48" Range - Grill or Griddle?

Griddle

Griddle, plus Thermador has a pretty sweet deal with you being able to get a free dishwasher ($1299) with the purchase of the range.

I've found, no matter the setup, "grilling" in a home kitchen is almost never a good idea. Take that outside.

I've had the grill for about 5 years now. I love it and use it often. You have to have a strong exhaust and I have one. It sucks up everything.

I have several cast iron griddles that I put over the burners when I want a griddle, but I use the grill much more often than the griddles.

It really depends on your cooking and which you'd use more. It's pretty easy to use cast iron griddles or other griddles over burners, but you either have a grill or you don't.

Just put 48" six burner with griddle into my kitchen renovation. The griddle gets used as much as the burners, especially for late night drunk sausage and eggs. You can't beat it.

I have trouble believing an over the burner cast iron griddle would work as well. Plus you don't have the catch basin in front to sweep everything into while cooking.

My cast iron has a grease slope all the way around. It's never been a problem for me but again, it really depends on what you cook. The grill gets more use at my house, but others may use a griddle more often.

Can't lie about the fact that Drunk Me likes to put on the apron and play short order cook for all my drunk friends after a good party as well. Probably the #1 reason I got the griddle.

I make a bad arse griddled Ranch Burger on Hawaiian rolls around 2am.

Ok, yall have convinced me to get the griddle.

Now I have to decide between GE Monogram and Thermador

Does your ridiculously rich friend want to upgrade her JenAir?

Those griddles are too small. I have always disliked them. I would just get an 8 burner Wolf and use a steel or cast iron griddle on the burners if you want a griddle.