Anyone cook on a griddle?

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Thinking of getting one of the outdoor griddles, like the blackstone or camp chef.

Anyone a griddler?

How much do you really use it?
What is your favorite thing to cook on it?

It looks like the blackstones can be had for about $250 plus tax.
 
#3
Got the Blackstone for camping and such. We use it at the family reunion or other outings to do the cooking. Great for breakfast and any other griddle duties. Its a full time job keeping it tended once its full of food but you can get it done it a hurry.
 
#4
home and recreation, I/we only use cast iron here ourselves. (st st pots/sauce pans) but otherwise everything is cast iron. ONLY way to fly.

Industrially/restaurant-ly I've used cast stainless griddle/cooktop, and they too work well for what they're designed.

With the cast iron, just be sure to NOT splash with water to cool them off.... as the thermal expansion differences can and WILL crack/warp large pieces. Heat up evenly, do your cooking, then let cool down evenly.

And as stated above, SEASONING is key. Nothing better/easier/faster/cleaner than scrambled eggs on a cast-iron surface.
 
#6
Got one and hooked it up to the natural gas line in the house, hamburgers,sausage and peppers, pancakes cook quick on it. Get the stainless steel model .
 
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Blackstone here just used it the other day.... for some philly cheese steak.
 

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Think they look awesome.

Love griddled food.

See it as great for stuff like steaks but we cook a lot of chicken and I think a grill is better suited to bird.

Steaks, burgers, everything else awesome.

@ArmyJerry best cast iron skillets out there......

smitheyironware.com

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Smithey Ironware Co. designs and manufactures heirloom quality cast iron and carbon steel cookware in Charleston, SC. From skillets to Dutch ovens, roasters to our hand-forged wok, Smithey crafts tools for your kitchen that will last a lifetime.
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I've been looking at the Blackstone grills myself...........what would be the advantage of the stainless steel over the black iron..............?
 
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pmclaine said:
Think they look awesome.

Love griddled food.

See it as great for stuff like steaks but we cook a lot of chicken and I think a grill is better suited to bird.

Steaks, burgers, everything else awesome.

@ArmyJerry best cast iron skillets out there......

smitheyironware.com

Smithey Ironware Company | Premium Cast Iron Cookware

Smithey Ironware Co. designs and manufactures heirloom quality cast iron and carbon steel cookware in Charleston, SC. From skillets to Dutch ovens, roasters to our hand-forged wok, Smithey crafts tools for your kitchen that will last a lifetime.
smitheyironware.com smitheyironware.com
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Marinevet1 said:
I've been looking at the Blackstone grills myself...........what would be the advantage of the stainless steel over the black iron..............?
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It looks like the cooking surface is the same material (cold rolled carbon steel) on all the Blackstone models. It is the stand, side tables, etc that get upgraded to stainless.
 
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ArmyJerry said:
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I think my Lodges are just fine but that extra polishing step on the Smithy gives fired eggs a special "crunchy" edge that is fucking so good I go to bed each night anticipating the morning so I can eat my bacon and eggs.

I look forward to wake up.

I have the number 10 flat bottom and use my Lodge in the number 12 size.

Need to get a bigger Griswold someday and give one of those a try.
 
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A good cast iron skillet will work wonders. Cook with mine on everything, glass cooktop, gas grill, and camp fire...look into a swedish fire log. These are great for cooking and dont take long to set up.
 
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Wish I never clicked on this thread because now I'm gonna go nuts trying to find our old griddle pan! Anyways, nothing special was cooked on it. Just breakfast or cheese sandwiches on the flat side and burgers, hotdogs, or steak on the grill side.
 
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Maser said:
Wish I never clicked on this thread because now I'm gonna go nuts trying to find our old griddle pan! Anyways, nothing special was cooked on it. Just breakfast or cheese sandwiches on the flat side and burgers, hotdogs, or steak on the grill side.
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When you find it...

scrub it clean with a new scrub brush or a 6x6 square piece of chain mail....

Wipe it dry with paper towel....

coat the inside with some coconut oil and throw it in the oven at 200 degrees for an hour.....

than assume everything you cook in it will be cooked in some sort of fat (butter) or oil (olive, coconut)...

Clean it only with a dedicated scrub brush or the chain mail.......

Never ever, ever let soap touch your pan.

My Lodge is on close to twenty years with never having seen soap.

More non stick than teflon, providing me a daily dose of iron and no chemicals.
 
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pmclaine said:
When you find it...

scrub it clean with a new scrub brush or a 6x6 square piece of chain mail....

Wipe it dry with paper towel....

coat the inside with some coconut oil and throw it in the oven at 200 degrees for an hour.....

than assume everything you cook in it will be cooked in some sort of fat (butter) or oil (olive, coconut)...

Clean it only with a dedicated scrub brush or the chain mail.......

Never ever, ever let soap touch your pan.

My Lodge is on close to twenty years with never having seen soap.

More non stick than teflon, providing me a daily dose of iron and no chemicals.
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X2 excellent advice
 
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pmclaine said:
When you find it...

scrub it clean with a new scrub brush or a 6x6 square piece of chain mail....

Wipe it dry with paper towel....

coat the inside with some coconut oil and throw it in the oven at 200 degrees for an hour.....

than assume everything you cook in it will be cooked in some sort of fat (butter) or oil (olive, coconut)...

Clean it only with a dedicated scrub brush or the chain mail.......

Never ever, ever let soap touch your pan.

My Lodge is on close to twenty years with never having seen soap.

More non stick than teflon, providing me a daily dose of iron and no chemicals.
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Thanks for the advice Sir, but in all honesty I have been in the market for a new set of cast iron cookware for awhile now, but my procrastinating self hasn't gotten off my ass yet. I'll definitely be adding a new griddle pan to the mix. I've never seasoned a cast iron pan in my life and not even sure if I've ever eaten anything cooked from one, so this is gonna be interesting.
 
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Maser said:
Thanks for the advice Sir, but in all honesty I have been in the market for a new set of cast iron cookware for awhile now, but my procrastinating self hasn't gotten off my ass yet. I'll definitely be adding a new griddle pan to the mix. I've never seasoned a cast iron pan in my life and not even sure if I've ever eaten anything cooked from one, so this is gonna be interesting.
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The Lodge pans are made in the US, good value, will last a life time.

The Smithy pans I linked to above are better for the extra step they take in polishing the interiors.

It really does make a difference when you want to brown or crisp something.

Otherwise the Lodge are fine.

For a real deal hit some antique shops and look for old school Griswold pans from PA.

They have a smooth polished interior and if the store doesnt know what they have you ca get some deals.

"Restored" Griswolds can command some good money. Ive seen them in used shit shops though at Lodge prices.
 
#28
I bought a Lodge double sided cast iron griddle , made to fit over burners on stove but it work just as good on the grill. Took alot of seasoning. As far as Griswold or Erie large skillets / pans those are great. Best thing for making corn bread in or Taco caseroles.
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pmclaine said:
The Lodge pans are made in the US, good value, will last a life time.

The Smithy pans I linked to above are better for the extra step they take in polishing the interiors.

It really does make a difference when you want to brown or crisp something.

Otherwise the Lodge are fine.

For a real deal hit some antique shops and look for old school Griswold pans from PA.

They have a smooth polished interior and if the store doesnt know what they have you ca get some deals.

"Restored" Griswolds can command some good money. Ive seen them in used shit shops though at Lodge prices.
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If you go the Blackstone route, be sure to get the one with the grease cut out in the back. In good weather, I use mine a lot. Sometimes cooking breakfast, lunch and dinner on it in one day. It cleans up easy and the wife loves it cuz she doesn't have to make a mess in the kitchen. Well worth the $$ to me

Edit: I sprayed the bottom and sides of the griddle with the high temp paint to keep water condensation from rusting the metal. Takes a little prep but worth the effort.
 
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For mi223, Home Depot sells the three burner stove with BBQ grill as "The Big Gas Grill" for a couple hundred dollars. This is a lot less than buying the stove from Camp Chef and adding grill. Then add griddle. I'm on the same stove for eight years, but the grill rusted out and was replaced. When not camping, this has been set up for power failures and large boils. I've been satisfied.
 
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trick number one, is to learn how to sharpen your spatula. And no, I'm not talking about e-tool/movie type stuff. I'm saying that a properly sharpened spatula will "shear" off anything that you're cooking that is getting the proper Maillard reaction.

(that's the 'brown stuff' that most people call 'sear' which bonds with the surface and usually gets torn off with blunt spatula's or even worse 'tongs' that literally leave the "good stuff in the pan" by ripping it off.)
 
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Our Viking range has burners and a big oven on one side, and a 24"x24" griddle and a smaller oven on the other side. The griddle has a temperature gauge for each side. We hardly ever use it, it came with the house. We do use a Chinese wok quite a bit though.

OP was asking about an outdoor griddle, and that might be much different. Some of the reasons we don't use the griddle much is that it takes quite a while to get up to temperature, and it takes a long time to clean and keep decent looking. It is far easier to just use a large cast iron frying pan over the gas burners. Outside, I suppose one could just let the grease drip onto the fire below, and one could just close the top to the grill so they wouldn't have to worry about the dirty, greasy griddle looking like they never clean up.
 
#38
My work has a late 50s Garland stove....

6 burners on one side a regular commercial griddle on the right side.

Installed once upon a time when going in to work meant you stayed 4 days straight than went home for your two days off.

Guys saw more of their co workers than their families.

But they had a great stove and a cook to cook for them.

This resembles what we have....

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Id give a nut to have such a stove in house but I dont think I could afford the pilot gas and the vent you would need to run would suck any warm air out of the house in about 30 seconds come winter time.

Garland is now Bluestar Ive been told.

when my drop in died late last year I bought a Bluestar replacement...


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Its the "be poor" model in their line but it cooks me some nice bacon......

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Note the sweet Smithy pan.
 
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Dug up this old thread rather than starting a new one... I’m looking at getting one of these soon. Can’t wait to put my Japanese chefs hat on... Then my paper short order cook hat.
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Been using a blackstone for a fee years. Love the damn thing. It makes the easiest over easy eggs ever if you use the metal spatulas. I can cook several things on it at a time which is great for breakfast, but it also does dinners well. I have a 2 burner tailgater and its medium sized. Its as small as i would suggest. The single burner sucks.

bought one for my old parents. Showed them how to use it and they cook 3/4 of their meals on it now. Its a stand alone 3 burner.
 
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Blackstone is very popular and handy. I have one and I'm very happy with it. My favorite was a dead stove with a 5/8" cast iron griddle that came from the local FD. Started as a 36"x24", too heavy for my intended purpose so I had a local welder cut it to 28"x18'. it still has the 2" lip on the rear with the grease drain and 3/4" edges. I was worried in the beginning about the cutting and welding but after 12 years it hasn't warped or cracked. I only use it in the backyard over the wood pit or camping. It's getting heavier as I get older but it's still my favorite.
 
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bobbyburke said:
I ran across a small table-top Blackstone Grill this weekend, the model 1650. The griddle surface is only 17" wide but large enough to cook for 2 - 4 people. It was discounted to $34.99 at a surplus store so I thought I would take a chance. I have always seen and wanted the larger models, but always struggled with pulling the trigger and thinking about the solid surface being outside, without a cover. This little one is easy to take in and out of the house, take it along car camping, or to a tailgate party, and stores easy with the griddle upside down on the top. I had some little propane bottles sitting around for other things, started with that, but will buy a longer hose/adapter/regulator for the larger 20 lb tanks. The first cooking this evening was a success, and the clean up was super easy. Anyone else use Blackstone grills?
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That's the size I want to get for our camping trailer.
 
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FWoo45 said:
Got the same one. Love it. I have a little lodge griddle that I used to just throw on the gas Weber but happy with the blackstone. Definitely more than I need as a single guy but I usually cook outside one way or another and if I want to decorate the backyard with bbqs I will.
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pmclaine said:
Think they look awesome.

Love griddled food.

See it as great for stuff like steaks but we cook a lot of chicken and I think a grill is better suited to bird.

Steaks, burgers, everything else awesome.

@ArmyJerry best cast iron skillets out there......

smitheyironware.com

Smithey Ironware Company | Premium Cast Iron Cookware

Smithey Ironware Co. designs and manufactures heirloom quality cast iron and carbon steel cookware in Charleston, SC. From skillets to Dutch ovens, roasters to our hand-forged wok, Smithey crafts tools for your kitchen that will last a lifetime.
smitheyironware.com smitheyironware.com
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At some point down the line, you may have to answer to my wife for making me buy one of these
 
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The D said:
At some point down the line, you may have to answer to my wife for making me buy one of these
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Ive since fallen in love with Lodge carbon steel pans.

Cooks and cleans up as good as cast without the weight.

I still love my cast but the carbon steel is really easy to work with.

www.lodgecastiron.com

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Cookware, Bakeware & Accessories. Shop Lodge Cast Iron cast iron skillets, dutch ovens, griddles, pans,baking sets, grills, cookbooks & more.
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They are not made anywhere as nice as that Smithy but they work great.
 
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As far as skillets go , if you want the Picasso of cast iron then get you a stargazer.
Once you have a stargazer you will want to throw the rest of your cast iron in the trash !


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Cast iron skillets made in the USA: Stargazer is based in Allentown, PA.
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As mentioned in post #19 , a camp stove with a griddle is a good alternative.
 
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