Showing posts with label griddles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label griddles. Show all posts

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Cheap Chasseur Cast Iron 3290CR

Chasseur Cast Iron 3290CR French Bistrot Grill/Griddle, Chili Red




Best Product From CHASSEUR CAST IRON



Glad to finally get it. Great product.
I haven't let it change my rating, but it was pretty painful that it took five shipments to actually receive the right product, in an undamaged condition. The first three times, starting before Christmas, I received a Chasseur Pannini pan instead, and then when they finally shipped the right grill it was broken through its package, badly chipped, and had to be returned. Even this one's package was broken open, but fortunately the product was undamaged. Heavy, expensive products should receive a bit more packaging than just the manufacturer's store box.

Okay, now to the product review. I have an induction cooktop and this works great on it. It heats up evenly over two induction hobs with the bridge unit in between. The Lodge two-sided grill/griddle wouldn't work on the induction grill (the edges are too high), but this one does. It is a very heavy duty cast iron grill with a nice chili red colored enamel finish. It gets really hot, so do as the instructions say and...

Chasseur French double enameled cast iron cook ware is a superior product to other cat iron brands. Our Chasseur cast iron items have stood the test of time. The fusion of enamel, or melted glass powder, with the cast iron creates a strong seal that prevents corrosion. Made by Chasseur, located in the small town of Donchery France, just outside the famous Champagne region in northern France. Chasseur has been manufacturing quality cast iron enameled cookware for more than 75 years. Chasseur cookware is the choice of professional chefs thanks to its unquestionable properties. Cast iron is ideal for slow braising and simmering due to its ability to retain heat evenly. Chasseur cast iron is thicker than other cast iron lines. Each piece of Cha...

  • Chasseur french double-enameled cast iron bistrot style large retangular griddle/grill
  • Quality cast iron
  • Made in france
  • Even slow temperature cooking
  • Retains heat better and thicker than other brands










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Saturday, November 30, 2013

Deals for Scanpan Classic Double-Burner Grill

Scanpan Classic Double-Burner Grill Griddle




Best Product From Scanpan



Grease free grilling
Scanpan's double burner grill griddle far exceeded my expectations and is now my favorite way to cook meat and fish. It's quick, easy, and siphons off excess fat. Plus the teflon-free non-stick properties make it easy to clean. I put it in the dishwasher.

Scanpan combines the latest technology with elegant, functional design and old world craftsmanship to manufacture the ultimate non-stick cookware today. Made of pressure-cast aluminum with ceramic-titanium non-stick surface.

  • Double-burner griddle made in Denmark of pressure-cast aluminum
  • Green Tek ceramic-titanium nonstick finish is safe for metal utensils
  • Diagonal ridges drain fat into grease gutters for healthier eating
  • Dishwasher-safe, washing by hand recommended; oven-safe to 500 degrees F
  • Measures 17 by 8-3/4 inches; covered by full lifetime warranty




disappointing: chips and gunk
I've had this pan for a few years and have used it a lot for grilling and then broiling. I never used metal with it, and I never put it in the dishwasher. Despite Scanpan's claims I treated it like a fragile nonstick pan. After a few months of use -- two times a week a least -- it developed patches of gunk in the ridges that simply could not be scrubbed off (with bristle brush or nylon scrubber). It got uglier and uglier. After a year I noticed that the nonstick coating began to chip at the tops of the ridges. Again, I never used metal. I finally gave up and put it in the dishwasher to give it a good cleaning, but this only seemed to discolor it and exacerbate the chipping. Now, when I use it (and I still use it sometimes), I find there's a graphite-like film on the bottom that gets on my hands. So this thing seems to be disintegrating when it should have been indestructible given the price. Maybe I should have kept it out of the broiler. I guess I could test Scanpan's no-fault...
Love this Grill
You can't go wrong with this grill. Cooks evenly and very fast. Really does not stick. Easy to clean. I grill veggies (string beans, asparagus, eggplant, squash, zucchini), fish, burgers, chicken, steaks, shrimp...etc. It is perfection. I use it a few times a week and I love it.




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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Bargain Chef King 7 Gauge

Chef King 7 Gauge Steel Griddle, 23 Inch x 23 Inch




Best Item From Chef King



Awesomeness
Grilling awesomeness!

I can cook breakfast very quickly. Pull all the pancakes on the grill at the same time! Breakfast no time flat.

To clean:
I just leave the fire on.
Use a metal spatula to scrub off the big pieces of food.
Use a heavy duty sponge, slightly wet to wipe it down.
Turn fire off.

That's it!

Pros:
Awesome cooking experience.
Capacity. I can cook enough stir fry for a week on this thing at one time.
Cleaning is so easy and fast. Clean in one minute flat.
No left over pots, pans or dishes to clean.

Cons
Need to plan for where to put it if you don't want to leave it on the stove.

Four Burner Commercial Only. Great for Pancake Feeds at Church groups and fund raisers.

  • Indestructible
  • Super sized Cooking Area.
  • All Natural Stick Free Cooking
  • Commercial Ranges Only




Fantastic product
It is big and heavy but that is what I wanted. We used it to make pancakes and french toast on a campout helping to serve about 70 hungry teenagers. It is a great product for use on campouts or for where you have four gas burners available on your stove. I would recommend you consider the half size version of this for normal home use...unless you are feeding an army of teens.
Love it
It is very VERY heavy but that's what makes it great to cook on. I use it at home on a ceramic top stove when we want to have food that tastes like its from a restaurant....WONDERFUL.




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Saturday, October 26, 2013

Cheap Scanpan Classic 11-Inch Square

Scanpan Classic 11-Inch Square Griddle




Best Item From Scanpan



Does not hold up
I spent a good deal of money on what I thought would be the last fry pan I would ever own. It's backed by a lifetime warranty, so how can you loose? Well, let me tell you. The lifetime warranty covers manufacturing defects like bubbles and chips. But, there are more ways for the fry pan to fail than are covered by the lifetime warranty.

I've owned this for about a year. I've never used metal utensils, never put it into the dishwasher, and never cleaned it with steel wool. Over the time I've owned it, the pan developed a sheen to it. Without warning, one day the pan just stopped being non-stick. Now everything sticks, even with liberal amounts of butter or oil. I wrote to Scanpan to ask them about their lifetime warranty. They sent me two pages of photographs of situations which aren't covered. What seems like normal use to me might look like over-heating to them, which voids the warranty.

The problem is Scanpan puts a large metal disc on the bottom,...

Scanpan combines the latest technology with elegant, functional design and old world craftsmanship to manufacture the ultimate non-stick cookware today. Made of pressure-cast aluminum with ceramic-titanium non-stick surface.

  • 11-inch-square griddle made in Denmark of pressure-cast aluminum
  • Green Tek ceramic-titanium nonstick finish is safe for metal utensils
  • High-density phenolic resin handle securely attached without rivets
  • Dishwasher-safe, washing by hand recommended; oven-safe to 500 degrees F
  • Covered by full lifetime warranty




It is AWESOME!!!!!
The pan does everything we wanted and cleaning is a snap. We checked out every pan there is this size and this is the best. Great for Pancakes, bacon, eggs, grilled cheese sandwiches, and burgers. Never burns or smokes like teflon pans and surface doesn't peel.

As you can tell we love it.
Scanpan
Scanpan cooKware is undoubtably the absolute best in every way. NOTHING ON THE MARKET CAN EQUAL IT. And the dealer with which we dealt came through in fine style. I use it for a great number of jobs (steaks, chops, eggs, etc., etc., etc.) rather than a skillet. And it cleans up like a dream---no problem at all (quick and easy).




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Sunday, October 20, 2013

Bargain Waring Pro CIG100 Professional

Waring Pro CIG100 Professional 1800-Watt Cast-Iron Grill




Best Product From Waring



Love the cast iron feature, but the switch failed on two separate grills
One thing I LOVE about this grill is that it has a CAST IRON grate so no non-stick coating to wear off and bubble up. It's a fantastic size and works beautifully. The three stars are mainly because I have now owned TWO of these and both of them were working great till the switch stopped switching it on. I've tried to fix the switch, because when I press the lever manually (with a small stick) it works fine. It just doesn't make contact with the switch anymore in order to trigger it. I've even been able to make it work again by gluing a spacer onto the lever so it is ALWAYS pressed against the switch, and thus always on, but even that stopped working after a while. I don't know if the contact just keeps shifting further and further away from the trigger or what. I just got tired of suddenly having no grill. Since it was such an odd flaw, I bought a second grill hoping that was a fluke, but no...same problem ultimately happened.

The Waring Pro 1800-Watt Cast Iron Grill is an extra-large countertop grill that lets you cook steaks, burgers and more in the comfort of your kitchen. Its three temperature settings and detachable cast-iron grilling surface provide even heat.

  • Extra-large grill cooks up to 6 burgers at a time; Great for searing steaks
  • Detachable cast-iron grilling surface provides even heat; Three temperature settings: Low, Medium, High
  • Stainless steel splashguard folds for storage
  • Stainless steel drip tray with safety interlock feature
  • Limited One Year Product Warranty




Outstanding
This is the best indoor grill on the market. I consider myself an expert on these things having used an indoor grill consistently for over 6 years. I had an old t-fal which came to and end after it simply wore out. This 2-3 years ago. Ever since then I have been keeping an eye on the market for a replacement. The critical requirement for the replacement to be the same method as the old t-fal, and that is, open slats/slots on the grill and water drip tray. This is the key to an indoor grill. The majority you see on the market are closed tops and are nothing more than "griddles". No way shape or form is it a grill when you're essentially frying the food in its own oil despite any method they devise to simulate a grill. It must have a proper bbq grill with slots /slots for the height to come up and the juice to drip down.

This product has it all. Super high / hot element 1800 watts. All others are toy like at 1000 to 1200. Cast iron grill which combined with the high element...
Best Electric Grill available
Bought this for it's higher power and cast iron grate. I am pleased with it's ability to grill and mark the food with grill marks better than the electrics I have tried. Tip..don't over fill the water in bottom tray..go for less as the water detracts from heat to grill grate. Tip..When seasoning the cast iron grate don't use regular cooking oil as suggested but instead use lard. It is available at most groceries.. Cooking oil will leave the grate sticky but the lard won't.. Lastly.. I love this quality grill.




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