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Question: What are the measurements without the handles?
Document: Now I can cook two Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki and have space to fry the noodles that are part of the recipe AND the two required eggs without wishing I had another burner and pan. Very Nice. Keep in mind that it is NOT designed to fit the typical wimpy range found in the usual kitchen.The cast iron MUST be seasoned, but can be done on top of the burners, no oven required. The cast iron MUST be heated slowly to prevent distortion and cracking.
Mine arrived warped in the middle. The actual useful grill depth is maybe 11-1/2 inches. The handles are a nice feature, but they take up valuable space on your grill. I returned this model and ordered the Camp Chef 24" reversible griddle instead. This is a better choice, I think. The Camp Chef has almost 14" of usable grill depth and probably more over all useful grill area too. The Camp Chef is less expensive, it arrived pre-seasoned and in perfect condition.
When too big is just right,  I was tired of tiny griddles. I have a family and don't cook one plate at time. This is great. Right size,
When this arrived, it was horribly warped and unable to lay flat. One of my primary uses for this was supposed to be pancakes, but I can't make pancakes on a curved surface. I will be returning this item. (Unfortunately, Amazon's only other 28" griddle is more than twice the price, so I'll probably end up with a smaller one.)
We took and sanded it down with a heavy emery cloth before we used it. That smoothed out the rough surface. It works beautifully. I am not accustomed to working on a large cooking surface, so it is taking a bit of a learning curve. It is really wonderful to cook bacon, or meat for the whole family at one time. It is heavy, so don't expect to be throwing this thing around like a pot. For us, it is a fantastic cooking surface.
We opened the cast iron griddle today and noticed that it looks like there is paint or something on the surface of it. Is it supposed to look like that?We'll find out tomorrow how it works....
Used it for the first time this weekend. Started off with a couple of frozen burgers for dinner. The ribbed side wasn't good for them since they were frozen and really thin, but flipping it over and using it like a flat top griddle worked great! Very slight sticking, but used it right out of the box, so that was to be expected.Second meal was breakfast this morning: hash browns, bacon and eggs! Nothin' like fried eggs in bacon grease!
Unfortunately the casting process in the one I received had some bowing on the ends that was unacceptable and gouges too deep to correct with Emory paper so I decided to RMA it. I have found that cast iron from bayou classic does need a little attention to get it the way I want it, but for the price and fact that once you get the one you want it will last for a lifetime and then some.
This would also be a great grill to load up and take camping if you are into that.
This works well, but is extremely heavy! I guess that's how cast iron is - but it is hard to move around!
Answer: 27.5"