Best Tabletop Griddles (2026): Blackstone 17 and 22, Camp Chef 24

The Blackstone 22 in. Original Tabletop Griddle with Hood is the best balance. Blackstone lists 361 sq in, room for up to 14 burgers, two independently heated zones so eggs can cook low while bacon runs hot, a stainless front plate, a powder-coated steel body and the patented rear grease system. The hood keeps the top from getting scratched and rained on between uses.

The Camp Chef Gridiron Gameday 24 in. Portable Griddle is the better camp griddle: two burners totaling 24,000 BTU, flamethrower ignition designed to light in wind, a pre-seasoned top and a hinged lid that locks for transport. Its 240 sq in is smaller, though, so it suits two to three people. The Blackstone 17 in. Tabletop Propane Griddle is the simplest and lightest. For full-size options, see best flat top griddles, and for brand differences, Blackstone vs Camp Chef griddle.

The numbers that matter on a tabletop are cooking area, zones and whether it has a lid. Burger counts are the makers' own figures. People served assumes one round of cooking for a full meal at 100 to 130 sq in per person; breakfasts and batches stretch further.

For breakfast, yes: Blackstone says the 17 inch model cooks enough burgers or breakfast for a family of four, and the 22 inch does it more comfortably with two zones. For dinner with sides, a family of four on a tabletop cooks in two rounds, which is fine for burgers and quesadillas and tedious for a full spread. If you cook for four several nights a week, a 28 inch cart griddle with 524 sq in, like the Blackstone 28 in. Original Omnivore Griddle with Hood, is the better daily tool. The griddle size for a family of 4 page runs the math, and griddle size for a family of 2 covers couples.

A disposable 1 lb cylinder holds 16.4 oz of propane, about 22,000 BTU; a 20 lb tank holds about 430,000 BTU. Hours = container BTU divided by the BTU per hour burned. Blackstone does not publish BTU for the 17 and 22 inch tabletops in these listings, so the table uses Camp Chef's published 24,000 BTU and a common single-burner output for comparison.

If you cook at home or for a crowd, yes. One 20 lb tank holds about as much propane as 20 disposable cylinders, and it does not fade as badly in cold weather. The Blackstone 5471 Propane Adapter Hose and Regulator ($16.97) is a 3 ft hose with a regulator made for the Blackstone 17 and 22 inch tabletops. For other 1 lb appliances, the Gas One 4 ft. 1 lb to 20 lb Propane Adapter Hose is the common option; check your griddle manual for the hose it approves. Keep the tank upright, out of the heat path and at hose length from the griddle, and leak test every new connection with soapy water. A 20 lb tank also makes a small camp table top-heavy, so set the tank on the ground beside the table rather than on it, and route the hose where no one will trip over it.