The Cuisinart comes with a vented stainless steel cooking lid that fits over the entire 22-inch diameter griddle. With the cover on, you can use the griddle to roast, steam, warm, or smoke. When you’re not using the lid, it hangs on the right side of the unit, so you don’t have to put it on the ground. Just like any cast-iron surface, if you want to start off well, you’ll first need a good seasoning. Apply a thin layer of oil on the surface, and sweep it with a paper towel. Turn the three burners up to high to burn the oil.
This griddle is for use with liquid propane gas only. The conversion to or aempted use of natural gas in this LP gas grill is dangerous and will void your warranty. This outdoor cooking gas appliance must not be placed under overhanging combusble structure. A minimum clearance of 36 inches from combusble construcons to the sides of the griddle and 36 inches from the back of the griddle to combusble construcons must be maintained. Keep your griddle in an area clear and free from combusble materials, gasoline and other flammable vapors and liquids. This griddle is intended for use outdoors and must not be used in a building, garage or any other enclosed or covered area.
The grill is available exclusively at Walmart, retailing at $347.00. Notably, the griddle includes a stainless-steel lid with integrated vent, enhancing its 8-in-1 cooking versatility cuisinart pots and pans set to steam, roast, smoke, sear, bake, grill, griddle or stir-fry. For tabletop models, we considered portability as well as cooking surface and burner heat output.
I picked up a griddle accessories kit on amazon that came with a couple plastic bottles. I keep one full of oil for cooking and one full of water. Once I’m done cooking, I spray water on it while it’s still hot, then use a scraper cuisinart griddler elite to scrape the mess to the back where the drip tray is. Once it’s cooled off, I clean out the drip tray and wipe off the side/circular trays, then coat the cook top with a thin coat of oil so it’s ready to go for next time.
If you are looking to start with outdoor griddling this unit might be a great starting point. Backyard grills and smokers dominate the outdoor cooking scene, so when we saw this model we knew that we had to test it. The Cuisinart 360 griddle brings something new, that we are not used to seeing in other griddle models. For a bacon fan like myself, the flat surface is fantastic for cooking perfect straight crispy bacon, all evenly cooked, which is impossible to get on a traditional grill. The Blackstone 1554 grill is perfect for cooking if you are the only one cooking as the food is easy to manage and will not fall off the griddle easily. The grease easily fell off the cooking space because it does not have walls so cleaning up while cooking is unnecessary.
When it comes to other accessories, I highly recommend buying the 7-piece griddle kit. You’ll want to fill one with water for steaming vegetables and melting cheese and one with oil for searing meats or frying eggs. When you assemble the griddle, you’ll start to see the cuisinart soup maker features come to life. Most griddles are arranged with a front cooking area and three side walls. They’re setup so that you only cook from the front side. You can cook from any side, which is fun if you want to bring the party to the griddle and get others involved.
On the right side of the griddle, ghten the screws with a screwdriver to aach the handle. Install the cart panel by lining up the notches with the le side of the griddle first, and then let the right side fall in place. Slide the right cart leg assembly into the two leg fixing panels. Align the holes, and slide the cart leg pins through the holes. Insert the coer pins through the holes at the ends of the leg pins to secure.
Season heavy when you first get it, for us we find crisco on it after cooking on it works great. 100% highly recommend, mine even came damaged and I was promptly sent a new one. Next, turn the heat on high until it blackens and smokes. Allow it to cool and then add several more layers of cooking oil by repeating the process. If a grill or griddle will live outside, it’s also a good idea to buy a cover for it to protect it from the elements.