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(More customer reviews)Cook's Illustrated (CI) rated this griddle high in a product test, so I purchased one (through a different retailer than this one) at the end of 2005. The large surface is great. Six large pancakes can cook at once, a pound of thick-sliced bacon can be squeezed onto the surface, and two omelets can cook side-by-side.
Clean up is a breeze since the entire griddle (minus controller) can be dunked into the sink. I did see some staining of the cooktop when bacon was cooked, but as long as you wipe the grease off right away and lay a wet towel on the hot surface to loosen the stuck-on residue, it cleans up well.
Although CI said this griddle had even heating, I discovered that my griddle had uneven heat across the surface. The third of the griddle nearest the controller heats to the temperature of the controller, but the opposite two-thirds was about 100 degrees hotter. This was very evident when cooking pancakes - the uneven heat caused the cakes to be two different colors.
Perhaps mine was the exception and the uneven heating is a fluke on this one. The retailer agreed to a return of my griddle so I hope to have a new one soon. I'm interested to hear what others have experienced with this griddle.
Update - 8/16/06: I received a new, replacement griddle from the retailer. Although this one doesn't have the high range of temperature difference that the first one did, it too heats unevenly. The surface temp is about 60 degrees hotter than the controller temp across most of the griddle; one small spot registers the same temp as the controller setting. Overall, I'm disappointed with the griddle and with the review by Cook's Illustrated.
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BROIL KING PCG-5 PROFESSIONAL NON-STICK GRIDDLE W/ IMMERSIBLE BASE - 21" X 12". FEATURES: Large, heavy cast cooking area: 21" x 12" Charcoal grey, high-tech, non-stick commercial cooking surface Base immersible for easy cleaning Cool-touch stainless steel handles Removeable grease tray Even heat up to 424 degrees Farenheit 3-prong commercial cordset 120 Volts 1500 Watts 12.5 Amps UL Listed 2 Year Warranty
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