Can you use griddle on electric stove

Yes You Can With One Caveat

Lodge griddles are versatile and the perfect companion to any indoor or outdoor cooking task, from searing a steak on the backyard grill or Thanksgiving turkey on the campfire to toasting cinnamon rolls at the neighborhood cookout!

But can you use it on an electric stove?

Lodge cast iron skillets can be used on an electric stove. That is great news for those folks who use an electric range due to their lower heat output.

One caveat is that cast iron tends to have a thicker sidewall, and as such, will take longer to heat up on an electric coil burner. However, once the skillet is hot it should hold temperature just fine as any other cookware.

As usual, let’s see if customers confirm that you can use the griddle on electric stoves…

There are over 70 customer comments about using this cast iron griddle successfully on electric cooktops.

Below are highlights from just 10 of those comments that will well and truly show you that people are using this cast iron griddle on electric stoves with no issues…

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Example of comments from Lodge Cast Iron Griddle:

I have a crap old style electric stove so cast iron is GREAT to compensate for the wierd coil heating. The diameter is perfect size for a large electric coil burner, so it heats evenly.

• It’s my favorite for pancakes and fires perfectly on the largest burner on my glass top electric GE profile stove.
• I recommend constantly keeping it at medium and cooking especially if you have an electric coil stove as I do.
• It is working like a charm over the electric stove. The heat distribution is wonderful.
• It heats evenly (using an electric heating surface); heavy and substantial.
• My wife was a little hesitant because we have an electric stove, not a propane one and the griddle works well with this setup.
• It heats beautifully which is hard on electric stoves.
• I use an electric stove/oven and everything I’ve cooked has been delicious.
• It’s better than the nonstick ones. Works like a charm on an electric stovetop and cooks in half the time.
• Heats uniformly. It is like an Indian Tawa but with an electric cooking range. Very easy to use.
• I purchased this to use on my bbq grill to make the best hamburgers. It works great even inside on the electric stove.

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How To Heat Your Lodge Cast Iron Griddle On An Electric Stove

A cast iron griddle can be heated on an electric range so you can make delicious pancakes and eggs for breakfast or sear burgers for dinner.

1. Coat the surface of the cast iron griddle with a thin coat of cooking oil.
2. Heat it on your stove at a medium temperature until it heats up. (Approx 3 – 4 mins)
3. Wet your fingers and splash some water onto the pan. If the water sizzles you are ready to go.
4. Start cooking

Cast iron heats very evenly once it has been heated for a while and provides you with that true, classic cooking surface of a flat top.

In summary, the Lodge Cast Iron Griddle is one of the most versatile cooking tools around, with a flat surface that’s perfect for searing steaks, frying eggs, and grilling sandwiches.

In its early days, the griddle wasn’t designed to be used on a stove at all; it was actually intended to be used on outdoor cooking equipment such as a campfire, a barbecue, or an open fire.

But as gas stoves, and then electric stoves became more popular cast iron griddles also became popular for cooking indoors.

The flat surface also makes it the perfect tool for warming tortillas or heating up leftovers, and a generous lip around the edge makes it easy to slide foods on and off.

In case you’re wondering, the handle stays cool during cooking so you can safely pick it up to move it.

Lodge cast iron griddles are great for cooking breakfast, lunch, and dinner year-round.

When it comes to cooking a thick, delicious steak, there’s nothing like cooking it on a cast iron griddle on an electric stove. It’s the perfect way to make a juicy t-bone or ribeye.

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Griddles are excellent for cooking, especially if you're feeding a crowd or making foods, such as pancakes, that cook best on a large flat surface. However, care must be taken when using a griddle if you've got a smooth top electric stove. Some smooth top stove manufacturers warn against using cast iron griddles. However, if you're careful and cautious, you should have no problem using your griddle.

Care and Caution

Be careful when using a griddle, especially a cast iron griddle, on ceramic smooth top stoves. Griddles can scratch the surface or even worse, cause a glass stovetop to crack. Don't slide a griddle across a smooth top stove. It can scratch the ceramic surface. Always lift a griddle rather than slide it. Use two hands for more support if needed. Never store a griddle above your stove. Accidents do happen and griddles are very heavy. If dropped on the glass stovetop, it will crack its ceramic surface.

Know the Condition of your Griddle

Check the underside of your griddle. Many griddles have a smooth cooking surface with a ridged undersurface. This ridging can pose problems when cooking foods that might release water or juices or if food spillage occurs and gets trapped between the ridges. Steam can build up between the ridges, and the slight difference in surface temperatures between the ridges might crack a glass top stove.

Check the condition of your griddle from time to time. Place the griddle on your smooth top stove so that it sits flat on the stove surface. Over time, a griddle can warp and become slightly wobbly. While this won't affect your ability to use the griddle, an off-balanced griddle increases the risk of runoff from liquids, which can crack your stove. Consider buying a replacement griddle that sits flat for safety's sake as well as to control foods cooking on the griddle surface to prevent spillage.

Risks You Should Know

Placing a large griddle over two burners will allow you to use the griddle's total cooking surface. However, you run the risk of creating a differential in surface heat temperature between the two hot burners and the cooler space between them that's not sitting directly on a burner. This situation could cause the glass to crack.

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