Is the Chefman Electric Griddle Worth It?
Worth it, if you regularly cook for more than two
Picture a Sunday morning with pancakes, eggs, and bacon all going at once, and your stovetop giving you exactly one pan's worth of room. You end up cooking in relays, keeping the eggs warm while the bacon finishes, and by the time everyone sits down half of it has gone cold. The Chefman electric griddle promises to fix that with one flat surface big enough to cook all of it at once, but you wonder if it just becomes another bulky appliance taking up cabinet space you don't have.
Here's the part worth understanding before anything else: the temperature control isn't built into the cooking plate, it's a separate probe that clips onto the edge and lifts straight out. On most griddles that control panel is permanently fixed to the plate, which is why you end up hand-wiping around it forever and the whole thing can never actually get wet. Chefman moved the electronics off the plate entirely. Pull the probe out, and the nonstick 10 x 20 inch surface is just solid metal with nothing to protect, so it goes straight into the sink, or the dishwasher, without a second thought. That same probe reads heat from 200 to 420 degrees, low enough to hold pancakes warm while the eggs finish, hot enough to sear a burger properly, spread across a surface wide enough that breakfast for six happens in one pass instead of three separate rounds through a frying pan. The slide-out drip tray catches grease as it renders, so the fat that would normally sit and smoke in a pan just drains away on its own.
So you're not really buying a bigger frying pan, you're buying back the twenty minutes you'd normally lose standing over three burners in shifts, or scrubbing carefully around a control dial afterward. The size solves the cooking problem, the removable probe solves the cleanup problem, and the whole appliance only makes sense because it solves both at once.
Worth it if
- You regularly cook breakfast or dinner for four or more people at once
- You're tired of a griddle whose control panel means you can never really wash it
- You want one appliance that handles pancakes, eggs, and burgers on the same surface
Skip it if
- You usually cook for one or two people
- You don't have spare counter or cabinet space for a 10 x 20 inch flat surface
- You already have a stovetop pan that covers your usual portions
Not for anyone cooking for one, or short on counter and cabinet space for a 10 x 20 inch flat surface.
If you regularly cook for more than two people, or you're tired of a griddle that only pretends to be easy to clean, this is a quiet yes. If you live alone or you're tight on counter and cabinet space for a 10 x 20 inch flat surface, a good nonstick pan will do the same job with a lot less to store.
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Before you go
Is Chefman a quality brand?
Yes, solidly budget-quality. UL approved with one-year warranty on affordable countertop appliances.
How do you clean a Chefman electric griddle?
Pull out the temperature control probe first. The nonstick plate is fully immersible and dishwasher safe.
Are electric griddles worth it?
Yes, if you regularly cook for groups and want everything ready simultaneously. For one or two people, a stovetop pan works equally well.
By the numbers
earn an unconditional yes at full priceOut of 243 kitchen products we have reviewed. This one is a yes with a condition attached.
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Full spec sheet
| Special Feature | Non Stick Coating |
|---|---|
| Color | Black |
| Material | Aluminum |
| Brand | Chefman |
| Product Dimensions | 11.7"D x 21.4"W x 7.4"H |
| Wattage | 1500 watts |
| Item Weight | 4.4 pounds |
| Included Components | User Guide |
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