This was a gift from my mom and we loved it at first. Just a really really big grill surface, so much bigger than even the largest fry pan. Lasted about 3 years, but now food sticks really badly even when using lots of butter or oil or bacon fat. Can't even fry an egg on bacon fat or Pam wthout it sticking like glue. Never used metal utensils, always washed gently by hand. This is my experience with most hard coated aluminum, the nonstick property goes away even faster than with teflon pans. Had a similar experience with a Calphalon ridged steak grill pan. Non stick for only a couple of months.

Huge surface, but the depressed grease gutter all around really limits the usable area to only 17.5x9.5". What a waste. Why have this gutter on all sides? one side would be more than enough, don't even need a gutter, just sop up the excess fats with a paper towel while cooking & toss.  Now a true 20"x13" griddle, just all flat surface with no gutter, that would be awesome.

The handles are useful while cooking but very awkward to store. The pan is quite long so sticking handles out the ends would also be awkward though.

Not sure what the answer is. If I could find a 20"x13" cast iron griddle I would be all over it, but the ones I see are only like 15"x9" or so. That's too small.
This was a gift from my mom and we loved it at first. Just a really really big grill surface, so much bigger than even the largest fry pan. Lasted about 3 years, but now food sticks really badly even when using lots of butter or oil or bacon fat. Can't even fry an egg on bacon fat or Pam wthout it sticking like glue. Never used metal utensils, always washed gently by hand. This is my experience with most hard coated aluminum, the nonstick property goes away even faster than with teflon pans. Had a similar experience with a Calphalon ridged steak grill pan. Non stick for only a couple of months. Huge surface, but the depressed grease gutter all around really limits the usable area to only 17. 5x9. 5". What a waste. Why have this gutter on all sides? one side would be more than enough, don't even need a gutter, just sop up the excess fats with a paper towel while cooking & toss. Now a true 20"x13" griddle, just all flat surface with no gutter, that would be awesome. The handles are useful while cooking but very awkward to store. The pan is quite long so sticking handles out the ends would also be awkward though. Not sure what the answer is. If I could find a 20"x13" cast iron griddle I would be all over it, but the ones I see are only like 15"x9" or so. That's too small.