http://www.mancavez.com/beer-bars-barbecue/barbecue-bbq/lodge-lpgi3-pro-grid-cast-iron-grillgriddle Your Man Cave - You Rule! Sun, 27 Jul 2014 07:07:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 http://www.mancavez.com/beer-bars-barbecue/barbecue-bbq/lodge-lpgi3-pro-grid-cast-iron-grillgriddle/comment-page-1#comment-94 Sun, 13 Jul 2014 04:10:15 +0000 http://www.mancavez.com/beer-bars-barbecue/barbecue-bbq/lodge-lpgi3-pro-grid-cast-iron-grillgriddle#comment-94 Does exactly what it should Goodness – I see two chief complaints posted here: First, some people say it’s heavy. Well, yes, it is. It’s over 200 square inches of iron, folks. The weight is clearly advertised, so I’m having a hard time understanding this complaint. The second complaint some have is uneven heating. Lodge could fix that – all they have to do is make it thicker – and much heavier, and even more people would be unhappy about the weight.Since the number of comments about the weight and the uneven heating seem about equal, I’d say Lodge did a great job of hitting a happy middle ground. Personally, I count on a little uneven heating, I’ll sear breakfast chops on one end over a high burner and flip eggs on the other over a lower burner – I’ve even been known to run mine on just one burner, cooking on one end and warming on the other. When I was a grill cook, that’s how I ran my grill, hotter at one end. You also have to allow for some “settle time” for cast iron – compared to aluminum, it’s…

]]> http://www.mancavez.com/beer-bars-barbecue/barbecue-bbq/lodge-lpgi3-pro-grid-cast-iron-grillgriddle/comment-page-1#comment-93 Sun, 13 Jul 2014 04:07:18 +0000 http://www.mancavez.com/beer-bars-barbecue/barbecue-bbq/lodge-lpgi3-pro-grid-cast-iron-grillgriddle#comment-93 Don’t even THINK of trying another griddle I absolutely adore this griddle, and I use it almost every day.At first, I wasn’t sure that I wanted a cast iron griddle. They are HEAVY and not dishwasher safe . . . so I tried a few nonstick brands first –top dollar brands with high ratings.I hated them. The nonstick surface was inferior. On a reversible griddle, the underside became sticky and difficult to clean. The heat was distributed unevenly. One claimed to be dishwasher safe, yet when I put it in the dishwasher, some of the nonstick surface came off.I am extremely health conscious, and I use very little oil when I cook. Food often stuck to the “non-stick” surface — go figure.I wanted to find a great griddle that I could use for many things, including cooking like the chefs in Japanese Steak Houses — I dreamed of using a small dash of my favorite oil and flinging shrimp, chicken and veggies on the griddle like a pro. No, I didn’t think I could toss my tools in the air…

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