Product Review - Lodge Pro Grid Reversible Griddle/Grill

jollygreenegg

I scored this reversible griddle/grill a while back at Homegoods for about $35.  I just used for the first time over the weekend to make breakfast and burgers for lunch.

I have an XL and this griddle does take up a lot of real estate.  I used the griddle side and let it heat up.  It's heavy and holds a lot of heat.  I found this out as my burgers had a nice crust and were on the med-well side.  Next time I'll use the grill side for burgers.



(Also used it for breakfast and learned that it's not the best for eggs.  Eggs were sticking to the rough surface.)

The main drawback - The grill has a channel to collect the oil.  I cooked 5 burgers and about 4 strips of bacon.  The oil filled up the channel and started to fill the griddle.  Lifting this out of the Egg without spilling the hot oil was not a piece of cake.  I think if I were cooking for more people it would be easier using two CI pans versus the large griddle.  Pouring the hot oil out of a hot pan is a lot easier than pouring it out of the griddle.

Focker

Nice piece of iron.  For griddle cooking, a set of long tongs and folded paper towel throughout the cook, helps keep the grease down.  Then soak it up before removal.  Reuse the greased paper towels to start your fires.  I keep them in an old mason jar.  

Biggreenpharmacist

I have one of those that sits on two burners on my stove 90% of the time. Ive used it so much its slick and shiny as black glass. 

jollygreenegg

Focker said:

Nice piece of iron.  For griddle cooking, a set of long tongs and folded paper towel throughout the cook, helps keep the grease down.  Then soak it up before removal.  Reuse the greased paper towels to start your fires.  I keep them in an old mason jar.  

Great idea, I'm going to start doing this.