Tell me about ridged grill pans

[johnnymarrsbars]

i got a tesco 'finest' cast iron griddle pan for a tenner a while ago. use it for steak, bacon, halloumi, kebabs...nom

its great. weighs a fucking ton and gets evenly hot all over. good stuff.


ive also got that square ikea one. i use it mostly for pizzas (upside down ).

 

[Hocus Eye.]

Lord Camomile

Go for the Muji one. It is cast iron and with a width of 36.5 mm it is bigger than the largest of my skewers. My longest ones are 30mm and I have some shorter ones at 28mm. As you know 30mm is a foot on old money. Cast iron is essential.

 

[LilMissHissyFit]

great for bacon I agree and also for roasted veggies

 

[tarannau]

Enamelled and wooden handled griddles are a waste.

As long as it's thick and cast iron it'll almost certainly be fine and dandy - it's one of those areas where cheap pans are usually very good. Go for one with a metal handle if possible - it's much easier to put those straight in the oven if the smoke gets too much.

Buy a couple of cheap cast iron griddles if anything - once you've cooked on them, you'll probably want another to cook an extra set of items simulataneously.

 

[sojourner]

I usually only use mine for steak once a year, and salmon steak (not much more often), and the odd aubergine, but I did bacon on it on Saturday morning and was well impressed

I only did the bacon on it cos the grill pan needs washing and I couldn't be arsed

 

[feyr]

i got a tesco 'finest' cast iron griddle pan for a tenner a while ago. use it for steak, bacon, halloumi, kebabs...nom

its great. weighs a fucking ton and gets evenly hot all over. good stuff.


ive also got that square ikea one. i use it mostly for pizzas (upside down ).

i have the tesco one too,again bought when it was half price , its usually £20. its brilliant, as johnny says, it heats up nice and evenly, retains it heat well, and is nice and heavy, but no so heavy that its difficult to use. i also have an ancient hand me down one that goes over 2 hobs but its so heavy i hardly use it.

 

[moose]

Can't see your pic, but I have one of these le Creuset ones bought in TKMaxx for £15. It's really good, heats evenly.

 

[bi0boy]

Are these Le Creuset ones non-stick? It's hard to tell from the photos. I'm after an iron one that's actually iron.

 

[moose]

It's not non-stick.

 

[8115]

I'm quite tempted by this one

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Chasseur-Cast...34.c0.m14.l1262&_trkparms=|301:1|293:1|294:30

Its really cheap but the pan looks pretty good quality, the handle isn't up to much but I'm not going to be moving it much while its hot and it will reduce the space it takes up in the cupboard.

I've got that one it's good. It's only really worth it if you eat quite a lot of meat which I do't, it's good for tuna too.