Creative Uses for a Griddle: Beyond Bacon & Pancakes

[mpkegley]

What all do you use this for? My Mom is thinking about purchasing it and I would like to give her more ideas to use it for other than bacon and pancakes. Does anyone have any other ideas?

 

[KellyTheChef]

grilled cheese sandwiches (6-8) depending on size of bread
french toast
hamburgers
bacon
pork chops
steaks

Anything that you fry, really!

 

[finley1991]

roasted veggies in the oven. Brownies or a sheet cake, oven again.

 

[Teresa Lynn]

fajitas
hash browns or fried potatoes
hot ham and cheese sandwiches
tuna melts

 

[chefjwr]

stir fry--big surface makes it easy.

 

[mpkegley]

Wow! Had not thought about doing all of this with it. Thanks! I could only think of breakfast stuff.

 

[dannyzmom]

On sunday my DH will take a loaf of bread and a dozen eggs and make french toast...then he individually bags and freezes them so during the week I can just throw two in the toaster for the kids and have instant french toast that is healthy.

 

[lockhartkitchen]

I would suggest the turkey roasting pan instead. It does all that. I use it daily for breakfast, lunch and you can cook a large lasagna in it, not to mention the thanksgiving turkey, meats, any of our skillet dishes. I take it to shows for the new asian dish. The pork doesn't have to be cooked in two batches. I have used the turkey roasting pan on an electric and my new gas stove as well. Love it!!

 

[chef_kimmo]

roasted veggies in the oven. Brownies or a sheet cake, oven again.

I might have to try the brownies or sheet cake. I always thought it would run over?

 

[chef_kimmo]

stir fry--big surface makes it easy.

I am not the neatest stirrer so I am picturing food going every where. Good idea though.

 

[chef_kimmo]

On sunday my DH will take a loaf of bread and a dozen eggs and make french toast...then he individually bags and freezes them so during the week I can just throw two in the toaster for the kids and have instant french toast that is healthy.

I do the same thing - sometimes freeze them so they are ready and they don't go bad if we don't eat them right away. I just recently thought about cutting the bread ahead of time and doing french toast sticks but this would only work if you were using a toster over - i am picturing them getting stuck in the toaster. AND it is cheaper than the frozen ones.

 

[mpkegley]

I would suggest the turkey roasting pan instead. It does all that. I use it daily for breakfast, lunch and you can cook a large lasagna in it, not to mention the thanksgiving turkey, meats, any of our skillet dishes. I take it to shows for the new asian dish. The pork doesn't have to be cooked in two batches. I have used the turkey roasting pan on an electric and my new gas stove as well. Love it!!

She already has 2 roasting pans (Not PC) and I don't think she is interested in that. She said that the griddle would be good for bacon and fried green tomatoes, so she wants that. I was just wanting some more ideas and didn't realize that you could do so much with it. Cakes? I figured they would run over. It must have a bigger lip around the outside than I thought. I will have to check it out when she gets it. You guys are making me want one now too!

 

[finley1991]

I might have to try the brownies or sheet cake. I always thought it would run over?

Hasn't run over for me.

 

[jrstephens]

About how tall are the sides?

 

[ahammons]

Okay, I think everyone's convinced me that I need one of these now!

 

[dwyerkim]

Oooh, I just ordered mine from pan-o-rama. Now I can't wait to get it. Go figure, hadn't really connected that it could go in the oven. I basically was just envisioning cooking breakfast foods on it. Can't wait to read more ideas!

 

[finley1991]

About how tall are the sides?

They are a little less than a inch I would say (without going to measure it).

 

[chefheidi2003]

Now I think that I need one of them...So now if I can just sell $72 more of cookware I can get the Grill Pan, Grill Press and the Double Burner Griddle. I wouldn't have even thought about getting that if it wouldn't have been for this thread, thank you all.