Author Topic: RECTANGULAR GRIDDLE OR ROUND  (Read 3213 times)

Offline Steve French

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RECTANGULAR GRIDDLE OR ROUND
« on: January 20, 2014, 12:47:32 PM »
I'm a recent member and have just started using cast iron for cooking. Why did I wait so long? I'm 62 years old and remember my Mom and Grandma using cast iron exclusively. I have a Wagner #8 skillet and a Griswold #9 that I "restored" and love using them both. I use a gas stove. I've been looking for a griddle to cook hotcakes, tortillas, etc. My question is: should I be looking for the rectangular one or round? It seems I could do a lot more items at once on a rectangular one, but I wonder if it heats evenly from the 2 separate burners? Any advice? Thanks

Offline Randy Eckstein

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Re: RECTANGULAR GRIDDLE OR ROUND
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2014, 12:58:43 PM »
Hi Steve, good question.  For the rectangular ones, they come in a number of sizes as well so knowing the distance that your burners cover from front to back is important.  There will likely be some hot/cold spot issues, some have put both burners on a medium heat and let the iron get pre-heated well, others put the griddle in the oven to get a consistent temperature before starting. 

Depends too on how many you're feeding.  You can still turn out a fair number at a decent pace with a round griddle, just put your oven on at 170 to hold the extra cakes until you're done cooking the rest.
The good chefs never burn anything--we call it "culinary brown"!!

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Re: RECTANGULAR GRIDDLE OR ROUND
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2014, 01:09:19 AM »
I have round and rectangular griddles. Round works perfect for tortillas. But for me they both require a certain amount of skill to use for pancakes. They do cook warmer directly over the burner (electric stove). My #9 round griddle will hold 3 good sized cakes. When they start to brown on the side towards the middle I turn them each 180 degrees. Give them more browning time then over they go. One more 180 degree turn allowing a more even brown. Into the warm oven once they are done.
Now the 10X20 inch grill fits over both burners. Holds 8 big cakes. It stays cooler in-between the burners and requires more movement of the pancakes to keep evenly cooked. Works great on the BBQ. Lots of room.
Here are some pictures of the big guy.
http://www.griswoldandwagner.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1390025137
May God bless us all,
Michael
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