Happy weekend, everyone! I was on the GrillGrate website and saw they sell griddle panels, too. As of right now, I use the flat side of my GrillGrates on my gas grill to make smash burgers, quick chicken, and sometimes veggies. I know with a griddle there are more things I can do, but not looking at it for that. Just wondering if doing any of the things I mentioned above will get me a better result on a griddle.
I have two of the griddle panels, and don’t think I get any better results with those versus the flat side of the regular GrillGrate panels for things like smash burgers. They do help for sautéing smaller pieces of veggies, frying rice and such that the holes don’t let you do. Or anything else where you want the grease/oil/liquid to not fall through the holes.
They also work really good as a thawing device for frozen meat…. Lay one on the counter, put a frozen steak on it, the aluminum conducts the cold/heat such that things thaw much faster.
My toys:
Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center (WSCGC) aka Mr. Fancypants
Pit Barrel Cooker (which rocks), named Pretty Baby
Weber Summit S650 Gas Grill, named Hot 'n Fast (used mostly for searing and griddling)
Weber Kettle Premium 22" named Kettle Kid, eager to horn in with more cooks in the future
Camp Chef Somerset IV 4-burner outdoor gas range named AfterBurner due to its 30kBTU burners
Adrenaline BBQ Company Gear:
SnS Low Profile, DnG, and Large Charcoal Basket, for WSCGC
SnS Deluxe for 22" Kettle
Elevated SS Rack for WSCGC
SS Rack for DnG
Cast Iron Griddle
Grill Grate for SnS
Grill Grates: five 17.375 sections (retired to storage)
Grill Grates: six 19.25 panels for exact fit for Summit S650
gasser
Grill Grates for 22" Kettle
2 Grill Grate Griddles
Steelmade Griddle for Summit gas grill
Fireboard Gear:
Extreme BBQ Thermometer Package
Additional control unit
Additional probes: Competition Probes 1" (3) and 4" (1), 3 additional Ambient Probes. 1 additional Food Probe
2 Driver Cables
Pit Viper Fan (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Pit Viper Fan new design (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Thermoworks Gear:
Thermapen MK4 (pink)
Thermapen Classic (pink too)
Thermoworks MK4 orange
Temp Test 2 Smart Thermometer
Extra Big and Loud Timer
Timestick Trio
Maverick ET 73 a little workhorse with limited range
Maverick ET 733
Maverick (Ivation) ET 732
Grill Pinz
Vortex (two of them)
18" drip pan for WSCGC
Ceramic Spacers for WSCGC in Kamado Mode: 2 sets each 1/2", 1", 2". The 2" spacers work best with the 18" drip pan. The 1+1/2 inch spacers work best with the 14 inch cake pan.
Two Joule Sous Vide devices
3 Lipavi Sous Vide Tubs with Lids: 12, 18 and 26 quarts
Avid Armor Ultra Pro V32 Chamber Sealer
Instant Pot 6 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Instant Pot 10 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Charcoal Companion TurboQue
A-Maze-N tube 12 inch tube smoker accessory for use with pellets
BBQ Dragon and Dragon Chimney
Shun Classic Series:
8" Chef Knife
6" Chef's Knife
Gokujo Boning and Fillet Knife
3 1/2 inch Paring Knife
I have two Grill Grate Griddles that I like a lot. I use them mostly for searing on top of my Grill Grates. I like them because I can bring them inside and clean them in the sink. They're as clean as any pot/pan in my collection that way, as opposed to my Grill Grates (flipped or not) which are never completely clean.
I clean my Grill Grates by scrubbing them well with a wad of aluminum foil when they're about 700°. To do this, I use gloves rated to 900° direct contact and 1200° otherwise. I also wear a kevlar slip-on sleeve to protect my arm. Even so, before I go to cook on the GGs, I wipe them with a damp paper towel and get a bunch of black residue off the clean-appearing GGs every single time. I don't want my family eating that black stuff. I don't have that concern with the GG Griddle pieces because they're as clean as any skillet I own.
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