/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>15273561
seems like a massive pain in the ass to clean

>>15273561
Cook something on it and post pics. cool concept, but hows it work?

>sticker that makes product unuseable and leaves shit that's a bitch to get off
Why do they do this?

>>15273567
Not OP but a former cookfag and yes you need a special sponge that feels like you're scrubbing it with a brick, and then you have to wipe up the excess black liquid with a cloth. Gets all over you if you're not careful.

>>15273598
if you used it at home like op does you'd have to clean it after every use right? seems tedious as fuck

>>15273583
>what is ethanol

>>15273603
You have to clean it after every use regardless of whether it's at home or in a restaurant because letting burnt food/butter stick to it overnight or however long will make it impossible to get off. IIRC you douse it in lemon juice while it's still hot, scrub it with the brick and then clean up with a cloth or two.

>>15273561
>no separate grease trap
>just a tiny shallow channel
This seems like a disaster waiting to happen.

>>15273630
It's not like as soon as it overflows it will drip along the bottom into the burners it is sitting on.

>>15273605
happy liquid

>>15273659
What's that thing sticking off it on the left side of the grease tray?
Is that some kind of drain hole or is it just a little peg tacked on there or what?

Actually they missed welding the sides of the grease trap so it's even worse.

>>15273668
Looks like a welded peg, doesn't appear removable.

>>15273669
Oh god, you're right. OP's house gonna burn down.

>>15273691
Damn, just a foot then.
Huh, then in that case how is that tray supposed to hold grease?
I guess I'd have to read the manual because I think I'm missing something here.

I have one of these and it does everything that huge thing does and you can clean it in the sink.

It also has grill bars on the reverse side for grilling if you had to.

>>15273829
Pouring out the grease trap seems like a pain and a half, though.

>>15273831

Its heavy made of cast iron and the handles get hot so you have to use oven pads. But its easy to clean really.

I use it for all kinds of stuff. Like making a toasted ruben sandwich for example. The trap isnt gonna collect alot of oil making something like that.

I plan on making crab cakes tomorrow with it.

The only time I had the trap fill up is when I cooked like 2 lbs of pork belly right on it for korean BBQ.

>>15273605
This. Just heat it up and scrub it hard with ethanol.

>>15273567
I asked the chef at a benihana one how he does it and you literally just douse the hot griddle in lemon juice and give it a quick scrape with the spatulas. EZ.

>>15273829
Would this or the thing in OP be safe for use on a ceramic electric range? Couldnt get a gas hookup in my house so when I replaced the stove I had to still get electric and they were all pretty much the ceramic glass kind. bitch to clean too

>>15274079

Ive only used it with gas range. I dont think your supposed to use it with a glass flat top range tho.

You might want to look at getting an electric flat top instead.

Actually nvm OP or anyone here >>15273623

I remember now that it has to be cleaned with a chemical solution while still hot (ofc turned off, but don't et it get cold), the lemon juice is for polishing after you've gotten rid of the black gunk that comes from scrubbing. Just don't be an idiot and thoroughly research how to use/clean the thing before attempting to cook with it.

>>15273829
How much was that? Looks neat

>>15274703
These cast iron ones cost like 30-40 bucks. Sometimes when I cant grill outside on my propane grill I will use this for a steak.

Or its nice for grilling bread. Just put some oil on the bread and toast it. I do that when I make tomato bruschetta.

>>15274729
Very cool, I make smash burgers with 2 patties in my cast iron pan and try to toast the buns at the same time but its nowhere near enough space, will probably look into getting one of these

You would get more even heating if you had two of these.

Because with that stainless griddle you have a cold spot in the middle.

>>15274754
Yea thats what I'm looking at now, one that goes over the two burners front to back, I dont have a grill anyway so I wouldn't need it for that

The cast iron griddle is great for making ruben sandwich because you can heat up the meat and the sauerkraut while toasting bread too. But it can burn the rye if you have the heat too high so you have to toast the bread on low with lots of butter.

>>15273567
>flat rectangle
>hard to clean

>>15274773
Yeah you definitely can't heat up sauerkraut in anything besides a griddle. Moron.

wouldn't a used electric grill cost the same and be a billion times easier to clean

In winter when I cant grill outside I grill burgers inside on it sometimes.

>>15274754
And more grease fires.

How big is your sink? Or do you have to take it to the shower to clean it?

>>15274779

More stuff to wash. The cast iron is very good at toasting bread, It makes the sandwich nice and crunchy when you eat it.

I make my own white castle sliders. They are small burgers that are steamed on a bed of onions on a flat top griddle.

So I roll out burger and shape them like sqaure white castle sliders with the holes then I steam them on a bed of onions on the griddle.

You can buy tiny buns to eat them with and eat a bunch of sliders.

>>15274784
>grill inside with a piece of metal lol
That's just a glorified marker

>>15274811

Its better than nothing. When you cant grill outside because there is a bunch of snow and ice you can still mark your burger and its better than just cooking it in the oven.

I like my flat top griddle and find lots of uses for it.

>>15273829
I got one of those on sale a while ago for the express purpose of making stuff like meatballs in the oven. I wanted the raised edges because I was tired of grease dripping into my oven, cover it in a layer of foil and cleanup is nothing. That was a damn solid purchase for $15.

>>15273561
Nice, you gonna cook it?

>>15274805
I remember when you (I guess it was you) did that OC thread making white castles. That was a damn good thread and looked like it would be the same as the restsurant.

i have the same oven in my apartment

>>15274816
>you cant grill outside because there is a bunch of snow and ice
Lolwut. You can.

>>15274309
These things fucking suck, they don't get hot and they're super uneven. Just get a gas gridle, plenty of people use them indoors just fine.