griddle on the page, with a stated 1 Year warranty. Against the OTG, which shares the 22-inch size and two zones, it trades a hard cover for a hinged hood and adds a warranty; against the Charbroil, which prints its BTU, its tank and its area, it adds a hood and the brand but none of those figures. You are choosing the plate, the hood and the brand, and you will find out what the burners deliver when you light them.

Best for: A buyer who wants the most stated plate in a hooded tabletop from the brand most people are buying, and can live without a BTU figure.

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2. Charbroil 22-Inch Performance Series Portable Tabletop 2 Burner Propane Gas Griddle — Best Value

The listing that answers every question this guide asks, from a lower-priced brand than the Blackstones.

Key Specifications

Why We Recommend It

This is the most completely documented tabletop griddle on the page. It states its heat, 24,000 BTU, in a bullet of its own. It states its plate, “the 350-square-inch cooking surface”. It states its fuel, “runs on a 1-pound tank, not included”. And it states the longest warranty here, “2 years from date of purchase on all parts”. No other listing gives all four. Most give two.

The numbers sit in the middle of the field. 24,000 BTU over 350 square inches is about 68.6 BTU per square inch by our arithmetic: below the cluster of about 81 shared by the two Royal Gourmets and the ROVSUN, above the VEVOR’s 60.7 and the Nexgrill’s 51.3, and about half the SKOK’s 138. Split across the two burners named in the title, that would be 12,000 BTU each, though the listing gives only the total. The plate is 11 square inches smaller than the Blackstone 1813’s 361, and Charbroil claims more food on it: “Make up to 16 smash burgers at a time”, about 21.9 square inches a patty by our arithmetic, against Blackstone’s 14 on 361.

Wind is the problem it is designed around. “WIND-BLOCKING TABLETOP GAS GRIDDLE” is the first bullet, and “The wind blockers ensure efficient cooking so your fuel goes further”. On a tabletop griddle running from a 1 lb bottle, that matters twice: a breeze pulls heat off an open plate, and a small bottle has little fuel to waste. It is the only listing here that addresses wind at all. It is also the only one that names “cold-rolled steel” for the plate and makes a warping claim: the top “won’t warp, even when cooking frozen food!”, which is the seller’s promise rather than anything we can check.

The trade-offs are size, weight and no lid. The box is 19.0 by 24.0 inches and 9.0 inches tall, about 456 square inches of table for 350 of plate, or about 77%. It weighs 38.0 pounds, as much as the hooded Blackstone. No lid or hood is mentioned, so plan on a separate cover if it lives outdoors.

What to weigh. Sold by SellQor rather than Amazon.com. It ranks #128,378 overall and #193 in Propane Grills, the lowest rank on the page, so very few buyers are choosing it at the moment; rank measures sales, not how good a griddle is. Its plate is within 11 square inches of the Blackstone 1813’s, it has twice the stated warranty, and it tells you far more. That is why we call it the best value here.

Best for: A buyer who wants every key number in writing, cooks in exposed places, and is happy running on 1 lb bottles.

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3. ROVSUN 2 Burner Portable Propane Griddle with Nonstick Enameled Tray, 20,000 BTU — Best Budget

The lowest-priced griddle here, the only one that states a maximum temperature, and a plate that fills almost its whole box.

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Why We Recommend It

This small listing commits to more numbers than the 22-inch Blackstone. “2 independent stainless steel burners, each capable of providing 10,000 BTUs of heat. With both burners in use, you will have 20,000 BTUs of heat that can reach up to 750°F”. That is per-burner output, total output and a temperature, three figures in one sentence. It is the only listing on the page that states a maximum temperature at all. Treat the 750°F as the seller’s figure; the listing does not say where or how it was measured.

The plate is small and the heat is concentrated. 246 square inches, given as “17.3 inches × 14.2 inches”, which multiplies out correctly. That is the second-smallest surface here, ahead of only the Royal Gourmet PD1502H’s 211. By our arithmetic 20,000 BTU over 246 square inches is about 81.3 BTU per square inch, which puts it in a tight cluster with both Royal Gourmets at about 80.7 and 80.6. The listing pitches it for “2-4 peoples party”, and that is about right for a plate this size.

It is the most compact box here. 15.40 by 17.30 inches and 6.30 inches tall, about 266 square inches of table, and 15.65 pounds, the lightest stated weight on the page. The plate covers about 92% of that footprint by our arithmetic, the highest share here, because there is no hood and little frame around it. It is the one griddle on the page you could realistically carry in one hand, and the listing mentions boating among its uses.

The plate is enamel, not bare steel. The listing describes a “nonstick enamel tray” and “high-quality stainless steel and iron” construction, with an oil drip tray. An enamelled surface needs no seasoning, which suits an occasional camper, but it is a different surface from the bare or pre-seasoned steel on the Blackstones and the Charbroil, and metal scrapers are worth avoiding on it. The cleaning bullet tells you to “use a griddle brush to clean the cooking grates”, wording that reads as if it came from a grill listing; there are no grates described elsewhere.

What to weigh. Sold by ROVSUN, and the lowest-priced griddle on the page. It ranks #45,890 overall and #54 in Propane Grills. Against the smallest griddle here, the Royal Gourmet PD1502H, it gives you 35 more square inches and a stated temperature, but no hood and no stated warranty. For one or two people cooking breakfast at a campsite, it is the obvious small gas griddle to start with.

Best for: One to three people who want a light, low-cost griddle for camp breakfasts and like seeing the heat in writing.

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4. Blackstone OTG Propane Tabletop Griddle w/Hard Cover, 2 Heat Zones, 22 In — Best Ranked

The best category rank on the page, and the listing that states the fewest numbers of all ten.

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Why We Recommend It

This griddle ranks #5 in Griddles, the best category rank on the page, and its listing gives you almost nothing to compare. The size is “22”. The rest of the spec table returned 0.0 for height, length, width and weight, which we read as not stated rather than as a griddle with no dimensions. There is no cooking area, no BTU figure, no burner count, no tank size and no warranty. Of the ten listings here, this one prints the fewest numbers, and it sits second only to the 1813 on overall rank, at #7,755.

What it does state is about the plate. “a pre-seasoned 22" Omnivore Blackout Griddle Plate ready to use out of the box”. Pre-seasoning saves you the first oil-and-heat cycles that a bare steel plate needs before it stops rusting and starts releasing food. No other Blackstone here claims it. We cannot tell you the plate’s area. It shares the 22-inch size with the 1813, whose listing states 361 square inches, but a nominal size is not an area, and we will not borrow one listing’s figure for another.

The cover is the difference from the 1813. The OTG comes with a “Durable hard cover” that “protects the pre-seasoned griddle plate during storage and transport”. The 1813 has a hood hinged to the body. A separate hard cover lifts off completely, which gives you the whole plate and the space above it while cooking, but it has to go somewhere while you cook and it does nothing to hold heat. Both listings describe their lids as protection, not as a way to cook.

What to weigh. Sold by Spreetail rather than Amazon.com. No warranty is stated, against the 1813’s 1 Year. Buyers are clearly choosing it on brand and plate. If you want a figure you can hold the seller to, any of the seven griddles that print a BTU will give you more; if you want a 22-inch Blackstone with a plate that is pre-seasoned out of the box, this is it.

Best for: A buyer set on a 22-inch Blackstone who values a pre-seasoned plate over a hinged hood and a stated warranty.

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5. Blackstone 1814 Propane Gas Griddle, 17 Inch, Black — Best Compact

Blackstone’s small tabletop, with 268 square inches, one H-shaped burner and the same silence on output.

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Why We Recommend It

This is the small Blackstone, and its listing is built around portability rather than numbers. “Measuring just 17.5" L x 8.5" H x 18" W inches, it easily fits in your car trunk”. The spec table disagrees wildly, giving 0.75 inches long and 8.07 inches wide, which cannot describe a 17-inch griddle, so we use the bullet. On those figures it is the lowest-profile Blackstone here and about 315 square inches of table by our arithmetic. It ranks #16 in Griddles and #10,639 overall, the third Blackstone in the top three ranks on the page.

The plate is 268 square inches. “The roomy and spacious 17 inches (268 sq. inch) cooking surface … can cook up 9 burgers or 9 pancakes or 12 eggs at once, which is enough to make burgers or breakfast for a family of four”. By our arithmetic that is about 29.8 square inches a burger, the second most generous allowance of the four listings that give a count, after the Royal Gourmet PD1502H. It covers about 85% of the stated footprint, second only to the ROVSUN, so the 1814 wastes little table. Against the 22-inch 1813, you give up 93 square inches and five burgers.

One burner, no number. “We have used an ‘H’ style burner that ensures even heat distribution and cooking across the steel griddle. The built-in igniter lets you customize the heat intensity from light to high.” An H-shaped burner spreads one flame under the plate in a pattern meant to cover it evenly. What it does not give you is two zones: one knob means one temperature across the whole plate, with the edges a little cooler than the middle. The bullet headed “POWERFUL HEAT OUTPUT” promises “Fast heat-up” and “consistent high temperatures for searing” without any figure to measure that by.

The listing contradicts itself on material. One bullet calls it “our stainless steel griddle”; another speaks of “the steel griddle” and a third of “our stovetop griddle”, a phrase that does not describe a propane appliance. We cannot tell from the page what the plate is made of. The grease handling is a front tray rather than Blackstone’s rear system, and the tray “does not require frequent emptying”. The “height-adjustable rubber feet” are the one levelling feature on a Blackstone here.

What to weigh. Sold by Amazon.com, at 19.84 pounds, about half the weight of the 1813. The warranty field reads only “1”, with no unit. Its 268 square inches are only 22 more than the ROVSUN’s, on one burner rather than two, and with no stated output to compare. It is a fair choice for a couple who want a Blackstone and a small boot; anyone who wants two zones on a small plate should look at the Royal Gourmet PD1502H or the ROVSUN.

Best for: One or two people who want a Blackstone small enough for a car boot and do not need separate heat zones.

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6. VEVOR Gas Griddle, 2 Burner Tabletop Griddle, 22 inch, 22000BTU, with Lid — Most Cooking Space

The largest printed plate on the page, a lid, and the only listing that names both tank types.

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Why We Recommend It

By its own printed dimensions, this is the biggest plate here. “With a 22.24 x 16.3 inch/565 x 414 mm cooking surface”. VEVOR does not give an area, but those figures multiply out to about 362.5 square inches by our arithmetic, a fraction more than the Blackstone 1813’s stated 361. From a lower-priced brand than Blackstone, by the listings’ own figures, you get the same class of plate, plus a stated BTU figure. The listing claims it “handles meals for a family of four with ease”, which undersells a surface that size.

It is the one listing that answers the tank question both ways. “Equipped with a regulator and hose, it easily connects to a 1 lb/0.45 kg gas canister or propane tank (not included)”. That suggests a regulator that threads onto a 1 lb bottle, with a larger tank usable via the hose; the listing does not say whether an adapter is needed for a 20 lb tank, and that is worth confirming before you buy. Still, no other griddle here promises both. The Charbroil names only the bottle and the Royal Gourmet PD1301R only the 20 lb tank.

The heat is spread thinner. “Offering 22,000 BTU across two burners”, with “independent temperature control for each zone”. By our arithmetic that is about 11,000 BTU per burner and about 60.7 BTU per square inch, the second-lowest density on the page after the Nexgrill. A big plate on moderate burners can be the right trade: more room to move food from hot to cool. It also means the corners have farther to draw heat from, and in wind, with no wind guard stated, recovery after a load of cold food may be slower than on a denser griddle. That is a general point about burner density, not a measurement of this one.

What to weigh. Sold by Amazon.com. It ranks #81,599 overall and #124 in Propane Grills, near the bottom of the page. No warranty is stated. It is the largest plate here that also prints a BTU figure and a tank size. If you cook for a crowd and want a lid and the freedom to use either fuel, it is the strongest non-Blackstone 22-inch choice; just be ready to lift nearly 39 pounds.

Best for: A family or group cook who wants the biggest plate here, a lid and the option of either 1 lb bottles or a larger tank.

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7. Royal Gourmet PD1301R 3-Burner Tabletop Propane Gas Griddle with Cover — Best for a 20 lb Tank

The only griddle on the page built around a 20 lb tank, with the hose and regulator in the box.

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Why We Recommend It

If your propane comes in a 20 lb tank, this is the listing written for you. “fueled by 20 lb. propane tank (not included) with hose and regulator (included)”. It is the only griddle here that names the 20 lb tank as its fuel and puts the hose in the box. A 20 lb tank is the size most people already own for a gas grill, holds roughly twenty times the propane of a 1 lb bottle, and is refilled or exchanged rather than thrown away. For a griddle that will spend more time on a patio than at a campsite, that is the more economical and less wasteful way to run it.

Three burners give you three zones. “Three separately controlled burners offer an overall of 25,500 BTU cooking power”, about 8,500 BTU each by our arithmetic. Three zones on a tabletop mean you can run a hot side, a medium middle and a warm end, which is the layout full-size griddles use and only the SKOK matches here. Over 316 square inches, 25,500 BTU is about 80.7 BTU per square inch, almost exactly the same as the smaller Royal Gourmet PD1502H at 80.6. The maker seems to size its burners to its plates.

The size field says 24 inches; the listing calls it a tabletop. The spec table’s size field reads “24-Inch” and the box is 25.0 by 16.3 inches and 7.9 inches tall, long and low for its plate. The 316 square inch plate covers about 78% of that footprint by our arithmetic. It is long and narrow rather than square, which suits the edge of a table or a tailgate. At 30.0 pounds it is lighter than the three 22-inch griddles that state a weight.

What to weigh. Sold by Amazon.com, with a stated “one year warranty from the date of purchase”. It ranks #36,631 overall and #28 in Griddles, the best-ranked griddle here that is not a Blackstone. It prints the BTU figure and the tank size that the 1813 leaves out, on a plate 45 square inches smaller. If you have a 20 lb tank beside your grill already, the fuel question answers itself.

Best for: A patio cook who already owns a 20 lb tank and wants three heat zones on a long, low tabletop.

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8. SKOK 3 Burners Outdoor Tabletop Gas Griddle with Hood, Flat Top Grill — Most BTU

Forty-five thousand BTU, the most on the page by far, on a listing that partly describes a different appliance.

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Why We Recommend It

This is the most heat any listing here claims, and by a wide margin. “3 independently controlled stainless-steel tube burners with 15, 000 BTU make a total of 45, 000 BTUs”. The next-highest figure on the page is the Royal Gourmet PD1301R’s 25,500, also from three burners. Over the stated 326.2 square inches, 45,000 BTU is about 138 BTU per square inch by our arithmetic, about 1.7 times the cluster of about 81 and about 2.7 times the Nexgrill’s 51.3. If the figures are right, this is the tabletop griddle that recovers fastest after a load of cold food.

The listing gives you reasons to read it carefully. The cleaning bullet tells you to “clean the cooking grates using a griddle brush and wipe the outside of your propane griddle with a cleaning cloth and a Weber cleaner”, and describes grease “that is not vaporised by the Flavorizer bars”. A griddle has no grates and no flavouriser bars; those are parts of a gas grill, and Flavorizer is a name associated with another maker’s grills. The material bullet says it is “made of stainless steel” with “A layer of enamel”, without saying which part. Copy borrowed from another product does not make the BTU figure wrong, but it does mean the listing has not been checked line by line, and the 45,000 is worth confirming with the seller.

The plate dimensions do check out. “The 326.2 square inch cooking surface … 14 inch×23.3 inch large cooking area”, and 14 times 23.3 is exactly 326.2. That puts it fourth for stated area, behind the VEVOR, the Blackstone 1813 and the Charbroil. The box is 16.5 by 25.6 inches and only 6.3 inches tall in the spec table, level with the ROVSUN for the lowest stated height here, though a “High Lid” must sit above that, so read 6.3 inches with care. The plate covers about 77% of the listed footprint by our arithmetic. No weight is given.

The hood is meant for cooking, not just storage. “High lid traps the heat and speeds up the cooking process. And this hood can be disassembled.” It is the only listing here that describes its lid as a cooking tool, the way a hood is used to melt cheese on burgers or steam vegetables on a flat top. The Blackstone 1813 and the Royal Gourmet PD1502H describe their hoods as protection.

What to weigh. Sold by SKOK Direct and listed as in stock but scarce. It ranks #37,844 overall and #41 in Propane Grills. No warranty and no tank size are stated. It puts the most stated heat on the page under the fourth-largest stated plate. Buy it for the burners and the hood; ask the seller to confirm the output and the fuel connection first.

Best for: A cook who wants the most heat on a tabletop and a hood for melting and steaming, and will confirm the details with the seller.

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9. Royal Gourmet PD1502H Portable 2-Burner Gas Griddle with Hood, Black — Best Small Hooded Griddle

A hood, a stated 3.5 mm plate and two burners, on the smallest surface on the page.

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Why We Recommend It

This is the smallest hooded griddle on the page, and the newest. The spec table gives a release date of 22 April 2026. Sold by Amazon.com, it gives you an “Integrated Hood Design” with “a sturdy stainless steel handle”, two burners and a stated one-year limited warranty. The other griddles here with an attached hood or lid are all larger, from the SKOK to the Blackstone 1813. The catch is the plate: 211 square inches, the smallest on the page.

It is the only listing that gives the plate’s thickness. “3.5 mm thick food-grade griddle top offers 211 sq. in. of cooking area, enough to cook up to 6 burgers at once”. A thicker plate holds more heat and evens out the hot spots over a burner, and on a small griddle that is worth having. No other listing here states a thickness, so we cannot say whether 3.5 mm is thicker or thinner than its rivals, only that it is the one figure you can check. Six burgers on 211 square inches is about 35.2 square inches a patty by our arithmetic, the most cautious count of the four listings that give one.

The heat matches its bigger sibling’s density. “2 independently controlled stainless steel burners generate a total of 17,000 BTU”, about 8,500 each by our arithmetic, exactly the per-burner figure of the three-burner PD1301R. Over 211 square inches that is about 80.6 BTU per square inch, level with the PD1301R and the ROVSUN. Two zones on a small plate are tight, but they let you keep food warm on one side while you cook on the other.

The hood is for storage and airflow. It “protects your griddle from dust during storage and stays open during grilling for optimal airflow”. That is honest: the listing does not claim it traps heat, and describes cooking with it open. Grease runs through a drain hole into “the removable grease cup on the right side”, and a piezo igniter needs no batteries. The box is 18.7 by 19.69 inches and 9.84 inches tall, 23.2 pounds. The plate covers only about 57% of that footprint by our arithmetic, the second-lowest share here, because the hood and frame take room.

What to weigh. Sold by Amazon.com. Set it against the ROVSUN, which has a larger 246 square inch plate, a stated temperature and no hood. It ranks #75,945 overall and #114 in Propane Grills, which for a griddle released in April 2026 tells you little yet. No tank size is stated. What the PD1502H adds over the ROVSUN is the hood, the stated plate thickness and the warranty; what it gives up is 35 square inches.

Best for: One or two people who want a small hooded griddle with a stated warranty and do not need a big plate.

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10. Nexgrill Tabletop 2 Burner Gas Grill & Griddle Combo, 2-in-1 with Handles — Best Grill-Griddle Combo

A tabletop grill with a griddle plate included, the lowest BTU on the page and the only lid thermometer.

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Why We Recommend It

This is a tabletop grill first and a griddle second. “Use the included Gourmet Plus griddle and removable grates to convert your grill to a griddle”. Every other product here is a flat-top griddle; this one gives you grates for searing with flame contact and a griddle plate for eggs, pancakes and smash burgers. If you want one portable gas cooker to do both, it is the only listing here that offers it. If you want a griddle, you are buying grates and a lid you may not use.

It has the least heat on the page. “13,500 BTU OUTPUT: The dual high-powered burners”, about 6,750 each by our arithmetic. Over 263 square inches that is about 51.3 BTU per square inch, the lowest density here, about 37% of the SKOK’s and well under the cluster of about 81. A closed cast aluminium lid helps a grill hold heat, and that is how this cooker is designed to work; an open griddle plate relies on the burners alone, and that is where low output shows most.

The lid gauge is unique, and it measures the air. “With a durable cast aluminum lid and an integrated temperature gauge, you can easily track your food’s temperature without lifting the lid”. A lid gauge reads the air under the lid, not the food and not the plate, so treat that wording loosely. It is still the only temperature readout on any griddle here, which helps if you use the grill side for roasting or baking.

It is the bulkiest box on the page. 27.33 by 19.59 inches and 14.96 inches tall, the longest and tallest here, at 28.7 pounds, with carry handles. The 263 square inch cooking area covers only about 49% of that footprint by our arithmetic, the lowest share on the page, because a grill body, lid and handles take space a bare griddle does not. On fuel, “this small gas grill works with small propane tanks”, which most likely means 1 lb bottles, but the listing never gives a size.

What to weigh. Sold by Amazon.com, listed as in stock but scarce, with a stated 1 Year warranty. It ranks #61,181 overall and #82 in Propane Grills. Against the Charbroil, it gives you 87 fewer square inches and 10,500 fewer BTU, in exchange for grates, a lid and a gauge. Buy it if grilling matters as much as griddling. For a pure flat top, nearly everything else here gives you more plate and more heat for less.

Best for: A buyer who wants one portable propane cooker to grill steaks and griddle breakfast, and accepts less heat on the flat top.

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