A flat top grill, also known as a griddle grill, features a smooth cooking surface instead of the traditional grill grate with bars. On standard electric grill, gas grill or charcoal grills, smaller foods—like onions, finely chopped vegetables or bacon—can slip through the grate. Even delicate items like fish can be tricky, as they tend to flake apart over the open grates.
With the even surface of a flat top grill, you can expand your outdoor cooking to include these hard-to-grill foods, as well as items like pancakes, quesadillas and other dough-based dishes. Best of all, griddles still handle classic barbecue fare like burgers and hot dogs with ease.
Whether you’re figuring out how to design an outdoor kitchen or just adding a grill to the deck, an outdoor griddle provides a versatile cooking surface. Many large outdoor griddles even allow you to control heat separately across different zones of the griddle.
