Hello World! Welcome Friends! If you’re building or renovating a backyard oasis, you’re likely considering what your outdoor kitchen will look like. While grated grills are the typical option for outdoor cooking, you can go a bit against the grain and choose something else. A flat top grill or griddle could be the best solution for your outdoor cooking needs. Read on to learn why one of these cooking options should be on your construction list.
What is the Difference Between a Flat Top Grill and a Griddle?
Flat top grills and griddles are quite similar and only have a few minor differences between them. Both appliances feature a flat top surface to cook food, which allows for increased versatility in cooking options. A flat top grill is generally built into an outdoor kitchen while a griddle is typically a standalone appliance. Temperature control is another major difference, with griddles featuring separate, controlled heating zones.
Cooking Versatility
Compared to traditional grated grills, cooking on flat top grills and griddles feature much more versatility in the types of foods you can prepare on them. Grated grills are often used for cooking large items such as meat, fish, pizza, or full vegetables like corn on the cob. Because of the grates, it’s not possible to cook small items straight on the surface for the risk of items dropping through the grate.
Much like a new wok, you will need to season a flat top grill before you can cook on it. A flat top grill or griddle allows for more space to prepare a variety of foods. You can cook vegetables such as asparagus or squash. You can grill up fresh potatoes in any style you choose from hash browns to fries. You’ll also be able to cook meat such as bacon. Some foods are near impossible to cook on a grated grill that is simple with a flat top grill or griddle such as eggs (made any way you like them), pancakes, or stir fry.
With a griddle being a portable item, you can also use the grill both indoors and outdoors. If you love the flavor provided by cooking on a griddle, you don’t have to let the weather outside prevent you from enjoying it. You can take it inside the house and use it in the kitchen. It’s a great option for camping as well so you can enjoy home-cooked meals on your vacation.
Cook Full Meals at Once
Since a flat top grill and griddle can cook a variety of foods, you have the luxury of cooking a whole meal on one surface. This increases your efficiency as you’re cooking so you don’t have to worry about managing multiple items in different areas as you might with a grated grill.
One of the benefits of a griddle is the temperature controls. You can cook different food items on the same surface and vary the temperatures based on the needs of the foods. This helps reduce the likelihood of overcooking anything.
Heat Disperses Evenly
One of the challenges with a grated grill is uneven heating areas. It takes quite a bit of care to determine which areas of the grill are heated properly and requires moving it around to get the best cooking temperature. That challenge is nonexistent with a flat top grill or griddle.
Flat top grills and griddles feature more even cooking temperatures to make it easy to cook food evenly. A griddle even allows you to control the temperature in different areas of the surface to cook multiple foods at once with varying temperatures.
Easy to Clean Surface
Due to the flat top surface of flat top grills and griddles, they’re much easier to clean compared to grated grills. Grated grills require a special brush and quite a bit of effort to clean off the grates. In addition, debris falls through the grates which require further cleaning.
When cleaning flat top grills and griddles, you can easily scrape off leftover residue with a spatula and then requires only a wipe-down of the surface to complete the cleaning process. It’s best to use a paper towel or lint-free cloth to wipe it down. You can use a bit of water to help scrape off stuck-on food.
Conclusion
If you love cooking with versatility and want to get the most use from your outdoor kitchen, a flat top grill or griddle is definitely the way to go. You have many more options for food choices and are sure to get plenty of use out of the kitchen. After all, constructing an outdoor kitchen can get rather expensive, so you want to make sure you get the most bang for your buck. A flat top grill or griddle will be a choice you will be happy you made for years to come.
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