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Discover what you can cook on a Big Horn Outdoors® product — from wood-fired pizza to 1500°F seared steaks.

Every recipe is built and tested for our pizza ovens and infrared grills.

Griddle Insert or Griddle Plate for a Gas Grill: Fit, Heat and Care

Choose a griddle insert or a plate for a gas grill by measuring the opening, checking stability and burner coverage, and planning grease and care.

Built-In Griddle vs Freestanding Flat Top for an Outdoor Kitchen

Compare a built-in griddle with a freestanding flat top or island, focusing on install path, service access, fuel, and how the cooking line actually works.

Griddle Not Getting Hot or Low Flame? Regulator and Burner Fixes

If a propane griddle is not getting hot, confirm the tank still has fuel, then reset a tripped regulator and check burners, wind, and cold-weather frosting.

Best Oil for a Flat-Top Griddle: Smoke Points for Seasoning vs Cooking

Choose a high-smoke-point oil for seasoning and searing on a flat top, and keep lower-smoke fats for cooler zones. Smoke-point ranges and how much oil to use.

How to Remove Rust from a Griddle Top and Restore It

Remove rust from a flat-top griddle, dry the steel, and re-season it with thin oil coats so the plate cooks evenly again.

How to Clean a Flat-Top Griddle After Every Cook

Clean a flat-top griddle while it is still warm: scrape, use a little water only if needed, dry completely, and finish with a thin coat of oil before you cover it.

Steak on a Griddle vs an Infrared Grill: Crust, Time and Doneness

A griddle gives steak an even contact crust and room for sides; an infrared unit sears with intense radiant heat. Both still finish at 145°F with a three-minute rest.

Smash Burgers on a Griddle: Heat, Press Timing and Crust

Smash burgers need a hot flat plate, a loose ball of beef, one early press, and a 160°F finish. Here is the method, plus the mistakes that steam the crust away.

Grill and Griddle Combo: How It Works and Who It Suits

A grill and griddle combo puts open grates and a flat plate on one cooker so you can sear and brown in the same session. Here is how the layouts work and who they suit.

Griddle vs Flat Top vs Plancha: Are They the Same Thing?

In backyard use, griddle and flat top usually name the same metal plate, and plancha is the Spanish term for that plate. The real split is a plate versus open grill grates.

Blackstone vs Traeger Flatrock: Griddle Design Differences That Matter

A Traeger Flatrock 3 Zone lists less cooking area than a Blackstone 36-inch class, and a different design: insulated zones, U-burners, a recessed cooktop, and a 5-year limited warranty. This guide ...

Blackstone vs Camp Chef: Which Flat Top Fits Your Cooking?

A Blackstone 36-inch class and a Camp Chef Gridiron 36 are both outdoor steel flat tops, with different official area, input, seasoning, and grease-path figures. This guide matches those published ...

Weber Griddle vs Blackstone: Build, Heat Zones and Cooktop Compared

A Weber Slate and a Blackstone-style flat top share a solid outdoor plate, but not the same cooktop or size ladder. This article compares official area, zone, fuel, and first-use figures for repres...

Is a Blackstone-Style Griddle Worth It? Pros, Cons and Why Some Owners Sell

A Blackstone-style griddle is worth it when spatula meals are a weekly habit and you will season and cover the plate. This article weighs the trade-offs and the practical reasons some owners later ...