Griddle - How Hot?

SmittyJonz

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Anybody shoot their griddle with an infrared thermometer? how hot do y'all cook on?
 
Curious as to the answers..also curious how accurate those things are?

Anyway one griddle i looked at suggested 350* temps so my guess would be 350-500*, otherwise the food would burn?
 
If the griddle is at all polished/shiny/reflective, the infrared thermometer will reflect off of it & give an inaccurate reading.

Myself... I just sprinkle a little water on mine & watch the dance.
 
When I cooked my griddle burgers over charcoal, my infrared read 410 on one end and 350 on the other. The burgers cooked at the 410 end had a better crust. They cooked for maybe 2:30 a side and the actual meat was pretty cold before I put on the griddle.
 
Crank it all the way up to sear (e.g. - burgers), fairly low for eggs, everything else in the upper-middle position on the knobs. Seems to work for me so far. No clue on temps. I have an infrared temp device, but it doesn't seem to give consistent/accurate readings.
 
Well mine sits on my gas grill so knob setting ain't gonna be same.
 
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