Presto 07030 Cool Touch 20-Inch Electric Griddle, Black

Presto 07030 Cool Touch 20-Inch Electric Griddle, Black

You get what you pay for!
I bought this griddle for yakiniku, which is a great way to entertain guests, but I have found that I have been using it far more than anticipated.

Pros:

It's awesome to have a griddle in the kitchen. First and foremost, it's great being able to make more than one or two pancakes at a time. If you want to serve someone up a short stack, there is a lot of waiting using only two pans, but with this, you can crank out three good size cakes at the same time. Also, frying eggs and warming meat at the same time has saved me a lot of time in the mornings.

It's easy to clean. If you read the manual carefully, it suggests seasoning before use. This ensures a light coat of oil stays on it while it's being used. I've done this and NOTHING has stuck to the surface. I also give it a thorough scrub with either a dry paper towel or a wet one held with chopsticks after each use and it stays very clean.

It gets hot fast! Way faster than my range top...

Love My Presto Griddle!
I have been using the griddle for about a year now, and nothing sticks to it. It has a nice wide flat surface that makes it great for making pancakes for the family. My family used to have to eat them in shifts because I could only cook 2 at a time on my regular frying pan. I can do about eight at a time now, depending on how big i want them i can do more. Clean up is a breeze...once you remove the plug the griddle is completely submersable in water. I had a george foreman once...cleaning it was difficult because it couldn't get wet. I cook all my burgers on the Presto now. If grease starts to collect there is a grease tray on the side, just push the unwanted stuff into the hole with a spatula.

Everything sticks like crazy!
My original electric griddle was a Hamilton Beach. I had it for almost 16 years and used it constantly. It had the most non-stick surface I've ever seen. I never used any oil on it, and absolutely nothing stuck, not even scrambled eggs. When it finally wore out, I purchased a Presto Cool Touch griddle as a replacement. The product claimed to be non-stick. I was a little concerned when I saw that the surface was rough to the touch. It had the texture of a cast iron pan. I figured it must work, though. Well, everything stuck right to it. I was disappointed that I'd have to go back to using oil. I applied a nice coating of oil and started again. Everything still stuck. It was a real mess. As for cleanup, it's a nightmare. The oil got baked onto that rough surface and turned into that sticky brown goo you get sometimes on your glass bakeware. Not only that, it was impossible to completely remove the goo. I would wash the griddle by hand over and over again, only to find...

This Presto* electric griddle offers sleek styling with a cool-touch base on the front and both sides. It features a generous 10 1/2- x 20-inch nonstick cooking surface, great for any meal and buffet-style serving. Coated with a premium nonstick finish, the cooking surface and backstop ledge provide easy, stick-free food handling. The Control Master heat control maintains the desired cooking temperature automatically. A slide-out drip tray removes for easy cleaning. Griddle is fully immersible and dishwasher safe with the heat control detached.

• Perfect for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and entertaining
• Cool-touch base on the front and both sides, Big 10-1/2- x 20-Inch cooking surface
• Premium nonstick finish and backstop ledge provide easy, stick-free food handling
• Control Master heat control maintains the desired cooking temperature automatically. Slide-out drip tray removes for easy cleaning
• Griddle is fully immersible and dishwasher safe with the heat control detached