nonstick griddle pan

We tested some of the best griddle pans available, ranging in price, size, and specs to tướng help you find the right one for your kitchen.

We’d usually recommend brushing your ingredients with a little oil to tướng eliminate any risk of sticking, but we fried some of ours dry to tướng see how well each pan fared in a non-stick test. Read our griddle pan reviews to tướng see what we discovered.

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• Best griddle pans at a glance
• Best griddle pans to tướng buy 2023
• Why buy a griddle pan
• How to tướng choose a griddle pan
• How we tested griddle pans
• Top tips for griddling

Best griddle pans at a glance

• Best griddle pan for fat-free cooking: Zyliss Cook square grill pan, £50
• Best cast iron grill pan: Le Creuset Signature cast iron Grillit, £98.15
• Best stainless steel grill pan: M&S stainless steel non-stick grill pan, £32
• Best cheap grill pan: Tower Cerastone grill pan, £15.19
• Best flat griddle pan: Hexclad 30cm griddle pan, £145.99

Zyliss Cook square grill pan (26cm)

• Available from Zyliss (£50)

Best griddle pan for fat-free cooking

Pros:

• Good non-stick coating
• No oil or butter needed

Cons:

• Ridging too shallow for good drainage

Zyliss has used Rock-Pearl non-stick technology by Ilag on this grill pan, which feels slick and glass-like to tướng the touch. It’s PTFE- and PFOA-free, and food slides off it without any persuasion or oiling.

Although Zyliss says it’s safe to tướng use metal utensils, we’d recommend sticking to tướng wooden or plastic to tướng help prolong the life of your non-stick pans. This one comes with a 10-year guarantee, which is good for peace of mind.

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A soft-grip handle makes lifting this pan a breeze, even with damp or wet hands. It’s suitable for all hob types, including induction, and is dishwasher-safe, although you can clean it easily by wiping with warm water.

Available from:

• Zyliss (£50)

Le Creuset Signature cast iron Grillit

Best cast iron grill pan

Pros:

• Versatile
• Life-long use

Cons:

• Expensive

Le Creuset is known for its classic, hard-wearing designs, and the Signature cast iron Grillit is built to tướng last.

Brush lightly with oil before cooking to tướng help build the pan’s non-stick surface. The more you use this griddle, the better its natural patina will become, enhancing its searing capabilities.

Once up to tướng temperature, you can sear meat and veg quickly to tướng lock in flavour and moisture while also achieving those iconic griddle marks. The Grillit is heat resistant up to tướng 250C, making it a versatile option if you’d lượt thích a pan you can move from the hob to tướng oven or barbecue.

Being cast iron, this grill pan is a weighty piece of kit, and quite difficult to tướng lift using its short handle alone when full. The additional handle on its far side makes moving the pan far easier.

M&S stainless steel non-stick grill pan (27cm)

• Available from M&S (£32)

Best stainless steel grill pan

Pros:

• 25-year guarantee

Cons:

• Small surface area for charring

Made of stainless steel, the pan looks stylish, and has a long metal handle that sits comfortably in the hand.

It can withstand heat up to tướng 240C, which is useful if you’re cooking steaks that require time in the oven after being seared in the pan.

Despite its large size, the circular design of the grill lines means there’s quite a lot of drainage space around the pan’s edges. Its ridging produced professional-looking char marks on all the ingredients we tested, so sánh it impressed in terms of performance.

As it's also dishwasher-safe, this grill pan has an additional element of practicality.

Available from:

• M&S (£32)

Tower Cerastone grill pan (24cm)

Best cheap grill pan

Pros:

• Good non-stick coating

Cons:

• Not suitable for oven or grill use

Tower's grill pan has a Cerastone ceramic coating, which gives it really effective non-stick qualities. The smallest amount of oil or butter will suffice when using this pan for long periods of time, but we chose not to tướng use any and our ingredients could be flipped and moved without any problems.

The pan is limited in that it can’t be used in the oven or under the grill. If you don't mind transferring ingredients to tướng an alternative dish for further cooking in the oven, however, then this pan will result in good charring prior to tướng that. A soft-touch silicone handle makes lifting and moving this pan easy. Plus, as it's small, it’s also lightweight.

Hand-washing will prolong the life of the non-stick, but if convenience is your top priority, this grill pan can be put in the dishwasher. It’s a great one for getting started with grilling.

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Hexclad 30cm hybrid griddle pan

Best flat griddle pan

Star rating: 3.5/5

Pros:

• Comfortable handle
• Versatile
• Oven-safe

Cons:

• Domed, so sánh oil gathers
• Some sticking

This versatile Hexclad pan feels lượt thích a hybrid between a pancake and frying pan. It’s also reminiscent of a Mexican comal. Although it's called a griddle pan, it doesn’t have ridges lượt thích a traditional griddle; rather, it’s more lượt thích a flat plate.

Like the other Hexclad pans we’ve tested, this model is attractive, sturdy and has a reassuring weight to tướng it. It also comes in a useful storage bag. This pan is oven-, metal utensil- and dishwasher-safe, and has a comfortable handle that remained cool during testing.

The griddle pan needs to tướng be seasoned before use, which was easy to tướng tự thanks to tướng the useful instructions. Seasoning did highlight one issue with this pan, however – it’s not as flat as we first believed. Rather, the pan domes in the middle, meaning all the oil gathered around the perimeter, so sánh we had to tướng keep brushing it back into the middle of the pan to tướng ensure the entire surface was seasoned.

Because this pan should only be used at medium temperatures, the courgette slices in our test cooked slower kêu ca we’d have liked. Notably, browning was more significant on the slices around the edge of the pan, compared to tướng those in the middle.

We found the same thing happened when we cooked slices of aubergine. Next, we cooked halloumi slices, and despite seasoning the pan before use, there was a great khuyễn mãi giảm giá of sticking – we found that the pieces of halloumi around the outside of the pan browned and crisped up nicely in the oil, but the pieces in the centre of the pan just dry-fried and didn’t cook at the same rate as the other pieces.

We also cooked a thick steak in the pan, then put it in the oven. We managed to tướng achieve a thick, brown crust on both sides of the steak, which was only enhanced after being in the oven.

For steaks and foods with a large surface area, this pan is a good option, but it struggled with delicate cooking, unfortunately.

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Why buy a griddle pan?

While a good non-stick frying pan should heat to tướng an adequate level for flash cooking, a ridged griddle pan has the edge (quite literally) and can be used for plenty of other ingredients aside from steak.

A griddle pan's design allows for a chargrilled finish, complete with darkened, seared stripes and juicy, well-cooked meat, fish or veg that still holds plenty of flavour.

This is thanks to tướng a griddle’s weight – its heavy base conducts heat quickly and retains it efficiently – plus the beamed surface raises the ingredient from the base, so sánh it doesn’t steam in its own liquid.

Some griddles are designed so sánh that the space between ridges act as channels for rendered liquids that then spill down to tướng a little moat that runs around the edge of the pan.

How to tướng choose a griddle pan?

Choose the size of pan according to tướng the number of people you generally cook for, but if you can’t find one large enough to tướng feed a family of five in one go, remember that meat needs resting anyway, so sánh pop it in the oven while you sizzle the rest.

Weight is more or less a personal preference, but heavy-duty griddles may be more durable kêu ca those with a thin base, as repeated use can cause metal to tướng buckle. Plus, big cast iron pans can usually withstand more knocks, bumps and scrapes.

How we tested griddle pans

We cooked a range of foods that are commonly griddled: courgette, aubergine and halloumi. We inspected each ingredient for well-defined grill lines and an even cook. We also cooked meat to tướng test the pan's ability to tướng cook larger items.

Heat conduction: a pan that gets super-hot, super-quickly.

Heat retention: one that doesn’t lose any of its heat during cooking.

Non-stick qualities: while it's important to tướng oil your ingredients well to tướng avoid sticking regardless of your pan, some griddles have better non-stick coatings kêu ca others. As well as steak, we tested halloumi, which has a pesky habit of sticking to tướng pans, making it a good gauge for non-stick credentials.

Grade of ridge: to get the perfect char marks on your food, ridges should be high and sharply defined.

Drainage: we looked for additional drainage channels, such as sloped sides or moats.

Weight: not everyone has the wrist strength to tướng haul around heavy griddles, so sánh we looked at a range of pans, including lightweight versions that worked just as effectively as their heftier counterparts.

Oven-proof: a grill that can go from hob to tướng oven gives you flexibility in what you can cook in it.

Dishwasher-friendly: purely for convenience, it’s sometimes nice to tướng pop a dirty pan straight into the dishwasher and let the machine tự the rest.

Top tips for griddling

Food editor Barney Desmazery gives us his top tips for using your griddle pan:

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• The golden rule of griddling is to tướng oil the food, not the pan. There's no point adding oil to tướng the pan, as it'll drain away between the ridges.
• To clean non-stick griddles, leave to tướng cool, then hand-wash in soapy water – don't use anything too abrasive.
• Avoid griddling anything with a thick, paste-like marinade, as it'll just stick to tướng the pan and burn. Oil or citrus-based marinades are fine, just drain the excess off first.
• The key to tướng stopping food from sticking to tướng cast iron griddle pans is to tướng make sure they are well-marked before trying to tướng lift or turn them. The ‘char’ marks size a layer between the pan and food that should allow the food to tướng come away from the pan easily. To get a criss-crossed pattern, turn your food by 90 degrees once initially marked, and to tướng get a diamond pattern, turn it by about 50 degrees.
• A lot of griddle pans are ovenproof, which is really useful if you're cooking things lượt thích thick pork chops. Make sure the pan is really hot when you place it in the oven, so sánh it carries on charring the food while it roasts.

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