Our stone BBQ has just about fallen apart so we debated the idea of buying another one and/or adding a plancha. Well we've bitten the bullet and now have just a plancha, gas fuelled. It sits neatly on the base of the old BBQ.
Until last night I'd never used a plancha but hopefully it'll be well received and now I have to make a 'How to use the plancha folder'. Can I ask anyone with planchas if they've had any issues with them, what problems are likely to arise, anything in particular I should tell guests, and what are they likely to have problems with? Because I just know they will!
BBQ versus plancha
BBQ versus plancha
Kathy
Waterfront location in Le Faou
"My goal in life is to become as wonderful as my dog thinks I am."
Waterfront location in Le Faou
"My goal in life is to become as wonderful as my dog thinks I am."
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I absolutely love my plancha - we use it most nights in summer now we've kicked our guests out of the summer kitchen . Don't use any oil, even on veg.
One tip on cleaning. We buy a ludicrously expensive but highly effective cleaner called Plancha Net. You just spray it on while the plancha's still warm, and wipe it off. It dissolves all the left over bits and you don't have to do any scrubbing. Instant results! We buy ours at Mr. Bricolage but I'd guess any of the brico sheds have it.
In the days when we weren't so mean and shared our summer kitchen with our guests I used to have a laminated page of instructions about how to use the plancha and how to clean it. French guests don't need it, but those from UK and northern Europe had never come across one before and really didn't have a clue! But it was very popular and lots of them got hooked and went home determined to buy one of their own.
One tip on cleaning. We buy a ludicrously expensive but highly effective cleaner called Plancha Net. You just spray it on while the plancha's still warm, and wipe it off. It dissolves all the left over bits and you don't have to do any scrubbing. Instant results! We buy ours at Mr. Bricolage but I'd guess any of the brico sheds have it.
In the days when we weren't so mean and shared our summer kitchen with our guests I used to have a laminated page of instructions about how to use the plancha and how to clean it. French guests don't need it, but those from UK and northern Europe had never come across one before and really didn't have a clue! But it was very popular and lots of them got hooked and went home determined to buy one of their own.
Thank you all! Have only had one chance to use it so far and then we're off back to the UK tomorrow so haven't tried the non-oil version. Doesn't everything stick to it? How do you clean yours FC? What do you do with the contents of the drip tray if you've used oil for example. I'm trying to make it as easy and idiot-proof as possible.
Kathy
Waterfront location in Le Faou
"My goal in life is to become as wonderful as my dog thinks I am."
Waterfront location in Le Faou
"My goal in life is to become as wonderful as my dog thinks I am."