I am looking into a Viking 48" dual fuel range with 6 burners and two ovens. It comes with either a grill or a griddle/saute plate and I am wondering what are the pros and cons of each. Thanks! (17 replies, last updated by SuperCorona August 10, 2007)

Actually as per Midwest molecular gastronomy, Chef Neal Brown has been incorporating foams and anti-griddle work at L’Explorateur in Indianapolis for several years now. And I loved his sweetbreads with bone marrow ice cream... (2 replies, last updated by aelph July 29, 2008)

some frozen elements where it seems as if Achatz could have used an anti-griddle, but in the book they’re put on sheets and put in the freezer. There’s very little foam and a lot of gelatin. That’s a quick... (1 reply, last updated by katecm October 15, 2008)

Has anyone tried a PolyScience 7306C Thermal Circulator? Expensive ($950) toy but it sure sounds like fun. http://www.chow.com/stories/10145 http://www.cuisinetechnology.com/thermal-circulators.html They’ve also got an "... (4 replies, last updated by ChowFun_derek December 16, 2006)

plastic tub as a $1 extra. I had the naked steak sandwich with the whiz. I forget if the traditional whiz wit should include cheese too. Anyway, the sandwich was very tasty, hot off the griddle, beefy and oniony and not too grisly... (0 replies, last updated by chocolatetartguy May 1, 2006)

and some toy work (e.g. smoke gun, anti-griddle) during my last meal a few months back. Guess it depends on what you’re in the mood for, but I wouldn’t say no to either. Better chances for parking at Madre though... (4 replies, last updated by cricri7 July 21, 2008)

desert course (the chocolate bars). I felt that Cora’s was just slopped together since she was trying to do too much for originality points (liquid nitrogen and an anti-griddle?). Her sous could not handle everything and... (9 replies, last updated by AMFM December 3, 2008)

Hi, chrisfernado100 – welcome to chowhound. I suspect you’re not going to get many responses to your question about muddy duck or tucker’s because they are chains and chains are anti-chowish for the most part. As... (11 replies, last updated by chrisfernando100 August 19, 2009)

; wonder if they would sell it to you? the meat on the griddle didn’t look like it was moving or had good turnover. anyone else try this? (2 replies, last updated by bigjeff October 29, 2007)

I met Josh @ West of Western and after chatting with him for a couple mins and trying his meyer lemon lollipops off the anti-griddle, I knew I had to go asap. I went tonight and was not disappointed. I opted for the four course... (12 replies, last updated by AlFerris July 14, 2009)

If you want to do funky stuff with cold, just suck up the cost, buy an Anti-Griddle and learn how to use it. Liquid nitrogen is interesting and I’ve played around with it but handling it safely in a home environment is very... (13 replies, last updated by sarahjay December 29, 2008)

, such as methyl cellulose, carageenan, xanthan gum, vaccum chambers, smoke guns, and Anti-Griddles. I think sous vide is the only part of the MG toolkit that has really caught on around here. My report on WD-50:... (15 replies, last updated by The Dive July 28, 2008)

was followed by a Meyer Lemon Lollipop made on-the-fly using the Grant Achatz-inspired “anti-griddle”…fabulous. For a restaurant so new, staffed by such a young team, I have to give Joshua credit for getting so many of the details... (12 replies, last updated by digthevine June 24, 2009)

in a giant pile on the back of a griddle, not in a big steam table pan. It’s still far superior because the steak is grilled over a direct flame and not on a griddle - now it’s held in a small covered pan, probably... (11 replies, last updated by Niki August 17, 2005)

the griddle. It’s anti-symmetric qualities give it a little uniqueness around its perimeter, yet the flavor is unmistakenly beefy in the interior. The fried egg ($.50) addition rounds out the texture and gives it nice... (28 replies, last updated by Nyden October 25, 2003)