"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 21 Sep 2013 07:35:33 -0400, jmcquown >
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>>Most people don't cook at home as if they are short order cooks. I
>>don't cook eggs on a griddle nor am I cooking 10 different orders at
>>once. I admire short order cooks. I really do!
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>>The only time I ever cracked eggs onto a griddle was during a lengthy
>>power outage. I was cooking on a charcoal grill. First I cooked a
>>pound of bacon on my grandma's cast iron griddle. Then I drained the
>>grease and fried some eggs. I cracked them on the upraised edge of the
>>griddle. Not on the flat surface.
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> I have a two burner griddle that I use for breakfast on weekends.
> There may be two, three, or four of us. First step is to fry a pound
> of bacon or sausage patties, or today will be scrapple. Then the
> eggs, mostly fried but if my grandson comes over, I scramble his. One
> for his dog too.
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> I've gotten to like the large flat are and find myself using it for a
> few other frying chores too, as long as you don't need more than a
> coating of oil it is great.
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> I can have the bacon finishing up and start the eggs and have plenty
> of space for them all at the same time. Once a month or so, I make
> blueberry pancakes on it.
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>>I'm sure I also use two hands to crack open eggs. Is one-handed
>>supposed to impress someone?
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> If you were a busy short order cook, it would be efficient to do so as
> your other had may be turning the bacon. At home, no.
Hmm I could be tempted by that for when family are here. I usually have two
frying pans with bacon and sausages, and I always cook eggs in a small pan
with a lid. They part (gently) fry and steam and I make them fresh for each
person. How big is yours? I do have a griddle (ribbed) and I sometimes use
it for things like chops. It spans two gas burners but at the back is one
small burner and one big burner and at the front, similar. Even if I lay it
sideways it will give the same problem because the burners are diametrically
the same. Do you have yours over identical burners?
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