BBQ and grilled food are one of the most enjoyed food during parties, house functions and picnics. It’s easy to make such food in a BBQ griddle when you are outside or have a porch outside your home where you can easily set up your BBQ station and let the smoke reach out.
But when you are bound at home with no place outside, then you resort to making fried food to compensate for your BBQ needs. This is the reason why electric griddles are becoming more and more famous amongst families that live in a small house where there is no means of outside space to make BBQ food.
These electric griddles allow you to make BBQs and grilled food inside your home as they are designed to be smokeless, safe to use at home and compact in size to stay on any kitchen table top.
Our list top 10 electric griddles are selected on the basis of:
Performance – Must give an even cooking and perfect searing on food.
Durability – Must last longer without any defects or wearing off.
Safety – Must be safe to use indoors with no smoke.
Efficiency – Must quickly reach the cook ready temperature.
Quality – Must be of a high quality for long lasting use.
List of Top 10 Electric Griddles.
1. Presto Electric Griddle – Easy to use & wash.
Highlight:
Presto Electric Griddle is ideal BBQ grill for large families or where frequent BBQ events come up but there is no outer space to set up the BBQ station. This griddle makes 8 to 12 serving portions in one batch depending on what you are grilling. The operation is very simple, and so is the setting up. All in all, this griddle becomes perfect solution for almost every day grilling.
Design:
Presto Electric Griddle is a tray like griddle with handles at each side. These handles have an inbuilt lock and unlock feature that lets you detach the handles from the grilling tray so that you can easily immerse the entire tray in water. The grilling stray is made up of non-stick material so that the food does not get stuck or burnt on the tray.
Convenience & Use:
When the handles get detached, the tray easily fits horizontally or vertically in any 18” cabinet while the handles with the cord can be wrapped around and stored in any drawer. Using it is quick as the temperature quickly reaches the ready to cook timer.
Quick features:
- Non-stick grilling area for cooking without food sticking on it.
- Easy to assemble, easy to use and easy to wash.
- Removable handles with inbuilt lock and unlock system.
- Removable drip tray that slides out.
- Automatic temperature control throughout the cooking.
- Warp proof aluminum base.
Product specification:
| Dimension | 4.53 x 0.94 x 8.86 inches. |
| Weight | 4.2 pounds. |
| Voltage | 120 V. |
| Power | 1500 watts. |
| Grilling Area | 10 1/2- x 20-inch. |
Company Warranty:
The company offers a 1 year warranty.
The downside:
The legs of the griddle are of the same size so the griddle tray sits at a perfect level while the drip pan hole is in the front. So not all the food grease or juice that comes out during cooking is collected. You might have to manually tilt it.
2. Hamilton Beach Electric Grill – High sear with perfect texture.
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Hamilton Beach Electric Grill is ideal for making 4 to 6 portions of food at a time depending upon the size of food. So if you are grilling a chicken patty it will take 4 portions while you can fit 8 bacon strips in one batch. It is made to give you a high sear temperature which allows all the juice contents to quickly absorb in the food so you do not lose any flavors and get perfectly seared flavorful food.
Design:
The griddle is designed in a small oven like design that has a cover up lid attached to the griddle so that there is no splashing of oil around when grilling water defusing food such as bacon or sausages. The grilling area is large with a heavy non-stick coating that allows you to grill about anything without sticking it on the tray.
It has a removable dripping tray to collect all the oils or juices that drip from food while grilling.
Convenience & Use:
The grilling tray, the drip tray and the lid are all removable from the griddle machine which makes it very convenient to wash after using it. All these parts are dishwasher safer or can be washed under running water. You can use the griddle even without the lid if you do not need it for any specific food grilling.
Quick Features:
- Has a see through lid that gives mess free grilling and also lets you watch the charring on food.
- All parts are removable and washable in dishwasher or by hands. Window lets you watch food as it cooks.
- Easily adjustable temperature which is automatically maintained throughout cooking.
- Light indicator to show powered on and pre-heat indication.
- Does not cause oil splatters, smoke or sticky after cook mess that happens in stove top pans at home.
- Locks all the flavors and juices inside because of high sear temperature feature.
Product specification:
| Dimension | 12.4 x 16.73x 6.81 inches |
| Weight | 8.15 pounds. |
| Voltage | 110 v. |
| Power | 1200 watts. |
| Grilling Area | 118 sq inches |
The company offers a 1 year warranty.
The downside:
It has a very short power cord so you are limited to a place near the outlet and using the extension doesn’t seem like a very safe idea.
3. BLACK+DECKER Electric Griddle – For larger families.
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BLACK+DECKER Electric Griddle is best suited for large families as it has a large grilling area that allows you to make 6 to 8 portions of food depending upon the size of what you are grilling. The temperature controls maintains the perfect searing temperature throughout the cooking time and pre-heatup is pretty quick making it quick to heat and quick to cook kind of a griddle. You can make pancakes and even fry eggs apart from all other grilling needs.
Design:
This is a tray like griddle without any handles on either side. It has a temperature controller on the right side that is connected with a power cord. This piece of controller is designed with a lock and unlock feature so that the power element can be detached from the griller for absolutely easy washing. The non-stick grilling area allows a no stick cooking experience and a no mess after cooking experience.
Convenience & Use:
The grilling tray has a dripping tray underneath to collect all the oils and juices on the tray and also has food warming tray that stores your food so that it remains warm until you make your next batch ready.
The grilling tray, the dripping tray and the food warming tray are easily removable and washable under tap water or in dishwasher. This makes it easy to clean after having used it and the using experience increases because of hassle free cooking.
Quick Features:
- It has a large grilling area that allows you to make 6 to 8 batches of food in a single go.
- All the removable parts are dishwasher safe – The dripping tray, warming tray & drilling tray.
- The temperature controller quickly preheats the griddle and maintains the temperature for even cooking and perfect searing.
- Allows you to grilling, fry and even make grilled vegetables without any worries of food sticking to the surface.
- The temperature controller detaches from the tray that disconnects the power from the cooking surface for freedom of cleaning.
- Grilling tray is made of non-stick surface to let you cook any type of food without it sticking to the surface.
- Has inbuilt light indicator to show pre-heat light and power.
Product specification:
| Dimension | 22 x 13 x 3.5 inches. |
| Weight | 4.96 pounds. |
| Voltage | 110 v. |
| Power | 1500 watts. |
| Grilling Area | 200 sq inch. |
Company Warranty:
The company offers a 2 year warranty.
The downside:
The power cord is too short and you will require an extension to use it if your outlet is far away from a tabletop. Another downside is that the base heats up as well when you are searing on a very high temperature or have used it continuously for a long time.
4. Oster Griddle – 30 times faster cooking.
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Oster Griddle is a very innovative grilling solution that has been made to last long and work 30 times faster compared to all others in the same competition. It is a 10 X 18 inch griller that can make 6 to 8 portions of food in one single batch, so it essentially ideal for large families who enjoy grilling, BBQ and charred veggies on their dining tables.
Designed:
The grilling tray of Oster Griddle is made with DuraCeramic non-stick coating that does not let the food stick to it and unlike other griddles whose non-stick material starts to peel off, this one stays 4 times longer and works efficiently.
The temperature controller is at the side of the griddle which comes in a lock and unlock feature so you can remove the power piece from the griddle when you are done.
It also has a warming tray under the griddle tray that lets you keep food warm until you make your next batch ready or if you want to warm any pre-made food.
Convenience & Use:
All the removable parts such as the grilling tray and the warming tray are dishwasher safe or can be washed by hands under running tap water. Since the temperature controller is removable, you can even immerse the tray in water if you want to wash it later.
Once the controller is removed, you can store away the griddle in any shelf and the controller in any drawer to save space in your kitchen.
Quick Features:
- DuraCeremic non-stick coating lasts 4 times longer.
- Large grilling area to serve 6 to 8 people, ideal for large families or in home dinner functions.
- Temperature controller quickly heats up the grilling tray and maintains the temperature throughout the cooking time.
- Gives perfect charring to all the foods including veggies.
- Doubles as a serving tray once the temperature controller is removed.
Product specification:
| Dimension | 4 x 24 x 13.4 inches. |
| Weight | 6.39 pounds. |
| Grilling Area | 10 x 18 inch. |
Company Warranty:
The company offers a 1 year warranty.
The downside:
The high-sear temperature reaches slower to the point as compared to others in the competition but it maintains the temperature once it gets there. Also there is a ½ inch gap between all the sides of the cooking pan and the base area. The grease and small food flakes easily fall into this space.
5. Hamilton Beach 3 in 1 Electric Griddle – The smokeless charring solution.
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Hamilton Beach 3 in 1 Electric Griddle is a dual tray machine that can work as a griller, a griddle or both together. This gives you the option to cook different types of food at the same time. You can make steaks on one side and fry eggs on the other side to make a steak meal sided by fried eggs. The options in this case are limitless. It can easily make food for 4 to 6 people in one go, so it is ideal for small families.
Design:
The entire griddle is divided by two trays – grilling tray and griddle tray that are both designed in such a way that anything that drips off from their tray lands in the dripping tray that is just at the center base of the two trays.
This makes mess free cleaning and lets the food char to perfection without getting soggy.
Convenience & Use:
The drip tray, the grilling tray and the griddle tray are all removable from the entire machine so they are easy to wash and even immerse entirely in water if it requires a little soaking.
The rest of the machine can be cleaned with a damp cloth in case there is any splash of oil.
While the griddle is divided into two, you can control the temperatures of each tray separately allowing you a complete freedom of making 2 different foods at the same time.
Quick features:
- Dual cooking tray with dual temperature control so you can make 2 different food.
- Comes with a centralized drip oil tray that is removable.
- Dishwasher safe parts – griddle tray, grilling gray as well as drip pan.
- Non-stick coating on each tray for a no stick experience in cooking variety of foods.
- Makes food for 4 to 6 people at a time becoming ideal for small families or for daily snacking routine.
Product specification:
| Dimension | 12.51 x 23 x 6.71 inches. |
| Weight | 9 pounds. |
| Voltage | 110 v. |
| Power | 1400 watts. |
| Grilling Area | 180 sq inch. |
Company Warranty:
The company offers a 1 year warranty.
The downside:
There is a gap between the cooking tray and the base where the fats escape easily. Also the cooking plates have a lot of screws and soldering where the food get stuck easily causing difficulty in proper cleaning. This stuck food causes burnt smell and smoke when using it over and over.
6. Swissmar Classic Grill – Multiple cooking options.
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Swissmar Classic Grill is every cooking solution packed in one single machine that will let you cook multiple food items with different cooking needs in quicker time. It is also a single solution to all your pots, pans and outdoor grillers. With this Classic Grill, you don’t need any other cooking utensil.
Design:
This Classic Grill is designed with new, innovative and thoughtful design to provide a safe and quick cooking experience. It has a large grilling tray that is reversible to work as griddle and a griller, made of heavily non stick material so you do not have food stuck on it.
Under the grilling tray is space for 4 small warming trays that allows you to make quick batches of different sauces, side dishes, curries and more.
The side handles attached to the power base are heat proof.
Convenience & Use:
The griller comes with the grilling tray, food warmers and spatulas that make the griller an entire cooking range substitute with inclusive serving dishes so with griddle out, you do not need to take out any other material from your kitchen.
All removable parts are easy to clean, easy to assemble and easy to store away when not in use. The handles are heat proof to allow you to carry it quickly from one table top to another.
Quick Features:
- Anti-heat side handles attached to the power base.
- Comes with all accessories that are dishwasher safe – Grilling tray, food warmers, spatula as well as serving dishes.
- Stainless steel base that is made to last long and heavy nonstick coating for longer durability no matter what you make.
- Temperature control that maintains the temperature and gives a very even and perfect charring to all the foods.
- Reversible cooking tray that works as a griddle on side and a griller on the another side giving you options to make steaks and pancakes.
- Does not require any greasing so there is no splashing of oil. A complete mess free and extra oil free food for you to eat.
Product specification:
| Dimension | 16.5 x 9.6 x 5.6 inches. |
| Weight | 9.8 pounds. |
| Voltage | 100 v. |
| Power | 1200 watts. |
Company Warranty:
The company offers a 1 year warranty.
The downside:
The power cord is short so you either have to stay close to the outlet or use an extension. The non-stick coating on the cooking area is delicate so if you use any metal spatula, it could easily scrape off. You might need to use a silicon heat-resistant spatula to avoid this issue.
7. Philips Electric BBQ Grill – Zero smoke and zero mess.
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Philips Electric BBQ Grill is a zero smoke and zero mess indoor grill that allows you to make charred and well seared food at the comfort of your home even if you do not have any outside space to set up a big BBQ grill station. It is made to quick food faster for 4 to 6 people at a time.
Design:
This griller is designed with a power base made of stainless steel and a non-stick heavy coated grilling tray on the power base.
It uses an advanced technology of infrared heating which allows the entire grilling tray to quickly heat up to a high searing temperature while maintaining the temperature throughout the cooking.
Underneath the grilling tray is a drip pan that collects all the fat from food or juices that would conventionally get collected in a pan if it were made on stove. This gives a perfect sear and crisp result on all your foods
Convenience & Use:
The drip pan collects all the juices and fats from the food so you do not have to worry about any mess after cooking. Simply remove the drip pan and throw away the remains. The grilling tray requires no pre-greasing so there is no oil splashing.
This results in no mess and no smoke cooking.
The entire griller is easy to assemble, easy to use and easy to clean as all the removable parts are dishwasher save. The sides on the power base can be cleaned with a damp cloth and stored in any cupboard.
Quick Features:
- Stainless steel power base, non-stick coating grilling tray and infrared heat technology.
- All removable parts such as tray and drip pan are washable under tap water, dishwasher or can be immersed in water for a soak.
- Gives an even charring without any greasing resulting is splash free and mess free cooking. Completely safe to be used indoors.
- Makes food portions for 4 to 6 persons at a time ideal for small to medium sized families where grilled food is an everyday option.
- The temperature quickly builds up to a high sear temperature and automatically maintains the temperature throughout the cooking.
Product specification:
| Dimension | 8 x 17 x 22 inches. |
| Weight | 15.5 pounds. |
| Voltage | 120 v. |
| Power | 1660 watts. |
Company Warranty:
The company offers a 1 year warranty.
The downside:
It only works as a grill so you can make steaks and charred fish but you cannot make pancakes or fry eggs on it which other machines are quiet easily giving the option to do.
8. Hamilton Beach Combo Electric Griddle – 3 in 1 Perfect Sear Griddle
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Hamilton Beach Combo Electric Griddle is a 3 in 1 multi-functional griddle that is so simple, so easy and so multifunctional that you will be using it even for making breakfasts early in the morning. It converts as a griddle, griller, pan and a sandwich maker. The entire machine is compact in size so it won’t be taking much space on your table top even if it stays right next to your coffee maker.
Design:
This electric griddle is designed in the shape of a sandwich presser with one side as a griddle and the other side as a griller. You can either use just the griddle mode to make steaks, or use the griller mode to make pan cakes or open the cover completely to take advantage of both.
Another innovative concept of this griddle is the Bacon Mode. Place your bacon strips on the griddle and keep the griller lid close to the bacon and quickly see the results.
Convenience & Use:
This BBQ machine truly serves as a combo machine making it convenient to use even for breakfasts. You can make steaks, bacon, pancakes and even paninis in it so with this griddle in your house, the use of other various pots and pans become obsolete.
The drip pan makes it more convenient to gather all the extra fats so you are not cooking your food in its own fatty grease and throwing it away is easy-peasy task.
All the removable parts are easily washable using a damp cloth, running water or in dishwasher.
Quick Features:
- Works in 3 different modes: Griddle mode, Grill mode and bacon mode for 3 different types of food searing requirement.
- Large surface area that allows you to make 4 to 6 portions of food easily.
- Easy to set up, easy to use and easy to clean. Store away the machine in any kitchen cabinet or let it sit on the table top for everyday use.
- All removable parts of the machine are dishwasher safe or can be washed with a damp cloth or running water.
- Quickly heats up, maintains temperature, gives perfect sears and locks the flavors of the food.
Product specification:
| Dimension | 13.9 x 7.2 x 16.9 inches. |
| Weight | 10 pounds. |
| Voltage | 120 v. |
| Grilling Area | 100 sq inches. |
Company Warranty:
The company offers a 1 year warranty.
The downside:
The cooking tray is not angled so the drip pan doesn’t gather all the grease from the food, You basically have to tilt the tray in order to get all the grease. Also you have to be extra careful when your drip pan fills up as it fills quickly and cause an over flow if not emptied on time.
9. Secura Electric Grill Griddle – 2 in 1 reversible grilling.
Highlight:
The Secura Electric Grill Griddle is a compact size griddle with a large cooking surface that makes it a small in looks griddle that can serve up to 9 to 12 food portions in one go perfect for extra-large families or where frequent parties happen. This griddle converts to make any type of grilling, frying and searing options. It is completely pleasant looking griddle that will look happy sitting on your kitchen top because you won’t feel like putting it away.
Designe:
Secura Griddle is designed in the shape of a small portable oven like design with a lid that has a stainless steel base power connected with power cord and temperature controller. On this base comes the grilling/griddle tray made of non-stick heavy coating for no stick cooking freedom. This tray is a 2 in 1 reversible tray that functions as a griddle on one side and griller on the other.
There is a drip pan under the tray to collect every bit of fats and juices that come out from the food which allows the food to cook to a good sear without getting soaked in their own grease.
Convenience & Use:
The reversible tray makes a very make shift convenience to make practically any seared or fried food. Use the griddle for steaks, patties and veggies or turn over the tray for griller to make pancakes, fried eggs or bacons.
The lid attached to the machine lets you avoid any sort of oil splashing that happens in water infused food such as sausages, bacon and pepperonis. Also the drip pan makes it easy to collect the residue and throw it away without any mess.
All the parts are detachable from the power base such as the lid, the tray and the drip pan making it convenient to wash these parts using running water or even in any dishwasher.
Quick features:
- The tray is infused with a heating element that is creatively packed between the layers of griddle and griller plate. This makes the tray heat up quickly to a high sear temperature.
- The temperature controller controls the temperature throughout the cooking time for even cooking.
- Reversible tray works as a griddle as well as griller saving space of two trays in one single tray.
- Large cooking area for large families or for making large portions of food in one single goes.
- All the parts of the griddle are removable and washable with a damp cloth, in dishwasher or under running tap water.
- The handles around the power base are made anti-heat material.
Product specification:
| Dimension | 22.5 x 5.25 x 15.5 inches. |
| Weight | 13.6 pounds. |
| Voltage | 120 V. |
| Power | 1800 watts. |
| Grilling Area | 180 sq inches. |
Company Warranty:
The company offers a 1 year warranty.
The downside:
The lid is useless and less effective because when you do put on the lid and open it again, all the condensation falls right back down on your cooking area instead of going into the dripping pan. To avoid this, you will rarely use the lid thus becoming useless.
10. Zojirushi Electric Griddle – Fun of cooking on dining table.
Highlight:
Zojirushi Electric Griddle gives family dinners a more fun filled approach as your food gets ready right in front of you and gets served hot and sizzling. The convenient lid lets you cook any type of food quickly to lock in the temperatures and also avoids any splattering of oil in case you use frozen food that has some ice crystals that sparkle in reaction with heat.
Design:
Zojirushi Electric Griddle is designed in a serving tray like design because it is meant for cooking right on the tables so you can cook as you eat. The base is a stainless steel power base with attached power cord and a temperature controller.
The tray is made of heavy coating of non-stick titanium infused ceramic material that is made to last longer than the normal non-stick plates. The lid is made of the same material so it doubles as a serving tray.
The cooking surface area is large enough to make portions of food for large families. You can fit about 12 to 15 bacon on this surface so your family won’t be waiting long enough in line for their food item to be ready.
Convenience & Use:
The power cord removes from the base of the griddle so it makes cleaning up very convenient. All the other parts such as the tray, the lid and the stainless steel base are removable, fully immersible in water and dishwasher safe.
It comes with a spatula to assist you in easy flipping and serving of the food. You can easily assemble the machine, quickly heat up the griddle for cooking, clean it up after using and store it in any kitchen cabinet.
Quick features:
- Extra-large cooking surface to make large batches of food portion for about 8 to 12 persons in one single batch. Make 8 burger patties, 12 nuggets or 15 bacon strips at a time.
- Adjustable temperature to suit the needs of different food.
- The starting temperature is about 176 which is for warming food and it reaches to a high sear temperature of about 425 perfect for foods that needs grilling and charring.
- All parts and removable and washable in running water or in dishwasher.
- Comes with a lid for no splash cooking, a spatula and the lid that doubles as a serving tray.
- Safest way to cook food right on your dinner table.
Product specification:
| Dimension | 15 x 23.62 x 4.38 inches. |
| Weight | 12 pounds. |
| Voltage | 120 V. |
| Power | 1000 watts. |
| Grilling Area | 19 inches x 12-1/2 inches. |
Company Warranty:
The company offers a 1 year warranty that is limited to terms and policy of use.
The downside:
It has no drain hole to collect any juices or extra food fat that is released during frying. It also does not have a griddle tray so you do not get the charring lines if you want it on your steak.
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