I hope this is ok to post: cast iron adjacent and has not better home on Lemmy ….

Seafood feast I made for the kids last night. That fried rice started as 2c dry rice and would have been tough to make without the space of this griddle top! Or maybe it’s just me, I can’t seem to make it without spreading out and making a mess

It’s all an experiment

  • only the second time cooking tuna steak
  • only a few times trying to sear shrimp
  • fried rice - ok, hot sesame oil was new, gave it a nice kick without being hot

Probably use it for a massive number of pancakes tomorrow

So this is also a cry for help: what can I replace this with?

  • I’m getting an induction glass top, which doesn’t support griddles of any kind
  • I don’t want to go back to Teflon, that all stand-alone electric griddles seem to be
  • I don’t know how big to consider: during the week it’s just me and a skillet is sufficient, but kids do come home from college
  • I considered getting a Blackstone or similar, but the weather here is not friendly to outdoor cooking half the year

Anyone have ideas what to look for in a stand-alone griddle that’s not Teflon, and is cast iron or cast iron adjacent?

  • nick@midwest.socialEnglish
    16·
    2 months ago

    You’re trying to tell me a shrimp fried that rice?

    ….sorry, I’m a dad. Knee jerk reaction there

  • Pat_Riot@lemmy.todayEnglish
    12·
    2 months ago

    I see no reason your cast griddle wouldn’t work with induction. Cast iron skillets work very well on induction tops.

    • AA5B@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      7·
      2 months ago
      1. It’s 3/8” steel. Similar to cast iron in many ways, but not. It’s still magnetic though
      2. It may need air circulation underneath. Currently sits on the grates of my gas stove so has an inch below, plus cautions it needs an inch on back and sides. For electric burners, they sell one with legs, so it’s not directly on the glass top
      3. The induction stove I got doesn’t support griddles of any kind. The ones that do, synch two adjacent burners so the magnetic pulses are the same. I have no idea whether not being synced is lower Efficiency, doesn’t work, or may cause some sort of problem

      So both the griddle top manufacturer and stove manufacturer would discourage using it. Neither are explicit about what would happen but the stove is too expensive to just yolo it

      • SupraMario@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        2 months ago

        Just buy a electric one, I grabbed one from Amazon for like $200 a few years ago, it’s 20x36 and works like a champ. These ones that go on the top of the stove make me feel like the weight is going to break some shit lol

      • Limeade3425@lemmy.oneEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        What griddle is that? I’ve been looking for something like that, but wanting to use it on my gas grill

  • icanwatermyplantsEnglish
    5·
    2 months ago

    Is there a specific reason your induction stovetop doesn’t support griddles? The only requirement I could find is that the griddle has to be flush on the surface, similar to a pan. Other then that I couldn’t find any technical barriers.

    • AA5B@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      Maybe you’re right, I didn’t sense anything explicit and the griddle top is magnetic. But ….

      • the griddle top manufacturer describes products for most stove types but not induction
      • electrical version has feet
      • some induction ranges have a bridge function to link two burners for griddles but mine doesn’t, and none bridged all four
      • if it were flat on a glass top, there’s no place for the grease drain
  • fujiwood@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    2 months ago

    The food looks great and I’ve been wanting that griddle, or the smaller version, for a while! Looks fun to use.

    Do you have to go with an induction stove top? Could you get a ceramic instead?

      • BleatingZombie@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        I’m sorry, I don’t think you read their question correctly. I think they’re asking what stove they need/can use to do something like this

        • AA5B@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          4·
          2 months ago

          Huh, ok.

          • my griddle top is for gas stoves only, and there are a couple variations for the drip tray, depending on the stove, as well as smaller sizes
          • there’s a variation with feet that works on electric ranges, including I believe glass tops, however it’s too heavy to be supported by coil burners. Definitely read their web site to make sure you get the right fit.
          • They do NOT support griddle tops on induction at all, and induction stoves at least hint that they can’t. Since I ordered an induction ranfpge, I’ll no longer be able to use mine, or any variation