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What 4 cooks actually recommend among griddles and grill pans

29 quoted claims about griddles and grill pans from 4 named people across 5 long-form sources, covering 3 products, 9 of them raising objections. Every claim links to the second it was said.

5 voices across 5 sources. One publisher, The Homesteaders Honest Review Show, accounts for 19 of the 29 claims.

What griddles and grill pans do particular groups recommend?

Cohort pages restrict the same griddles and grill pans evidence to one group at a time. Authority is scoped to griddles and grill pans, never to how large someone’s audience is.

Why do cooks recommend griddles and grill pans?

The attributes cooks cite most often about griddles and grill pans, counted from the reasons attached to each claim rather than read out of the prose.

Which griddles and grill pans do cooks actually recommend?

The griddles and grill pans below are ordered by how many independent voices are on record about each one: a count of evidence, not a rating. Products without their own page have not yet cleared the evidence threshold for one.

Made In carbon steel griddle

1 voice 11 claims 4 objections

1:33 supports The Homesteaders Honest Review Show
and it holds the heat like crazy. Really, really good. Like it actually weirds us out where we think that the oven's on. Like literally an hour, 2 hours later, guys, and I'm thinking that the oven is still on.

performance Owns it Unboxing and Griddle Cooking: Reviewing Lodge Cast Iron VS. MadeIn Carbon Steel!

Cites heating speed, heat retention

Now, for heating, this one did heat up faster. I was putting my hand over them um while we were getting them situated and this one did heat up faster.
But wow, this one cooks way faster. Like I'm actually blown away. You can see is at four. I feel like this one is at six. And look how much slower it is cooking.
These ones were done way faster. Like they're I put them to the side. This one I had to have cook at six. This one I had cook at four.
It was like 244 last time I checked. That's what it says. We're at 260.
it gives you an idea of this one holds temperature longer, and I think it even claims that on their website that it holds for a very long time.

Lodge reversible cast iron griddle

1 voice 8 claims 1 objection

12:38 supports The Homesteaders Honest Review Show was given the product
Look at the comparable. I mean, that one for $80, $350 that I spent with our money. Oh my goodness. Oh man. Okay, there's your comparable.

value Tested it Unboxing and Griddle Cooking: Reviewing Lodge Cast Iron VS. MadeIn Carbon Steel!

Cites price

The Homesteaders Honest Review Show was given the product. Stated in the source: “And this one, um, Lodge sent us. Thank you so much, Lodge. We appreciate that so much.” Kept and labelled rather than dropped: a paid endorsement is still evidence, and you should be the one to decide what it is worth.

6:05 supports The Homesteaders Honest Review Show was given the product
But, if we're just comparing these as is, um, I'm actually a really big fan of this. This is going to be good to use. Yeah, I'm really excited.

recommendation Tested it Unboxing and Griddle Cooking: Reviewing Lodge Cast Iron VS. MadeIn Carbon Steel!

Cites price

The Homesteaders Honest Review Show was given the product. Stated in the source: “And this one, um, Lodge sent us. Thank you so much, Lodge. We appreciate that so much.” Kept and labelled rather than dropped: a paid endorsement is still evidence, and you should be the one to decide what it is worth.

Would I have spent $350 on this? No. I absolutely would have not done that. Um I would have went with this one.
5:04 supports The Homesteaders Honest Review Show was given the product
but this one it actually they just built it in. Yeah, they did. So that's kind of I was a little bit of thinking outside the box there. I got to give them that. I like that the little device is meant for it.

handling Tested it Unboxing and Griddle Cooking: Reviewing Lodge Cast Iron VS. MadeIn Carbon Steel!

Cites base and rim, handle, versatility

The Homesteaders Honest Review Show was given the product. Stated in the source: “So, thank you, Lodge, for sending this to us. Thank you so much.” Kept and labelled rather than dropped: a paid endorsement is still evidence, and you should be the one to decide what it is worth.

Ooh, but look at that drip tray. Can we get a Let's do it. Look at that drip tray. See how nice that is?
Now, just by alone using my two things, I preferred if I was using spatula, this one because of the edge here that like look at that. Yeah, that was nice.
Um, this one cooked faster, has the cool um little gutter for catching your butters, and it's two-sided.

Le Creuset griddle pan

1 voice 2 claims no objections yet

7:32 supports Meka’s Garden, kitchen and journey
and you can season coated cast iron so don't say oh it's it's um enameled interior you can still season it I have seasoned it and that's why it's shiny

performance Owns it LE CREUSET REVIEW - AFTER 7 YEARS

Cites ease of cleaning, seasoning durability

I I don't wash it all the time like inside we just rinse it we don't use soap all the time that's why it's still shiny
7:02 supports Meka’s Garden, kitchen and journey
Now The Griddle pan has been this we use also every week as you can see it's but it's not that bad um we use this for the children's wraps to grill all sorts it's very handy

use-case fit Owns it LE CREUSET REVIEW - AFTER 7 YEARS

What do cooks say about griddles and grill pans in general?

Claims about griddles and grill pans that name no single product: technique, materials, what to look for. Still evidence, and often the claims that decide a purchase.

30:11 objects J. Kenji López-Alt
they sear it only in tiny parts which gives you sort of the appearance of food that has been grilled but none of the flavor

performance Every Pot in My Kitchen | Kenji's Cooking Show

Cites appearance (against), ease of cleaning (against), flavour impact (against), searing and crust (against), speed and efficiency (against)

it cooks really inefficiently
their pain and about to clean because gunk gets all down in there
really the only thing they add to food is cosmetic there yeah
0:00 supports speaking on Bon Appétit
I think griddle's interesting cuz the fat stays around it, doesn't it? And gives you that crisp on the griddle is going to get so much more contact and everything is going to be much more crunchier. Texture is important. Super important. So that that's why the griddle for me works because it get the texture.

performance The ‘Chef’s Table: Legends’ Answer Cooking Questions From Reddit | Bon Appétit

Cites heat control, searing and crust, heat retention

10:03 supports Joshua Weissman Chef
but these are also great for cooking large portions of bacon it's also just nice to have if you have a big stove it's also an ideal cooking apparatus if you're making a ton of Smash Burgers because let's be honest do you want to use two or three pans or do you want to just have one big cooking surface this is the only…

use-case fit Every Cooking Gadget You'll Ever Need

Cites size and capacity