ChefGeoff
Assistant Cook
I make a lot of pancakes, french toast, griddled sandwiches, etc on the weekends for my family and friends. I find that I get the best results when I use a stainless steel pan because the fat (butter or oil) disperses in such a thin layer and creates very even griddled browning. I find a do not get those results with nonstick because the oil beads up, and find 2 burner cast iron griddles difficult to control heat, and frankly, don't produce the results i'm looking for. At this time, I use a 13" stainless saute pan for griddling on only one burner. It takes forever to get out a batch of pancakes, but they are perfect.
Every griddle I find on the market seems to be nonstick. I'm particularly looking for a high quality electric stainless steel griddle. The one all-clad makes looks awesome, but it's nonstick. I can't figure out why they did that. It's like it's taboo to encourage people to use fat to cook anymore.
Basically, I'm looking for a flat top like you would find in a restaurant, but for home use. Let me know if anyone knows of such an item. If I can't find one, I may have to resort to 2 12" all clad stainless fry pans - which I would prefer not to do because it's a little more difficult to handle.
Geoff
Every griddle I find on the market seems to be nonstick. I'm particularly looking for a high quality electric stainless steel griddle. The one all-clad makes looks awesome, but it's nonstick. I can't figure out why they did that. It's like it's taboo to encourage people to use fat to cook anymore.
Basically, I'm looking for a flat top like you would find in a restaurant, but for home use. Let me know if anyone knows of such an item. If I can't find one, I may have to resort to 2 12" all clad stainless fry pans - which I would prefer not to do because it's a little more difficult to handle.
Geoff