I have been using the MageFesa Paella, carbon steel pans on my grills as griddles when we camp. Available from 8''-36'' diameter in a number of increments. They are not to heavy, season well, and clean up handily. Available from Amazon and other stores.
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Good things come to those who wait, haha , well , i just got my new griddle for my 22" weber kettle and it's perfect. It's a german product, one that interestingly enough hasn't come up in this thread, see https://www.muenz-gmbh.de/html/manuf...l#Beschichtung, if you know german ;-) . They produce the griddle each individually. They have lot of different options. Mine is a 33 " wide and 0.2 # thick griddle. It comes with plate rocker coating and is curved towards the hole in the center. So cleaning no problem at all, in contrary. It is massiv, but still can be lifted off quite easily. And it sit's stable on the kettle. There is a gap between the weber kettle and the griddle, it lays on a spacer. Optionally you can have a fire basket in stainless steal to put in the hole in the middle, to put for example a iron cast wok on. Really great stuff and fun to grill.Attached FilesComment
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Now your talking. That is super nice. I was going to suggest just going to a welder and have something cut out of plate steel. No need for that now!!
Awesome!!
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Nice! Very cool. I like how you can run that wok over the middle of the griddle.Comment
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That is really nice. Now we all want one.Comment
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In th bliss of total ignorance, haveta ask:
How they showin buildin yer fire? I'm thinkin full bed of direct, but wonderin what is ideal fer this setup...
Vortex assist has also crossed my mind, but might be counterproductive, except fer final sear, mebbe wok cookin, if yer quick an nimble...Comment
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I put first some hot coal briquettes in the middle of the weber kettle fire grate and then mostly wood on top and keep keep putting wood through the hole in the middle to keep the fire going, The griddle has kinda 3 heat zones. The ring near the hole , blazing hot over 500 f, a zone in the middle of griddle like 300 f and an outer ring with around 225 f. So you can have direct heat from fire over the plate in the middle and indirect on the griddle, kind of like 4 zone cooking ;-) ... love it. -
Droolin over it fer about th elevnteenth time, I jus now savvied what an incredibly dog / cat friendly feature that lipless outer edge is...
Woof!
Fantastic, now Smokey will even be more wrapped around my legs, helpin me tendin th cookers.
He's earned such Privelidge,though, an many times over some, as Vigilant Guardian of th Pits is a part of th many services he lovinly, voluntarily provides to this unworthy adoptee
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This was a great thread. Been looking for a good griddle option. Lots of info and insight. Thanks to all for posting.Comment
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I have an Arteflame as well for my 26.
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These paella pans look good too. This one is 27".
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Sorry, I thought this was a new thread. I didn't realize I had already posted.Comment
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I'm glad you brought it back up to the top, Attjack . That German flat top made for the kettle that chenrici decided upon looks interesting with the plug for the center for searing. I also wonder how stable it is. I wonder how it compares to the Arteflame setup like you have.
I wish Arteflame made an insert for the WSCGC
KathrynLast edited by fzxdoc; May 21, 2019, 08:10 AM.Comment
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The flat top is stable on my 22 " Kettle.
I also considered the Arteflame Insert for my Kettle: https://arteflame.com/collections/gr...=4794047168545,
which i found quite attractive.Last edited by chenrici; May 21, 2019, 01:55 PM. -
What in the end made the difference for me, were the following points:
This flat top has more surface for cooking, since it sits on top of the kettle on a spacer, so it's actually wider then the kettle: 31,5 ". This way you have great air flow.
It almost like a 4 zone cooking ;-) Direct: for searing over the plug. And then the further away you go, the colder it get's. I measured: 500 f, 350 f and 225 f. -
On the plug you can add a grill for searing or a small stand for a Wok or any Iron cast pan. Specially the later gives you great flexiblity.
It is slightly arched tipping towards the center, which makes it easy to clean.
it has a plate rocker coating, so don't need much oil for cooking
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Thank you for the additional information, chenrici . What I really liked about the flat top you got was the larger area compared to the Arteflame so you could move your food to/from the cooler zone. Maybe they'll sell the one you have in the US one of these days.
Enjoy cooking on that great setup you have!
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This is so cool. Looks like a space ship from ‘Lost In Space’. I NEED THAT. Still trying to fit in a wok cook outside and how to do it. This looks to have some versatility. We all want that, right?Comment
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Went and purchased a Little Griddle for my Weber. Fits perfect.Attached FilesComment
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