The Best Outdoor Griddle: Unlocking Culinary Potential

– Traeger: The griddle has a spacious cooking surface and allows cooking in up to 3 temperature zones. No specific measurements, warranty, or pricing information provided.
– Grilla Grills Primate: This griddle is a gas griddle and grill combo. It has a 490 square inch cooking surface, 4 burners with 60,000 BTUs, and a 4-year warranty. It can be converted into a built-in griddle. The griddle is recessed to protect the burners from wind, giving an even cook. It has a paper towel holder, but the smallest cooking space among the griddles.
– Weber 36″ Griddle: This griddle has a 756 square inch cooking space, 4 burners with 60,000 BTUs, and a 5-year warranty. It offers even heat distribution and has a removable grease trap. The griddle does not perform well in windy conditions, and the shelves do not fold down.
– Le Griddle “The Ranch Hand”: Recommended as the best built-in griddle, it features 464 square inches of cooking space, can be fueled by propane or natural gas, has 2 U-shaped burners with 18,000 BTUs, and is made of 304 stainless steel construction with a large cast iron plate welded to it for heat distribution. It has easy cleaning with ice cubes, a 5-year warranty on the burners, and lifetime warranty on the stainless steel. The lid must be purchased separately.
– Halo Elite 4B: Recommended by bbqguys, it features 720 square inches of cooking space, 4 burners with 48,000 BTUs and a 37.25″ cooking height. It has a rear grease management system, spatula squeegee for easy cleaning, can be separated from the cart for portability, and includes a warming rack built into the lid. It has grooves for storage of Halo griddle tools, comes with a 5-year warranty, and is recessed to protect burners from wind exposure.
– Blackstone 36″ Griddle with air fryer and cabinets: It has 769 square inches of cooking surface, 4 burners with 60,000 BTUs, and a 1-year warranty. It offers ample storage with a cabinet and drawers, bonus features including air fryers and a warming drawer, and additional accessories such as a paper towel holder, trash bag holder, cutting board, tool hooks, and magnetic shelves. Disadvantages include a one-year warranty, exposed grease bucket collecting rainwater, difficult assembly, uneven heating, and small side shelves.
– LoCo Cookers 36″ Griddle Series II: It has a cooking space of 738 square inches, cooking height of 40 inches, 3 burners with 46,000 BTUs, and a 1-year warranty. It has large side shelves for storage, digital knobs and temperature regulation technology in burners, a protected grease bucket, baffle plates to separate cooking zones, and easy mobility with large wheels. Disadvantages include a small grease trap hole that can be tricky to clean.

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