I have never used a griddle. I actually wasn’t sure why we would need one but after trying this on the weekend! Wow!! I cooked breakfast in this and only had to clean the griddle. I was able to cook pancakes for the family in here and not be waiting for one pancake in a pan and then for another. It was great to be able to have 6 pancakes going at a time. Then I cooked some eggs, and they didn’t stick!! (With a little oil of course) and bacon! I loved it! I can’t wait to cook more with it! It was easy to clean. It has a little tray where oil and other stuff fall into and easy to take out and clean as well. It warmed up pretty fast too! I’m really happy with it!