Kitchen Grills & Griddles

Kitchen grills and griddles form a major kitchen accessory of any modern kitchen. These versatile kitchen appliances adds quality to life and enhances the joy of cooking. Kitchen grills and griddles come in an assortment of shapes and sizes.

Grill is a broil under high heat or over hot coals. Griddle is a flat metal plate used for cooking. It may be permanently attached to its heat source similar to a hot plate or an electric frying pan. It is mostly used for cooking on a grill.

Kitchen grills are of the following types

• Gas Fueled Grills : They use propane or natural gas as their fuel source, with gas flame either cooking food directly or heating grilling elements which radiates the heat necessary to cook food.
• Charcoal Grills : They use charcoal briquets as their fuel source. The briquet's, when burned transforms into embers radiating the heat necessary to cook food.

Kitchen griddles can be electric or gas griddles

• Gas Griddles : The surface of gas griddle is most commonly made from flat, rolled steel, which is extremely durable, or chromium plated steel.
• Electric Griddle : They use a thinner steel plate than gas models. They heat all the way to the edge of cooking surface and eliminate hot spots created by gas burners. They also create a uniform temperature across the cooking surface.

They are further classified as

• Grooved Griddles : They have a slightly sloping top with raised ridges that give steaks. Food rest on top of the grooves and creates sear lines similar to charbroiling.
• Flat Griddles : They have smooth surface and are easy to clean.
• Clamshell Cookers : They cook from both the sides at the same time.