Camp Chef Reversible Griddle - Cast Iron Griddle for Outdoor Cooking & Camping Gear - 16" x 24"

I have never had cast iron. Read up on using it and the care involved. Watched a few videos on seasoning and cleaning. Thought I was ready for this and excited to save the money over buying the great looking stainless griddle. After seasoning with Crisco, the thing is super sticky. Yeah, I did the 350 degree thing, heating it first, light coat, all that. Bottom line is, my time is worth more than the care this thing is going to take. It's very heavy to handle (I'm 6'5", a big guy) and it's just a pain. I will update this when I actually try to cook on it. Figure I'll burn off all the Crisco on the barbeque, wash it good (again) then season with Canola oil this time. I know you cast iron people are probably saying about now, "well he just doesn't know how to use it right". You're right, but the point is I don't like the time it's taking just to get ready to finally cook something. Very disappointed in my purchase, and you will be too unless you already like cooking with cast iron. The product is great, high quality, looks super, has a great full width grease tray on the smooth side, good grill ridges on the steak side, everything about it is super......but what a pain! Just too much effort for the reward.....and now I'm back after awhile. Burnt off the remaining Crisco on the barbeque at 400 deg for about an hour. It's really nice now, not sticky. Used spray Canola oil and grilled up some bacon, did perfect. SO... I'm getting used to it, starting to like it, just took awhile I guess. I think it's going to be worth the learning curve and those who swear by cast iron cookwear have probably gone thru this same process? I doubt if the stainless steel griddle would have cooked as good. This is so even, just take your time to heat it up first. All in all, I'm happy with my purchase now. The price was great and I've found a perfect place to store it when not on the grill. BTW, I am using this over a 5 burner stainless steel gas barbeque. This makes it so versatile so I can do all the breakfast grilling outdoors now. Pancakes, eggs, bacon, hashbrowns and sausage. We have a popular campsite now! I am glad I purchased this now.

Nice product, heavy quality piece. Grills, steaks, burgers, stir fry awesome. No warpage ....

This large griddle is perfect for hunting camp. Can cook bacon, eggs and potatoes all at once for a large group of people (4-6). Really a good buy for a large griddle. Covers all 4 burner on stove. Measure your stove you are going to cook on to see if camp chef griddle will work for you.

I have used this griddle 5-6 times since we received about a month and half ago. And I can say, it is now an inseparable part of our kitchen. Sundays are our royal breakfast days and I was looking for a large griddle so that we can cook hash browns and bacons quickly in large quantities. I have a small two burner rectangular griddle that takes left 1/3 of my cooktop, I was looking for a larger one to occupy the remaining 2/3 cooktop on the right over remaining 3 burners. I was specifically looking for LODGE brand griddle (because they are produced in the USA and quality is exceptional. All my other cast iron products are LODGE. We have boycotted non-stick and aluminium cookware many years ago. Only cast iron and stainless steel). Unfortunately Lodge does not make anything of this size. This was the only griddle that I found in the specific size I was looking for. I was bit scared after reading some reviews about how they cracked and exploded. But with no other alternative in sight, I bit the bullet and ordered this one.The product is solid, heavy. Quality is very good. The size was perfect. After sitting next to smaller recangular griddle, it fully occupies remaining cooktop on the right and hangs outside about 4 inches, which is perfect to put aside cooked items. And boy! there is so much heat! We can cook so many things so fast! My wife and I are very very pleased.I am not cast-iron expert, but many years ago I had read somewhere that cast iron does not handle rapid expansion and contraction very well. Much like glass. So it is important that you heat the cast iron cookware gradually from low heat to medium/high heat and never pour cold water on hot surface. Heat it gradually and let it cool gradually. Once it goes through a number of expansion and contraction cycles, eventually it will be able to handle rapid heating and cooling. But at least when a cast iron product is new, it should not be subjected rapid heating and cooling. I have followed this rule with all of our cast iron products.It is also possible that the units that have cracked or exploded happened to be lemon. At least the unit that I have does not show any quality control or production quality issue. It is a very well built, solid product!There is one thing about this griddle though, it is heavy. I mean super heavy!!! If it slips through hands and falls on feet, it will crush the bones. No exaggeration! I absolutely DO NOT allow my wife to handle it. I set it up, I clean it, I put it away. Because of its size and weight, cleaning is cumbersome. It is nearly impossible to clean at kitchen sink. I clean it in backyard. You should consider this part carefully before buying this griddle. Cooking is huge joy, but cleaning is huge pain!So the bottomline, my griddle is going great. We couldn't be happier.

I bought this for use on my gas grill and it works like a charm. I wanted a griddle, but didn't want another large grill on our patio, this was a great solution. We leave it on all the time. It's so easy to go out and cook anything like a few strips of bacon and not have a big mess to clean up in the house. I would recommend this.

This thing is heavy! Great quality, great value. Not too difficult to clean after grilling or using on cook top. I like that the grease doesn't pool. Definitely worth purchasing.

It is a great grill, covers 2 burners and is easy to clean.

Buenisimo

Excellent griddle. Heavy cast iron, will easily last a lifetime. Fits on my BBQ perfectly. Going to make so many smash burgers with this this summer! Would also be great in the winter on my gas stove inside. Love that the edges are raised and it has a diveted area to collect extra grease. Just perfect. Exactly what I wanted.

Fit nicely on my bbq, easy to clean. Made smash burgers as soon as I got it. Next is breakfast

Works great. I used it to cook pancakes on the flat surface and cook meet on the other side.My only problem with this is that theres no real way to drain the grease while cooking. I bought the grease tray but it was pretty much useless with this griddle. The surround lips keeps the grease trapped in. Next time I'll bring some welding gloves so I can grab it and drain it between patties.

It takes some doing to get it seasoned but after that it’s perfect for grilling and breakfasts while camping