GE Monogram Range - Griddle or No Griddle?

11 years ago

Hi all,

So my husband and I have decided (finally!) on the GE Monogram 36" dual fuel range. Only problem is, I want the griddle in the middle, he doesn't. In my opinion, I would never use those center-row burners anyways because bigger pots would not fit so close to each other, so I may as well have the griddle there for when I do want to make pancakes or tortillas/pupusas (salvadorean household lol). My husband thinks it will end up looking dirty and will be too hard to clean, etc. Does anyone have a range with a built-in griddle and love it? Hate it? TIA!

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cookncarpenter

11 years ago

last modified: 11 years ago

I have a Bluestar 36" with the built in griddle, and absolutely love it! Use it daily, sometimes several times. They don't look dirty, they become seasoned, and are very easy to maintain.

I treat mine the same as I do my 100 year old cast iron skillets, just wipe it down, NEVER soap, and rarely even water. Honestly, the built in griddle is one of the best decisions I ever made, never have needed more than four burners in 40+ years of cooking, if I had room for a 48" range I would definitely get it with a 24" griddle, love and use it that much!

Now, how about sharing your pupusa recipe? ;) ...chris

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diymom79
11 years ago
Sorry I don't have this stove. However, I would deff go for the griddle. It will be so useful and I'm sure after using it your husband will say you were right.
sivalleysteph
11 years ago
I don't have that range, but I decided against the built in griddle for my new 36" range (not yet put in). I use a Lodge cast iron griddle that I love that I usually leave out, so I was thinking to still use that and keep the versatility of the 6 burners and the continuous grate surface.

Just my 2c.

I wish I knew how to make homemade papusas!
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raenjapan
11 years ago
cookncarpenter, can you give me some examples of what you use your griddle for? I've got one on my range (we found it on Craigslist, I wouldn't have chosen the griddle option myself) and I've used it about twice. Making tortillas. It's well seasoned. I just honestly have no idea what to do with it.
amg765
11 years ago
The student co-op I lived in in college had a commercial viking with a griddle, and it was pretty awesome for pancakes. It was easy to keep clean as long as you wiped it down after each use, the same as you would a cast iron pan. It only got gross if someone burned something on it without cleaning it up and then it was used again, baking the burned bits on. In that case it cleaned up with a grill brick and a little bit of elbow grease.
I'm really loving my chain mail pot scrubber for cleaning cast iron and stainless pans, and I bet it would work great for a griddle.
tracie_erin
11 years ago
I have a 48" 6 burners + grill. We never use more than the 4 burners, and we never use the grill because it gets super filthy and is hard to clean. We do sometimes use a cast iron griddle over the grill, and in fact the griddle lives there 24/7 because it makes a convenient place to set a spoon rest, etc. So I would definitely get the griddle.
Melissa Silva
Original Author
11 years ago
Thanks everyone! I'm leaning towards the griddle even more now. I gave the dimensions of the range to the builder, since griddle or no griddle, the dimensions are the same either way. Will have to make our final decision soon though :)
alishaes
8 years ago
@Melissa Silva- Did you end up getting a griddle? How do you like it?
Allison0704
8 years ago
We have a 12yo GE Monogram dual fuel with 6 burners and a griddle. It is split 4/griddle/2. The griddle has a cover that's nice to use as a spoon rest. Easy to clean.

...just realized this thread is 2yo. Alishaes, we love our griddle but don't use often. It makes the best pancakes.