Royal Gourmet PD1301

Three zones in a portable is unusual

The portable class is almost entirely one-burner and two-burner griddles. Three separately controlled burners at 29.3 lb is genuinely rare, and it is the reason to look at this griddle over a Blackstone or Weber tabletop.

Practically it means you can sear, cook and hold on a griddle you carry to a campsite — running a real temperature gradient in a format that usually forces you to cook in sequence.

The highest portable heat density here

25,500 BTU across 319 square inches is 79.9 BTU per square inch — the highest figure of any portable in our guide, and higher than a Blackstone 36.

That matters disproportionately on a small plate. Small surfaces lose heat to the surrounding air faster because they have more edge relative to their area, so a portable needs more heat per square inch than a big griddle to behave the same way. Most portables have less. This one has more.

Porcelain enamel: the trade

A 3.5 mm porcelain-enamelled steel top means no seasoning routine and no rust — which on a griddle that lives in a garage or a truck and gets put away damp is a serious practical advantage.

The catch is specific to enamel rather than to coatings generally: enamel chips. A chip exposes the steel underneath, and rust then spreads outward from the damage, under the surrounding enamel, where you cannot reach it. On a traveling griddle that gets knocked around in transit, that is a real risk rather than a theoretical one.

Handle it like a tabletop appliance rather than like a steel plate, and it will be fine. The full material comparison is here.

Size realism

319 square inches is the smallest surface among the two-and-three-zone portables — less than the Blackstone 22’s 339 and the Weber Slate 22’s 352. Three zones across 319 square inches means each zone is genuinely small.

That is the honest trade: more control over less space. For two or three people cooking a composed meal it works well. For four people it does not.

Build expectations

At 29.3 lb and 26.69 inches long it is lighter and lighter-built than the Blackstone and Weber tabletops. That is partly how it achieves the portability, and it is reasonable to expect the cart-free construction to feel less substantial.

Who should buy it: someone who wants real zone control in genuinely portable form, and who will treat an enamelled surface with a bit of care. The portable roundup puts it against the alternatives.