BigGriddle 07046 Electric Griddle

by National Presto

Product Details

• Item Weight: 8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 11 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000K7TP6S
• Item model number: 07046
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,400 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #35 in Kitchen & Dining > Small Appliances > Electric Griddles

Product Description

National Presto Industries BigGriddle 07046 Electric Griddle 07046 946

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

45 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice LARGE griddle!, June 4, 2006

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ducrab "Steve" (Richmond, VA USA) - See all my reviews

I love making pancakes. In the past I would use two large cast-iron skillets for the task. I found myself constantly adjusting my burner temperature and I would always get a few very dark (or burnt) or a few undercooked pancakes out of each batch. Plus I could only cook two pancakes at a time; one in the center of each skillet (I like making large, perfectly round, 5-6" diameter pancakes.)

After much research, I finally broke down and bought the Presto Tilt'nDrain BigGriddle because I liked the enormous cooking area it offered. And I liked the fact that is was made of heavy cast aluminum and that it sat perfectly level (some griddles have sloped cooking decks to allow grease and juices to run away from the foods... NOT desirable when making pancakes or scrambled eggs.) And I liked how the griddle can be quickly adjusted so that it WILL tilt forward which *does* allow grease to run away when you want it to! (it has a grease channel and catch-tray along the front edge of the unit.)

My first impressions with this unit:

- It's huge! 18.5" x 15" cooking area.
- It heats evenly. My infrared (IR) non-contact thermometer gun showed very little temperature variation across the cooking surface once it was fully heated (I let the thermostat cycle several times -- about 10 minutes -- before I took my readings.) My pancakes verified this finding with each one being equally browned.
- The thermostat is accurate. I set the unit to 350-degrees F., and it heated to 350-degrees F. as verified by my IR thermometer gun.
- The raised lip around the sides and back of the unit is high enough to contain pancake batter and keep it from spilling over and is low enough to be completely unobtrusive.

After un-boxing the unit, I cleaned, plugged, and turned on the unit (set for 350-degrees F.) After a 10 minute warm up, I applied my pancake batter. As noted earlier, in the past I was only able to make two pancakes at a time using two separate skillets. The Presto griddle allowed me to cook 6 (yes, SIX!!) of my large pancakes at the same time. All six pancakes browned evenly with no hot or cold spots seen. Flipping the pancakes was a breeze and I used no oil on the non-stick surface.

I made two batches of pancakes, one batch after the other, and both turned out exactly the same... and that was "perfectly." I made a two batches of pancakes (12 pancakes total) in the same amount of time it took to make 4 in the past. For the first time my whole family ate pancakes together at the same time!!

So, in summary, the Presto Tilt'nDrain BigGriddle is well designed, easy to use, heats accurately and evenly, and has a very large cooking surface. Clean-up was quick and easy. I highly recommend this unit to anyone who needs a large griddle.

NOTE: Regarding a few other reviews here, I don't see how anyone can rate this product 2 or 3 stars, faulting the unit because it's too large to store. I mean, come on!! It's a big griddle by DESIGN!! If it's too large for you, then you should have bought a smaller griddle! ;-)

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Love It!, February 7, 2006

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mompie "mompie" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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I bought this item for my Husband's birthday and we both adore it! I feared it might be one of those things you buy but don't actually use. I was so wrong! It cooks evenly and has a huge surface. The option to slant the surface means that fats and juices drain away so that pancakes can be cooked alongside bacon, for example, without soaking up the bacon grease. The low sides make it easy to get a spatula under whatever you may be cooking. The variable temperature settings make cooking delicate foods so easy, and clean up couldn't be simpler since it has a non-stick surface. I love this griddle!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Golden delicious griddle, March 8, 2007

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Carla J. Hudgins - See all my reviews
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This griddle is wonderfully big and easy to clean. Just wipe off and store away. I love how I can cook the entire familys' pancakes almost all at once. (9 at a time). I can throw on some sausage links, and some fried eggs as well with out dirting up another pan. This is the pan if you want a one stop breakfast. The burners cook evenly thoughout the surface and pancakes come out golden perfect!. I love it. The only drawback to this griddle is that it only goes up to 400 degrees. So if you want to really brown something its not going to happen unless you leave it on there for a long time. Other than that we absolutely think its the "dogs bark". So to speak, you know the "cats meow" but we are a dog family. Be healthy.
Cooking breakfast on Saturdays mornings.
Carla Hudgins
Matthews NC.