The griddle on my Viking made the best fried eggs ever. I haven't been able to duplicate them yet.

Hi. I just got a wolf with griddle and I love love love it. I use the griddle a lot. Pancakes, fried eggs, hamburgers, steak, teppenyaki..... Everything comes out delicious! I've never used a range top grill but my father has both a grill and a griddle. He doesn't use the grill because he says it makes too much of a mess. I definitely recommend a griddle. Especially if you have an outdoor grill.

Treb - I feel the exact same way about the fried eggs from the griddle!!! When we made them for the first time we both agreed they were the best fried eggs we'd ever had! I don't know what it is but man are they good!

Julie and Treb,

Thank you so much. I am hands down convinced now!!!

Love the griddle on my Bluestar! Use it at least once daily, and often two or three times, or more...honestly, I think I use it more than the burners.
One hint, let it season, do not wash with soap and water, treat it like your grandmothers vintage cast iron and you'll be sliding eggs around on it like a curling stone on ice! :) chris

I wanted one or the other and left the choice up to fate. Which ever that I could find at a good price.

Ended up with a Wolf with the griddle.

I'm totally happy with what fate delivered.

So, if I had it to do over again, I'll list some reasons why I would NOT choose a grill...

Requires more exhaust capacity which gets you into the need for make up air systems...

I'm loathe to exhaust gobs of air that I had to pay to heat and replace it with sub-freezing air...

Even living in central Wisconsin, there is only three months of the year when I would conceivably 'need' an indoor grill, two months of which I could just suck it up and use my natural gas outdoor Weber if I reallly wanted something grilled. This is during what I call 'soup weather'....

Lingering odors??? Don't have the grill but I would be concerned about how difficult and time consuming that cleaning the grill and getting rid of the stink might be.

And, given the price of protein here lately, exactly how often would I be using the grill anyway...

Thanks cilantro!

Just placed my order!!!

Yay! You will love having the griddle :)

Happy griddling, aktillery!

Bestest, easiest way to get your new griddle seasoned is to delegate the job to someone who loves grilled cheese sandwiches. DSII swooped down on mine and within a couple of weeks, it had a nice seasoning going. Just gotta' resist the urge to clean it--a quick swipe with a paper towel is all you should do in the beginning.

Happy griddling, aktillery!

Bestest, easiest way to get your new griddle seasoned is to delegate the job to someone who loves grilled cheese sandwiches. DSII swooped down on mine and within a couple of weeks, it had a nice seasoning going. Just gotta' resist the urge to clean it--a quick swipe with a paper towel is all you should do in the beginning.

Congrats and enjoy griddling! Experiment and get creative, you can pretty much griddle anything you would grill or pan fry and then some. Here's a quick video on first time seasoning to get going. After that, the more you use it the better it gets :)
Mine's two years old, and as I mentioned, have never used soap or any cleaner on it. Chris

Here is a link that might be useful: Initial seasoning

Thanks cilantro ans cdy! I would not have known.

Glad you got the griddle. We barely ever use the grill on our Viking rangetop, and it is the biggest pain to clean. I would much prefer the griddle.