Griddles & Flat Top Grills (33 items found)

Cook your favorite warm and melted favorites like grilled cheese, quesadillas, cheese steaks and crab cakes on Ace Hardware’s top-rated griddles and flat top grills. Keep reading to discover the differences between grills and griddles and how to find the right flat top grill or griddle to use for your next cooking adventure.

What’s the Difference Between a Griddle and a Grill?

A standard grill features numerous rungs with gaps in between to allow your food to cook directly over a heat source like charcoal or gas.

A griddle grill features a smooth, flat surface for grilling, which means your food doesn’t come in direct contact with the heat source and you don’t have to worry about any of it falling through cracks.

Benefits of Using a Griddle

The ideal types of food to cook on griddles and flat top grills include those that need to be flipped for the perfect bake on each side or chopped and melted to get the right consistency. Both griddles and grills have specific advantages, but here are a few reasons why you may choose a griddle:

• Uniform heat: Griddles excel at offering a uniform distribution of heat across your cooking surface, allowing you to finish cooking all of your food at the same time.
• Doubles as a wok: Due to their flat surface and high heat, griddles are fantastic at cooking anything you would also traditionally cook in a wok.
• Easy to clean: It’s easy to wipe down the top of the grill once you’re finished cooking and the griddle has cooled.
• Cook more food: Typically, a griddle can cook more food at the same time due its flat and gapless surface area.

Benefits of Using a Grill

Grills also have their own unique set of advantages, including these important benefits:

• Smoky flavors: Cooking on a grill directly exposes your food to the underlying heat source, giving it the sought-after smoky flavors of BBQ season.
• Drains away unhealthy fats and grease: A grill allows unhealthy fats to fall through the rungs, leaving you with a slightly healthier meal.
• No additional butter or oil required: You don’t need to use additional oil or butter to cook your food because of the small surface area of the rungs.

What is a Flat Top Grill?

A third option is to purchase a grill flat top. Similar to a griddle, these grills have a flat grill top, but their heating elements are circular just like a stove burner.

Is It Better to Use an Electric Griddle or Grill?

If you’re looking to save on propane costs, you may want to consider purchasing an electric griddle or grill. Electric griddles and grills are often portable, and you can use them if gas or charcoal grilling isn’t allowed in your area. Electric griddles also heat food more evenly and are energy efficient.

Use the Best Grilling Accessories with Your Griddle

Whether you’re cooking on an outdoor griddle, outdoor flat top grill or an electric version, you’ll most likely need some handy cooking utensils and outdoor grilling accessories to prepare your favorite foods. If you’re looking to perfect the subtle art of flipping burgers or you’re in search of the perfect steak knife, you can find the right accessories to accompany your top-rated griddles online at Ace or at your neighborhood store.

Our knowledgeable and helpful staff can assist you in deciding between the many available options from grilling’s best brands, including Blackstone, Pit Boss and LoCo.