Griddle's

[iiyama]

What temperature should they be? Been trying one out to make dropped scones and English muffins but all the recipe's say is "hot" or "medium" temps. Means nothing to me! Would prefer if they gave a target temp such as they normally do when using an oven....

Help please!

[iiyama]

No one?

[Catz]

How are you planning measuring the temp of your griddle? Or is it an electric one with a temp gauge?

I'd heat it till it's hot enough that drops of water "dance" and evaporate quickly. You could also drop a small amount of batter on to test the temp is right.

[iiyama]

Infrared thermometers are cheap enough. I think the pro griddles have temp readings on them? May be wrong though....

[H_Kan]

Just heat using the hob at medium or hot. Generally, you'll want a griddle to be pretty hot to stop stuff sticking to it.

A bog standard cast iron one has served me well, long as it's seasoned and looked after properly.

[iiyama]

Yup, bog standard cast one being used here on an induction hob but I just don't seem to be able to get the heat right. Made some English Muffins and they were perfect on the outside but under cooked in the center, indicates to hot?

[calibrax]

iiyama said:

Yup, bog standard cast one being used here on an induction hob but I just don't seem to be able to get the heat right. Made some English Muffins and they were perfect on the outside but under cooked in the center, indicates to hot?

Are you making them with ingredients at room temperature, or from the fridge?

[iiyama]

Room temp as they have been left to prove before cooking.

[Tanguero]

iiyama said:

Yup, bog standard cast one being used here on an induction hob but I just don't seem to be able to get the heat right. Made some English Muffins and they were perfect on the outside but under cooked in the center, indicates to hot?

Muffins need a surprisingly cool griddle to cook through before the outside is done. It is a balancing act between too hot so they don't cook through and not hot enough so they stick, the only way to get it right is trial and error and experience.

[Davey S2]

Muffins?

Why are you bu99ering about with muffins? Griddles are for steaks.

Get it smoking and put some prime cow on there!

[iiyama]

Davey S2 said:

Muffins?

Why are you bu99ering about with muffins? Griddles are for steaks.

Get it smoking and put some prime cow on there!

Now I do love a bit of cow it has to be said but I leave that type of thing to the Mrs. I like the baking side of cooking, muck about with ice cream too.

Thanks for the replies, Ill make another batch and lower the heat a little then.