Wow! I have griddle envy! What are the holes in the rim for? to keep the rim cool?

Wow, very nice griddle, Ann. The raised rim would let you put it on a fire ring and still be able to remove it with those holes, but I'm betting that's now what they are for.

Matt's enjoying the cooking, I'm sure!

Annie

Dang, Ann! Dang!! (*thud*)

Awesome!

Smiles,
Sooz

What a terrific griddle! And the chow doesn't look half bad, either. ;-)

Just hazarding a guess, the holes in the rim might have something to do with minimizing expansion & contraction stress on the cast iron? Also, the holes reduce the weight.

Question, Ann...How did you heat this giant? Just the kitchen stove or over a turkey fryer??

Now that is one honkin' big griddle. What a great looking meal! I've not made tortillas in a long time and need to do so soon.

That is one great gift, thanks Cliff.

I was wondering that too about the stove top you used.

Nice job on the fajitias.

Wow, Ann - what a great griddle! I'm also envious. I can smell the fajitas from here! Yum.

/tricia

I don't know the history of this griddle. It was given to Clif and he gave it too me. I'm pretty sure though it is meant to be used over an outdoor fire of some sort.

It obviously doesn't fit properly over the burners on my glass top. But it fits over the largest burner and over a smaller burner, and because it is cast iron, once it heats up it is hot every where, with the outside area being not quite as hot, so perfect for moving cooked items off to the sides to continue cooking. This leaves the larger centre area to continue cooking the vegetables.

I like that I can cook whole meals on it. Could become my favourite pan, at least until the novelty wears off or I can't lift it. It is really heavy.

~Ann

It looks very much like a cast iron pizza pan someone brought to a boy scout camp my son was at. Guy who had it said it was used by them for everything but pizza.

Wow, that pan is so cool!! I love that you can cook multiple items on it.

You've just proven that cast iron can be cooked on glass smooth-top stoves. I've used my cast iron skillets on mine with no problems even though I see often, that it shouldn't be used. Some sites say that the extreme heat can break the glass (that scared the beejeebers out of me). Others say that the weight of the pans can scratch the glass or the glass will break if the pan drops. Gee, ya think? Careful handling will avoid those types of things.

Anyway congratulations on your new toy. What fun!

Twoyur, It would be perfect for baking pizza. Unfortunately, it is just a couple of inches too big to fit in my oven.

Jasdip, I read that somewhere to, but I've been using my vintage cast iron on the glass top without any problems. And although I do have a couple of scratches on the glass, they weren't caused by the cast iron. :-)

My new smoothtop seems a lot more sensitive than my old one. It took a fee years before my old one looked like my new one does after just two months. I'd be more afraid of the heat factor with the oversized pan than scratching, but in theory the cooler edges sounds like it would work great, and evidently it has for you so far. Your fajitas look great!

ann_t, that's a great pan and those are beautiful fajitas! It must be heavy if it's too large to fit into your oven! Thank you for posting because it reminds me of my big cast iron griddle... I haven't thought to use that in many years and haven't made fajitas in a long while either.

Way cool pan and great looking fajitas . Is it deep enough for Paella?

I believe that is a Korean grill pan.

It is for a common Korean style of eating, grilling on the dinner table.

It must weigh a ton.

dcarch

Here is a link that might be useful: Korean pan