After much confusion over which griddle would work with my new Summit 670 LP Grill I finally contacted Weber directly who told me that the 7404 was the correct product.Weber offered to sell it to me but as I'm an Amazon Prime member I could not pass up the "free" 2nd day shipping I could get direct from Amazon on this product.
This is a very heavy porcelain enameled griddle that is reversible (you can see both sides of it in the product photo).I gave it a very light and fast wash with some dish soap and warm water and then dried it thoroughly.
The first time I used the griddle I gave it a heavy spray of olive oil and let the grill get up to about 400 degrees.I have observed you will get very fast and thorough heat by applying direct burner heat under the griddle as well as turning on a different burner to medium temperature for ambient heat.
Made some fish on this and it came out wonderfully (I used the textured side for the fish and there was no fall apart of the fish as is typical when being cooked directly on the stainless grates on the grill itself).I really look forward to using the smooth side of this for making breakfast items, fajitas and other things that will cook great on the grill.
Clean up is a bit of a headache as you must take the heavy griddle off of the grill, bring it into your kitchen and clean it up.Arguably if the griddle is well seasoned you can just give it a quick wipe down with a cloth.
So why only 4 stars?Well, the griddle fits the grill so tightly that you actually can't put it at either end of the grill, due to the bolts on the back of the grill pushing the griddle forward just a bit so you can't close the lid of the grill.You need to scoot the griddle a couple of inches over to clear this bolt if you want to close the lid (which you probably do).
The other issue I have is that there is no good way to store this.It would have been nice to see something like a liner, etc, that could be used to encapsulate this so you could store it in the grill cart.If you just slide this in it will scratch up the finish on your grill, you don't want that!
All in all this is a reasonable value for money paid, it's a great addition to your Summit 600 series and makes even more flexible cooking on the grill possible.
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Weber 7404 Cast Iron GriddleProduct Description: Sit on your patio and cook on your Weber cast iron griddle. The Weber two-sided cast iron griddle allows you to make pancakes, eggs, and bacon on the smooth side, and use the textured side for delicate fish and veggies. Fits the following gas grills: Summit 400/600 series (2007 and newer), Summit Silver C/D, Summit Gold A/B/D, Summit Gold A6/B6/C4/D4/D6 and Summit Platinum A6/B6
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I use this on a Summit Gold 6 burner grill. With the side burner, the regular section of the grill, and this griddle I can cook almost anything outside. Cast iron gets hot and retains the heat. I was considering Mario Batali's piastra, but this has a larger cooking area and I think will be more durable. Too bad it didn't come seasoned.
