A portable cooking station, comprising: a sear grate including a first central portion, a first lip, and an interlock pin opening, the first central portion having a first upper surface and a first lower surface opposite the first upper surface, the first lip coupled to and extending upwardly from the first central portion, the first lip including a first interlock tab guide and a second interlock tab guide respectively extending inwardly from a peripheral boundary formed by the first lip such that an exterior surface of the first interlock tab guide and an exterior surface of the second interlock tab guide are located opposite to and face toward one another, the interlock pin opening located between the first interlock tab guide and the second interlock tab guide, the interlock pin opening extending through the first upper surface and the first lower surface of the first central portion; and a griddle configured to be removably interlocked to the sear grate in a side-by-side arrangement, the griddle including a second central portion, a second lip, an interlock tab, and an interlock pin, the second central portion having a second upper surface and a second lower surface located opposite the second upper surface, the second lip coupled to and extending upwardly from the second central portion, the interlock tab coupled to and extending outwardly from the second lip, the interlock tab having an outer edge, the interlock pin coupled to and extending downwardly from the interlock tab, the interlock pin configured to be inserted into the interlock pin opening; wherein the first interlock tab guide and the second interlock tab guide are respectively configured to be contacted by the outer edge of the interlock tab to guide the interlock pin into the interlock pin opening in connection with interlocking the griddle to the sear grate, and wherein insertion of the interlock pin into the interlock pin opening prevents lateral movement of the griddle relative to the sear grate along a plane defined by the first upper surface of the first central portion of the sear grate. a sear grate including a first central portion, a first lip, and an interlock pin opening, the first central portion having a first upper surface and a first lower surface opposite the first upper surface, the first lip coupled to and extending upwardly from the first central portion, the first lip including a first interlock tab guide and a second interlock tab guide respectively extending inwardly from a peripheral boundary formed by the first lip such that an exterior surface of the first interlock tab guide and an exterior surface of the second interlock tab guide are located opposite to and face toward one another, the interlock pin opening located between the first interlock tab guide and the second interlock tab guide, the interlock pin opening extending through the first upper surface and the first lower surface of the first central portion; and a griddle configured to be removably interlocked to the sear grate in a side-by-side arrangement, the griddle including a second central portion, a second lip, an interlock tab, and an interlock pin, the second central portion having a second upper surface and a second lower surface located opposite the second upper surface, the second lip coupled to and extending upwardly from the second central portion, the interlock tab coupled to and extending outwardly from the second lip, the interlock tab having an outer edge, the interlock pin coupled to and extending downwardly from the interlock tab, the interlock pin configured to be inserted into the interlock pin opening; wherein the first interlock tab guide and the second interlock tab guide are respectively configured to be contacted by the outer edge of the interlock tab to guide the interlock pin into the interlock pin opening in connection with interlocking the griddle to the sear grate, and wherein insertion of the interlock pin into the interlock pin opening prevents lateral movement of the griddle relative to the sear grate along a plane defined by the first upper surface of the first central portion of the sear grate.