Wish I could say that I am sorry for pushing you toward a stand alone griddle... but I’d be lying to do so. Between the 3 cookers I have, my griddle by far and away is my most used cooker...
-For sheer convenance
-For ease of use
-For incredibly tasty results
-For the massive amount of food (whole meals) that can be banged out like child’s play
-For the insane sear/crust/bits-o-char that are put on the food cooked
As much as I loved my Blackstone 36, I LOVE the Camp Chef FTG900. Since buying the Camp Chef a few months ago, I actually find myself “grilling” differently than I used to. It used to be that I’d “always” grill proteins and veggies on my kettle or MAK, then serve the food(s) and watch people cut into bite size pieces and enjoy. Nowadays, I often precut certain things, season it, and proceed to cook on the griddle. This method, unlike traditional grilling puts a crust/sear on every single bite. Most of what comes off the griddle is just so stinkin’ good that it’s been kind of hard to return to the traditional way of grilling for those items that excel on the griddle. Example... buy a simple package of skinless chicken thighs at your grocery store. Cut into small bite size pieces and season heavily with your favorite taco seasoning. Put a good splash of olive oil on your hot griddle and cook up them lil morsels of seasoned chicken. Just toss and turn til done. Sooooooo darn good. The crust and flavor is unbelievable. Some of the best tasting taco, burritos or nacho meat ever! This one example we do probably 3x/mo and every time I just cannot believe how easy and good it is.
I could go on and on... lol.