The Best Griddles for Pancakes and Burgers: Electric vs. Stovetop | Gear Heads
The best stovetop griddles can cook lots of pancakes, eggs, and burgers perfectly. But is a stovetop or electric griddle the right choice for your kitchen? Lisa McManus and Hannah Crowley test a variety of stovetop and electric griddles to see which are best suited to your cooking needs, and which ones you can skip.
The Best Stovetop Griddles:
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I was told by an American Lady that soapstone was the best griddle material. I have to say that it worked exceedingly well, Fish skin does not stick to it even slightly !
I gave up making high-heat searing meals on the stove. It's just too much of a chore cleaning up the splatter. I just step outside and use the grill on the back porch with a lodge griddle mounted on it. So, in that case, I'd prefer the lighter, easier, non-stick models for lower heat chores like pancakes and grilled cheese.
Concise explanations and demonstrations.👌🏽
Any stove top griddle recommendations/options for glass top stoves?
Cast should have a safe handle…if you can’t put it in/out the oven safely, where are you
Sending a big thankyou to the comments section! I find the comments section way more useful than ATK’s reviews – and the comments here are another great example. I know the company is huge, and they always bang on about how many people are involved etc; but they are really superficial reviews. Either that – or I know waaaaaay too much about espresso machines. 😂
Cast iron all the way! Bought a cast iron toaster oven tray. Changed my life! Best crispy pizza reheat ever! ❤😂
It seems really strange that someone hasn't already made handles for those cast iron griddles.
It ain't rocket surgery.
I have never had an electric griddke that actually heated evenly. Hot and cold spots, and one that would reach temperature, but then couldn't maintain it. Even for something like pancakes. I wish you would have tested temperature across the entire surface.
Please explain the flip-up part of the Presto grill?
Does anyone know if they tested any of the Vevor electric griddles?
To represent bare steel electric griddles, you should have chosen something like Vevor brand. They have tall "splash guards" on three sides, so runoff shouldn't be an issue. That said, I have seen videos of how restaurants clean their large griddles, and it's more work than a griddle with a ceramic coating. (I don't have a Vevor.)
I'm in a one person household, and have no complaints about the smaller Presto Cool-touch griddle. Like most current griddles, the non-stick coating is ceramic.
Another bonus to the cast iron griddle is that it also can serve as a baking/pizza stone. The oven is where I store mine.
The problem with the flat cast-iron griddle is splatter. I don't know why you chose to ignore this. I love my Lodge 12" cast iron skillet, but the flat top means more clean up on your stove.
Well…I refuse to buy anything with a coating. If it isn’t stainless, carbon steel, or cast iron, it isn’t in my kitchen.
you should have considered the breville sear-and-press, which is much more versitile but also functions as a griddle, with two separately controlled surfaces when ussed as a grill.
American expat here – I have only seen one-sided griddles like this in restaurants. At home everyone here has 2-part "clamshell" electric griddles that double as large sandwich presses. Most models open flat to cook lots of pancakes or burgers, but the folding feature is very useful.
Why did you recommend Balmuda? Based on your description, food can run off its side easily, the max temperature is 430 degrees, and it is more than twice the price of your other recommendation. Seems silly to recommend it, given it is for special purposes.
I have the Cuisinart for my induction range, and it works very well. I also picked up the hex clad dual burner griddle, and it is very good. The lodge griddle will not work on induction because it does not lie flat enough.
I have the Lodge cast iron griddle. I just wish it was a little larger. I mostly use mine to make pancakes & could use a couple more inches in length and width