When it comes to choosing a griddle plate surface, there are a few factors to consider in order to determine which option is better for your needs. You will see a variety of different griddle plate surface in Marchef, including full flat, half flat and half ribbed, full ribbed and chrome plated griddle. So what are the differences between them, and how to choose the griddle?
| Full flat | Full ribbed | Chrome | |
| Aesthetic | Average | Average | Best |
| Price | Lowest | Medium | High |
| Suitable ingredients | Vegetables, eggs, noodles, etc | Meat, bread, pickled food, etc | Hamburger patties, steaks, hand-grabbed pancakes, and other foods that are not easy to stick |
| Cooking effect | Food can be evenly colored | Have a visual feeling of being cooked on a BBQ grill, reduce excess fat and water in food cooking， and make the food tasty and healthy | Prevent food from picking up other flavors |
| Cleaning | Medium | Difficult | Easy |
Appearance comparison
The chrome-plated griddle’s mirror appearance is very attractive, and it is not easy to blacken after heating, unlike other panels.
Price comparison
Different griddles have different prices. The prices from low to high are as follows:
Full Flat
Half Ribbed Half Flat
Full Ribbed
Chrome Plate
Different griddles are suitable for cooking different ingredients
Full flat griddles can heat food evenly and prevent food from sticking. They are suitable for frying vegetables, eggs, noodles,etc.
The full ribbed griddle has a raised surface, the contact area with food is small and the anti-stickiness is stronger. It is suitable for grilling meat, bread, pickled food (to prevent herbs from being burned)and other foods.
The chrome plate griddle plate has medium anti-stickiness and is suitable for frying hamburger patties, steaks, hand-grabbed pancakes and other foods that are not easy to stick to the griddle plate.
Cooking effect comparison
When cooking food on a full flat griddle,food can be heated evenly, the surface of the food can be evenly colored, and the cooking speed is faster.
When cooking food on a full ribbed griddle, especially meat, the raised part of the ribbed griddle plate will directly contact the heated food, causing the food to produce brown lines, so that when the ingredients are presented to diners, they have a visual feeling of being cooked on a BBQ grill, and can also prevent the accumulation of too much grease or moisture during food cooking, which can improve the taste of food and make it healthier.
When cooking food with a chrome-plated griddle plate, since there are no gaps on the surface of the griddle plate, no food flavor will remain, which can prevent food from picking up other flavors.
Comparison of cleaning difficulty
After cooking, the surface of the full flat griddle plate will turn black and have oil stains and food residues, but generally detergent, steel wool and rags can be used to remove them, and the cleaning difficulty is medium.
During the cooking process of the full ribbed griddle plate, food residues and grease are easily stuck in the groove, which is troublesome to clean and difficult to clean.
The chrome-plated griddle plate will not turn black after cooking, and can be easily cleaned with clean water, a brush and a scouring pad, with the lowest cleaning difficulty.