The instructions were all fairly straightforward, but we did encounter some issues. The cooking surfaces of all the grills were made of carbon steel, which needed to be seasoned before use to prevent rusting and keep food from sticking. Assembling a Flat-Top Grillīefore we could start cooking, we had to unpack and assemble all the grills. We also used an infrared thermometer to monitor the temperature of each grill’s cooking surface when set at both a high and a low heat setting.
On each grill, we made pancakes, bacon, and eggs over easy seared Griddled Smashed Burgers from The Ultimate Burger and toasted burger buns and made Chopped Cheese Sandwiches. One of the grills had just two burners and a round cooking surface. Three of the grills had four burners under their rectangular cooking surfaces. To find out which flat-top grill was best (and to have an excuse to eat a lot of smashed burgers), we selected four models, priced from about $170 to around $350. The article credits the rise to the popularity of smashed burgers, a type of burger that is pressed flat as it cooks to give it crispy, lacy edges. A 2018 article by Popular Science found that grill manufacturers have seen between a 150 and 600 percent increase in sales of flat-top models. In recent years, flat-top grills have surged in popularity. And since flat-top grills have multiple burners, they also have multiple heat zones, which, in theory, allows for searing burgers in one zone while toasting burger buns in another. Instead, they’re meant for cooking foods that are typically cooked on a griddle-pancakes and fried eggs-as well as foods that are typically grilled but are flattop-friendly-steak, burgers, and sliced vegetables. But unlike gas or charcoal grills, flat-top grills can’t be used for barbecuing or smoking foods.
Like traditional gas grills, flat-top grills are propane powered, have multiple heat zones, and are designed exclusively for outdoor use. A flat-top grill is a scaled-down version of this diner appliance that replaces a grill’s grates with a flat sheet of carbon steel. Peek into the kitchen at any busy diner and you’ll likely see a short-order cook standing in front of a flat-top griddle, employing every inch of its wide, flat cooking surface to churn out batch after batch of fried eggs, pancakes, bacon, grilled cheese sandwiches, burgers, and more.
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