Camp Chef CGG24B Cast iron grill/griddle

I have never had cast iron. Read up on using it and the care involved. Watched a few videos on seasoning and cleaning. Thought I was ready for this and excited to save the money over buying the great looking stainless griddle. After seasoning with Crisco, the thing is super sticky. Yeah, I did the 350 degree thing, heating it first, light coat, all that. Bottom line is, my time is worth more than the care this thing is going to take. It's very heavy to handle (I'm 6'5", a big guy) and it's just a pain. I will update this when I actually try to cook on it. Figure I'll burn off all the Crisco on the barbeque, wash it good (again) then season with Canola oil this time. I know you cast iron people are probably saying about now, "well he just doesn't know how to use it right". You're right, but the point is I don't like the time it's taking just to get ready to finally cook something. Very disappointed in my purchase, and you will be too unless you already like cooking with cast iron. The product is great, high quality, looks super, has a great full width grease tray on the smooth side, good grill ridges on the steak side, everything about it is super......but what a pain! Just too much effort for the reward. ....and now I'm back after awhile. Burnt off the remaining Crisco on the barbeque at 400 deg for about an hour. It's really nice now, not sticky. Used spray Canola oil and grilled up some bacon, did perfect. SO... I'm getting used to it, starting to like it, just took awhile I guess. I think it's going to be worth the learning curve and those who swear by cast iron cookwear have probably gone thru this same process? I doubt if the stainless steel griddle would have cooked as good. This is so even, just take your time to heat it up first. All in all, I'm happy with my purchase now. The price was great and I've found a perfect place to store it when not on the grill. BTW, I am using this over a 5 burner stainless steel gas barbeque. This makes it so versatile so I can do all the breakfast grilling outdoors now. Pancakes, eggs, bacon, hashbrowns and sausage. We have a popular campsite now! I am glad I purchased this now.

Excellent griddle. Heavy cast iron, will easily last a lifetime. Fits on my BBQ perfectly. Going to make so many smash burgers with this this summer! Would also be great in the winter on my gas stove inside. Love that the edges are raised and it has a diveted area to collect extra grease. Just perfect. Exactly what I wanted.

Buenisimo

I have been looking for a large cast iron griddle for a couple of years. Searched ebay for Griswold #9 and #10 griddles, but couldn't find one for the right price/condition. I have looked at every piece of cast iron and steel I could find and decided to take a chance on this one. Background: I have a professional 6 burner gas Capital stove to use this on and would think it would work on any stove, but it will overhang most grates. I don't see this being a problem if you want a large surface. The grate came seasoned but I seasoned it some more to ensure its non-stick features. Rub bacon grease on it a couple of times with a paper towel and put it in an oven at 450 degrees to season it for 20 minutes or so. You will probably need a 36"/6 burner stove with an oven to accept its width. I recommend measuring before you buy for fit in oven, grill, and storage and remember this is heavy. To clean, just wipe while its still hot with paper towels. If you must scrub just run it under hot water with a brush with no soap while it is hot and it good as new. However, it is just as easy to clean on a hot stove top right after cooking. It cooks just about anything just like a professional griddle in a restaurant. Pancakes and grilled cheese sandwiches are outstanding. It is a huge surface for bacon or cooking in zones at different temperatures. I plan to buy another one for my outdoor grill for steaks as I don't want to mess up the cooking surfaces of either side. This is a must buy for an outdoor grill or a 6 burner cast iron grate gas stove top. Buy it, you will be happy.

This is basically a cast iron slab with grill ridges on one side and a oil well to catch run off. It's big and heavy and gives you a lot of cooking surface to play with. We bought it a couple of year ago and use it constantly, both inside on our stove and outside on the grill when we're cooking something that just works better on a large, flat or grill surface. It's fantastic for cooking a lot of something (think burgers, grilled cheese, pancakes, veggies, whatever!). It's heavy cast iron and annoying to store (it ends up living in our oven when not in use), but we love it!