Yes. Due to the smoking/smoldering/burning of the wood chips and the wind coming through the side vents—it can affect the flame on the burner and create temperature variations

Note: Some people ask about warped griddle tops. Although most people will never come across this issue, the manufacturer does have some easy prevention tips. Wait until the smoke goes away and repeat. Applying oil to the hot griddle will cause it to smoke. Just wait a few minutes until the smoke dies down before applying your next coat. After a while your paper towels or whatever you are using will absorb a lot of oil, and you can just rub the surface with your loaded towel or rag. If you take care of your flat-top grill: clean it and season it properly; it won’t rust. So, season your Camp Chef griddle after every use to protect it from rusting.

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In fact, you can easily steam vegetables on your griddle too! Just place a steamer pot directly on the griddle plate and use it just like you’d use your stovetop. Really versatile, right? The 604 sq in griddle cooking surface is heated by four separate gas stainless steel burners, each putting out 12,000 BTUs per hour. You can utilize as much or as little of the cooking surface as you need. I’ve cooked entire meals using all 604 sq in of the cooking surface as well as using just two of the burners. You can also set one area of the grill to be hotter for certain foods while keeping another section cooler for a more gentle cook.

Moreover, the adjustable heat control knobs make it easy to manage the heat according to your needs. In this way, you can also create hot and cold zones to get perfectly cooked food. 4- Camp Chef Griddles are Highly Portable. But your flat top grill temperature will fluctuate as you’re cooking, so there’s not a cut and dry answer. It’s very difficult to keep your flat top grill at a constant, steady temperature, especially if you’re cooking a lot of food or your griddle will be on for a long period of time. Like Char-Griller and Cuisinart, Royal Gourmet griddle can’t beat Camp Chef griddle in the cooking surface area. This brand has the largest cooking area of about 784 square inches, which is enough for ten people. But still, it’s smaller than the largest cooking area in Camp Chef griddle.Your information gives me a good base line from which to begin my new cooking experience. I decided to do this in the kitchen rather than outside because I really dislike the heat in Indiana summers and I don’t have a protected overhead outside for the cold months. So, the flat top as set up affords me year-long cooking independent of the weather (and the SNOW!). Using my range gave me an electrical setup already in place that is 220v and adequate current. No issues with carbon monoxide, etc. You may have wet pellets, if this is the case see, “Free Auger from wet pellets” PDF or watch this video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8bevoE-3EM&t=3s. Let us guess; you want a matchless griddle to cook some relish meals for crowds at your family dinners. Got it! You actually need a Camp Chef griddle that offers you features that are second to none. A British Thermal Unit (BTU) is used to measure energy output. One BTU is equivalent to the energy release of one burning match. For a very basic cooking need we recommend finding a cooking system that outputs 10,000 BTU/hr. Most Camp Chef cooking systems feature a 30,000 BTU/hr. output. For more information read this blog article on BTUs.. If you put a pad of butter on your griddle top to make scrambled eggs, and it immediately starts to burn and turn a brownish color, then your grill is too hot. You need to turn your knobs to a lower setting before putting your eggs on. On the other hand, if your butter doesn’t start to bubble and melt immediately when you add it to the grill, then your flat top grill is probably too cold.