Pros/Cons of 48” Wolf Range with Double Griddle

5 years ago

We are redoing our kitchen and are considering a 48” Wolf duel-fuel range. I’m having a hard time deciding between the single and double griddle. What do you like or dislike about the double griddle? I’m coming from a 30” gas range. Thanks for the tips!!

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Brian Williams

5 years ago

I own a 16 year old wolf 48 6 burner rangetop with single griddle and I can tell you I wish I had the double. I use the griddle occasionally, but the double would make it much easier to use. You caan only fit 4 -5 pancakes or similar sized items on a time. Hibachi style cooking for 4 overwhelms the space of the single. I rarely use even three burners at once. These are first world problems obviously, but the exist nonetheless. Anote on the previous comment about wolf being over rated and overpriced. I have wolf wall ovens, sub-zero side by side fridge/freezer, wolf rangetop, and a Cove dishwasher. My kitchen is 16 years old and running strong. Few problems over the years. Rapid and excellent service from the local factory certified repair business. I have never been charged for service. Love my Wolf/ sub z products.

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wekick
5 years ago
It depends on how you use it and your other burners. The two burner built in is pretty small if you look at the cooking area.

If you think you might use 6 burners sometimes, you could always add an overlay griddle for the times you need it. It would give you flexibility about where you put it, front to back or side to side, give you at least twice the heat if you do any high heat applications. The built in is 15K between the two burners. The add on is at least 2 times that. The add on has almost 50% more cooking area over the two burners. You can get different metals. The Royal Industries griddle is heavy aluminum in bare or nonstick. The aluminum heats much more evenly than the steel on Wolf and is lighter so would be better as an add on Than the steel.

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Chef King makes them in steel, which heavier And not as even heating.

My range is 36” and I only have the Royal Industries add on because of everything mentioned above. I have literally picked the griddle up and put it in the oven.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
5 years ago
IMO a griddle built in only works if that is how you cook on a daily basis. I have a $25 cast iron griddle that spans 2 burners and works well for the times I need a griddle. I will also say a 48” range for most people is over kill and unless you cook for 20 on a regular basis the cost of the venting alone is a killer not to mention the noise. Go to a36” no griddles and save a ton of money you can spend somewhere else. BTW IMO Wolf is over rated and over priced.
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@dukelisa

I have a 48inch Wolf range top with 24inch griddle. I recommend a 24inch griddle as it is much more versatile than having more to burners. Let me know if you have questions.
Gin Sun
8 months ago
@dukelisa I’m trying to make the same dexision right now. What more veraitile does the 24 inch griddle offer? My husband was think you could also put a pot on it and cook if you felt 4 butners was enough and still be happy to use the larger gridlle when you want
dukelisa
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8 months ago
In the end I picked the 48” range with 6 burners and the smaller griddle. I love it and have been using it for the past 4 years. We do use the griddle quite a bit more than I expected but the size hasn’t been an issue for us. I do wish I would have gotten the 60” with the two full size ovens, or that we built in a full size electric oven. I can only fit certain pans in the small oven.