How to really clean a commercial flat-top griddles or planchas

Teppanyaki flat top griddles and planchas are incredible commercial kitchen equipment. Whether you're an art chef flaunted your slick teppanyaki skills, or just cooking indoors, the flat top is the restaurant's superstar. Proper maintenance can easily keep the kitchen's main forklift in good condition.

Experienced commercial griddle will be easier to clean, but this post covers a thorough cleaning that needs to be followed by seasoning. An experienced coating will help prevent food from sticking to the surface and make cleaning easier in the future. There are many ideas about how often to thoroughly clean and season. Some cooks do this every day, while others do it just as needed.

Signs Your Griddle Needs Cleaning

• Food sticks to the griddle
• Food is not cooked evenly
• Flavor transfer between foods
• Grease builds up on the surface of the griddle
• Oil debris ends up in food

The griddle's material will determine how it is cared for

Many griddles are made of stainless steel, while others are made of chromium, commonly known as chromium. The type of griddle you have will determine how to clean it. For example, do not use abrasives such as baking bricks or sifters on chrome-plated cooking surfaces. Using abrasives may even invalidate your warranty. If you are unsure of the type of surface on the griddle, consult the service manual.

Clean the items needed for the commercial griddle

• Griddle scraper
• Griddle mat holder
• Griddle scrub pad
• Grill screen
• Vegetable oil
• Stainless steel cleaning chemical
• Palmetto cleaning brush
• Cloth
• Warm water (avoid cold water or ice, as the griddle can warp or even break due to the constant heat shock)

Cleaning a Stainless Steel Griddle

• Step 1. When the griddle is hot, scrape the surface to remove food debris and grease.
• Step 2. Pour the warm water over the top and start to boil the oil. Be careful not to create any steam.
• Step 3. Stack the griddle sieves and scrub pads on top of each other and place them on the griddle.
• Step 4. Using the strike pad holder, press down on the griddle pad and screen.
• Step 5. Scrub the entire surface of the griddle.
• Step 6. Rinse and wipe

Cleaning a Chrome Griddle

• Step 1. When the griddle is hot, scrape the surface to remove food debris and grease.
• Step 2. Pour in the warm water and scrub with a palm brush.
• Step 3. Also, do not use abrasives such as baked brick or baijie cloth.
• Step 4. Repeat if necessary.
• Step 5. Cool and dry the surface.
• Step 6. Cover the top with a non-abrasive food safety polish.
• Step 7. Wipe clean with a dry cloth.
• Step 8. Use a clean wet cloth to remove all polish.

Seasoning a Griddle

• Step 1. Heat the griddle to 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes. Then, turn it off and let it cool.
• Step 2. Apply vegetable oil or any high smoky point oil. Avoid using corn oil as high sugar content may cause the oil to caramelize and burn on the surface.
• Step 3. When the surface is slightly hot, sprinkle the oil with a cloth or paper towel.
• Step 4. Turn the heat back on to 350°F.
• Step 5. Heat until the oil in the griddle starts to smoke. Then, turn off the power and let it cool.
• Step 6. After cooling, rub off any excess oil.

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The easiest way I've found is:

Use baking soda (Costco, big bag) as the best grease dissolver.

After use, apply the powder directly on the grease for a while.. Just do it (and prevent rusting)

Then, after a day, scrape the whole thing off, then use the baking soda again, this time dissolved in hot water, and scatter the mixture with a kitchen brush.

After drying, scrape off the dry white baking soda and wash the residue with cheap white vinegar (also called FM costco) before cooking again. This can neutralize baking soda and give you a large surface, all the products used are not dangerous to us, and even more: vinegar can neutralize residual baking soda!

Lemons are ok, but they're more expensive than Costco white vinegar!