As a fan and purveyor of both styles, Grilla Grills is here to help you decide whether to buy a pellet smoker grill, a gas grill or both. The griddle wars are heating up with Traeger and Weber entering the market. The new Traeger Flatrock griddle has some premium features with a premium price tag to go along with it.
A griddle is just a flat piece of metal (or a pan) that you place onto your grill. A flat-top grill can hold far more food than a griddle accessory for a grill. It’s also easier to regulate temperature, and in turn, get better results, because a griddle lets you fine-tune temps without transferring heat to a separate pan.
However, I believe charcoal/gas combo grills and pellet/gas combo grills are very different beasts. The appeal of both types of combo grills is essentially the same. You use the pellet/charcoal side when you have more time, and you want to get a better flavor into your food (smoking a brisket). While pellet/gas combo grills are a relatively new addition to the market, combo grills have been around for many years. However, previously they would have been charcoal/gas combo grills.
With good reason, it gets to temperature quickly, and is easy to adjust. While it wood be neat if they stuck with wood pellets for their griddle, gas is more practical. We have owned some of the “best”, “most expensive”, and “you need this” grills and nothing can compare to this.
The styling and design is on par with what you’d expect from Traeger. Featuring a specially engineered burner system, this high-performance griddle is designed to provide fast, even heat from edge-to-edge. Scramble cheesy eggs, toast paninis, smash juicy burgers and delight guests with the Weber Griddle. The best grill ever, a friend has a traeger mine cooks just as well without the cost. I have cooked everything from pizza to Boston butt on mine, all were awesome.
Rather, choose a flat-top grill if you like to make large amounts of burgers or hot dogs, stir fries, and anything else that needs a super hot surface and not much else. The griddles in this review are designed to work with standard liquid propane tanks, but a conversion kit can allow you to hook them up to a natural gas line. Electric griddles are a popular option for indoor use, but they can’t Flat Top Grills Gas Grills Pellet compete with the size of a medium gas griddle. While some griddles come seasoned, all of them need protection in between uses, especially if you live in a humid environment. Expert says that wrapping the top in plastic wrap can help keep ambient humidity off the griddle surface and keep rust at bay. But even rusty surfaces can be rehabilitated with basic tools and a little elbow grease.
Following the vented lid, our favorite part of this griddle is the 360-degree grease pan that surrounds the 22-inch cooking surface. This means that no matter where oils splatter, the tray will catch them. The only con about this model is that there isn’t a handle to grip to move it around. This round griddle saves space while still providing everything you need and more.
Great for making a flat top breakfast, burgers, or hibachi, this accessory brings a whole new aspect your grill. Gas griddle surface areas can be made from a variety of materials. Stainless steel or chrome griddles are excellent picks, as these are very resistant to rust damage. The surface is 285 in.² and is made from extra thick cold rolled steel, which helps dissipate heat evenly even if it doesn’t protect against rust quite as effectively.
Griddles are different from grills, in that they don’t provide an open flame. However, they offer excellent searing capabilities and a very versatile cooking surface that can easily be divided into zones. The grill comes with an app for your smartphone to use as a remote control. The hopper can store up to 22 pounds of pellets to ensure several hours of burning time.
However, I think this Mile Hybrid model should meet the cooking needs in terms of surface area for many couples and small families. A garage or storage shed is a great idea, provided that you have a cover for the griddle so that dust and other debris doesn’t fall onto the cooking surface and scratch or damage it. This model has a 16″ x 38″ cooking surface and includes a grease strain and a grease cupholder, allowing you to keep everything neat and tidy throughout the process. While Pit Boss has designed this grill so you can pack it up and take it camping, it’s a large grill that can feed a lot of people. If being super portable (and fuel-efficient) is important you may want to consider a smaller tabletop grill. In addition, the cooking surface is made with rolled steel, which isn’t quite as rust-resistant but does allow for excellent heat retention and distribution.