A commercial griddle is specialized piece of restaurant equipment that has a flat cooking area that will be a non-stick surface or a carbonized surface. Griddles are ideal for cooking eggs, pancakes, hamburgers, sandwiches like grilled cheese, fried potatoes, even steaks. Griddles are very common in restaurant kitchens and are excellent for quickly cooking foods at high temperatures.
Much of what you cook on a griddle can also be prepared in a fry pan, but if you find that you need more speed due to increased customer volume then a griddle may be your next purchase. Many cook’s who have made the move from a fry pan to a griddle find that they prefer the griddle because food cooks more evenly on the griddle and they have more control over the surface temperature. Additionally, the flat surface and increased surface area of a griddle makes it easier to flip foods with a spatula.
As with most other types of restaurant cooking equipment, griddles come in a wide variety of sizes with several different features and options. It’s important to do some research before you start shopping so that you are sure to get what you need most from your griddle. You will also find both gas and electric griddles, and if you don’t have counterspace for a countertop griddle, then you will also need an equipment stand or look for a floor model like the Star Ultra Max Griddle. There are many different manufacturers of commercial griddles. At Cook’s, we carry griddles from Food Service Essentials, Star, Globe, Wolf Range, Vulcan and many more.
