What's cooking on your FlatRock or Griddle today? 🥞🥓🍔

[MidwestSmoker]

Quick question on griddles. My grilling space currently isn’t covered, but my Genesis and Pro575 have the manufactures cover on them and the weather has never been an issue. Could I expect the same out of a griddle or would this potentially be more problematic?

My grilling space isn't covered either and I purchased Blackstone's cover for my griddle. It is a thick cover and completely covers the griddle. I've had it for about 1.5 years through rain and snow with no issues.

 

[RayClem]

I haven’t experienced a “hot spot” on my Blackstone that’s any different than any cast iron griddle. Cast iron has great heat retention capabilities and will be hotter at each burner, it’s common sense. Unlike a stainless steel griddle they don’t cool down very fast. Many people don’t realize that if you’re cooking something like eggs that doesn’t need to be cooked hot, they need to be cooked first then the pancakes then the meats. I’ve read many complaints/reviews about this same scenario, it’s common sense! It’s also common sense that the areas that the burners don’t make contact will be cooler, this being the back corners and across the front. It doesn’t make a difference who makes the griddle, they all will be very similar. With manufacturers and retailers paying people to mention their products in “Tic Tok” and “You Tube” you cannot trust the reviews and comments. We’ve purchased and returned several mattresses over the past 18 months because of this same thing.

Have you viewed the Flat Top King video on YouTube that I referenced in post # 16 of this thread. He did a bread toasting experiment using three griddles. The Traeger and the Weber were relatively uniform from front to back and side to side in the toast color. The Blackstone burned the toast in the center section of the griddle and the outside was barely toasted at all. . The results of the test are presented soon after the 20 minute mark in the video.

I have not seen your griddle, so I do not know how yours compares to the Blackstone in the video. However, this is not the only complaint I have heard about the non-uniform surface temperature on Blackstones. If you are able to deal with the temperature differences, then there is no issue for you.

 

[CMTiger]

I haven’t experienced a “hot spot” on my Blackstone that’s any different than any cast iron griddle. Cast iron has great heat retention capabilities and will be hotter at each burner, it’s common sense. Unlike a stainless steel griddle they don’t cool down very fast. Many people don’t realize that if you’re cooking something like eggs that doesn’t need to be cooked hot, they need to be cooked first then the pancakes then the meats. I’ve read many complaints/reviews about this same scenario, it’s common sense! It’s also common sense that the areas that the burners don’t make contact will be cooler, this being the back corners and across the front. It doesn’t make a difference who makes the griddle, they all will be very similar. With manufacturers and retailers paying people to mention their products in “Tic Tok” and “You Tube” you cannot trust the reviews and comments. We’ve purchased and returned several mattresses over the past 18 months because of this same thing.

Would cooking eggs first, then pancakes and then meats not just leave you with really cold eggs and pancakes?

 

[GrillMeister]

Would cooking eggs first, then pancakes and then meats not just leave you with really cold eggs and pancakes?

I do breakfast on my Next griddle from Home Depot and I do bacon first, then they go in a foil pan in my Ironwood to stay warm, next is hash browns, then scrambled eggs, then tortillas. All of them go in a separate foil pan kept warm by the Ironwood 885. Then breakfast is setup buffet style on the patio counter top for the family to build their own breakfast tacos. System works great!

 

[Shedd]

Would cooking eggs first, then pancakes and then meats not just leave you with really cold eggs and pancakes?

Definitely, it ass backwards. I don’t do it that way but I was only pointing out once the griddle (any cast iron griddle) is hot from cooking the meats then it’s going to take a while to cool enough for the eggs and pancakes. Doesn’t matter if it’s a Traeger or a cheap ass Blackstone, cast iron is cast iron. Hot spots, they both have the same. I do cook the meat first (about 30 minutes ahead if I’m cooking a full griddle. I wrap them in foil and put in my oven on warm setting then it’s cooled down enough for the other. However, if it’s not for a crowd, I will cook meat on one side (one burner) the skip a burner (center one) and cook pancakes. I don’t cook my eggs on a griddle, I cook them in a non stick pan on the stove, we like scrambled eggs best.

 

[CMTiger]

For me I (assuming I do get one at some point) have kinda zoned in on either the Traeger or the 3 burner Weber depending on the size and price I want to spend. I just don’t see any good reason to get something under the Weber price point. There’s a low chance the burners in something less than that are going to be what Weber’s are……or I wouldn’t think. And I’m just not going over the Traeger price point.

The thing is that for space savings purposes which is sorta a big factor for me I’m not sure if the Traeger even takes up that much more room than the Weber because of the folding shelves. Would need to I guess look at the specifications and see them in person.

 

[JPSBBQ]

Just to clarify what I meant about reviews!

Outdoor Griddles Are the Coolest Grills to Cook on This Year

Use a versatile outdoor griddle to cook hamburgers, hot dogs, skewers, eggs, pancakes and more.

www.goodhousekeeping.com

 

[GrillMeister]

Closing this thread. Y'all need to cool off.

 

[Slimpicker]

OK, This thread is supposed to be for your Griddle or Flatrock Cooks!! Leave discussion and debate for a different thread!
Anything not cook related will be deleted without a reason given.

OPEN

 

[JPSBBQ]

 

[CMTiger]

Should have a Weber 28” Griddle ready to for me to pick up tomorrow at some point. Happy Fathers Day to me.

 

[CMTiger]

Also….thanks for reopening this thread

 

[CMTiger]

One step closer to cooking

 

[CMTiger]

First cook. Sliced a ribeye, peppers, onions and holy cow. Used a brioche bun because I had some.

 

[Shedd]

I love cooking on my griddle, I use it at least once every week if not more.