Customer Reviews

Calphalon Commercial Nonstick 11-Inch Square Griddle

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This is the second Calphalon product we have owned (mother-in-law gave us the wok for Christmas). This one stays true to the Calphalon name and tradition. The quality is quite evident. It heats evenly and is very easy to clean. The handle is not too close to the griddle itself, making quick saves painless. Given our success rate with Calphalon cookware, we will purchase more in the future.

This is a great griddle. It is very versatile, distributes heat evenly, cleans up easilyl, and helps me make everything from pancakes to eggs to anything else. It also happens to be my ideal pan for making perfect dosas (South indian rice crepes). Even thin masala dosa is easy. And that metal handle...it stays cool!

Owning Calphalon commerical nonstick cookware has been a new experience for me, with a total of 3 pieces now, including this griddle. All have been wonderful! Heats evenly, foods seem to cook more quickly, never sticks, and the clean up is a breeze!! This griddle has a nice (but somewhat hefty) weight, and a larger cooking area than my old griddle, due to the Calphalon having square corners vs. rounded ones with previous griddle (which took away from the overall useable space).

On the other hand, my older griddle had a deeper cooking area due to its larger surrounding edge, which would allow me to cook foods producing liquids; I could even make gravy in the old griddle. With this Calphalon griddle there is only 1/4" from cooking surface to edge, but this is fine for sandwiches, pancakes, eggs, etc.

The only slight disadvantage I've found with this griddle is that I'm unable to store it conveniently in my oven. I cannot close the oven door when placing the griddle front-to-back, due to its overall length (approx. 19.5"). Can't place it sideways and still store my other cookware there... as I prefer to store my most-used cookware in the oven. Still, a small price to pay for a great griddle!! Buy it while it's still available!!

Hats off to Calphalon. This griddle lives up to the meaning of "non-stick". I just made blueberry pancakes this morning, didn't put any oil on the cooking surface, and when I went to turn them they slid across the surface so easily that I think I enjoyed the cooking more than the eating. Will be getting more Calphalon products in the future!

This is a great griddle. Great for pancakes, french toast, sandwiches. The nonstick surface is good quality, the piece itself is nicely weighted. Love this griddle! No regrets.

The Calphalon Commercial Nonstick 11-Inch Square Griddle
Calphalon is a great choice for those who like to cook pancakes, french toast, bacaon, and sausage. The griddle heats evenly allowing for even cooking of all items. A great product at a great price.

Calphalon Commercial Nonstick 11-Inch Square Griddle
Long before the modern cooking stove, there were the hearth followed by wood burning stoves.
Out of them the griddle derived its roots, perhaps a distant descendent of the flat heated stone.
But, which ever way culinary history may have evolved the griddle is as practical as a spoon.
You might just associate griddles with pancakes, yet, a griddle is a very useful cooking pan, for
preparing many foods.
One would not think that a plain square piece of metal with a handle could be such a great
cooking tool. But Calphalon did it again. This 11 inch, Commercial Nonstick square stove
top griddle will become a very handy part of your cooking pan collection. It's weighty, well
made and unquestionably worth the ... price that Amazon has put on it. It will comfortably
make four Grilled-Cheese sandwiches or four French-Toast at a time. With proven culinary
practices, with a medium/low flame, heat the griddle first, then start cooking. When done
wipe surface with a paper towel but do NOT wash until completely cooled off ...
KHS The Old Stove' & 'Saucier'

I purchased a set of Calphalon nonstick and added two of these griddles. The cook ware has been cared for as directed, using only non-stick flatware and washing by hand. The nonstick coating peels, making it unuseable for my purposes. With all the discussion and cautions against teflon, I do not recommend using teflon coated cookware that has begun to peel. The lifetime warranty is useless to me, since mailing heavy cookware is very expensive and postage is paid by the customer.

Mine gets used and abused. I've not had the coating peel off and it goes in the dishwasher. The size is great, 4 sandwiches or french toast at a time. Aside from this, there are only about 2 other fry pans that get near as much use. Love it, hope they come out with a stainless version in nonstick as I'd like to get an induction cooktop.

I do not recommend this pan. We have used it for about 4 months, once a week since September 2004 according to manufacturer's recommendations, ie. we used plastic utensils and medium to medium low heat settings...Last week the non-stick coating started peeling off. Its coming off in chunks and bubbles now. I need to see about the warranty. I definitely would not recommend this product.