Plancha´s

If you want a slower garing, use the outer ring of the plancha. Because the wood burns in the middle, the outer ring becomes less warm. Perfect for rearing an ingredient or heating a small sauce pan.

What is the advantage of baking plancha?

A dense grill plate has some advantages:

• Prepare side dishes: because the barbecue griddle is completely or partly closed, small ingredients such as mushrooms or finely chopped onion can be baked.
• Even heat distribution: the smooth surface gradually distributes the heat. This makes it easy to determine where you can grill something on the baking tray.
• Preservation of juices and taste: because the outside of, for example, meat is immediately seared, the juices and many flavors remain in the meat. Less nutrients are also lost.

What do you prepare with a plancha?

A grill plate bbq or BBQ plancha is suitable for preparing various ingredients. The ingredients are cooked well just like in the pan. Ingredients that you can bake on the plancha are for example:

• Steak / piece of meat

• Salmon fillet (with cedar boards)

• Potatoes

• Shrimps

• Vegetable or chicken skewers

• Loose vegetables such as tomatoes, asparagus and mushrooms

   

Use oil or butter on the plancha

Because the plancha outdoor griddle becomes very hot, an oil or butter with a high combustion rate, also known as a smoking point, is recommended. At this temperature, the oil or butter will smoke and the taste will change to an unpleasant taste that you prefer not to eat.

Butter has a smoking point of approximately 177 ° C and is therefore suitable for a plancha, but pay attention to the color and smell of the butter. Refined olive oil has a smoking point of approximately 232 ° C and is therefore ideal for the hot grill plate.

How do you clean a plancha and where do you store it?

After use, immediately scrape the leftover food into the fire with a spatula. Do not completely free the plancha. The grease from food provides a protective layer against rust. To prevent rusting even better, you can create an oil layer after use. Rub oil over the entire baking tray with a kitchen paper or tea towel. Preferably keep the plancha baking tray inside. This prevents moisture from getting a chance and causing rust.

If the plancha is too big to store indoors, such as a BonPlancha ø 120 cm, ensure a good oil layer and cover the baking tray with a protective cover or lid. This gives moisture less chance. Are you not going to use the plancha for a longer time? Store it indoors to ensure the quality of the grill plate.

More inspiratie for cooking with a plancha in our blog.

Plancha baking with OFYR

OFYR is one of the renowned brands that offers plancha baking extensively. With the OFYR classic as the base model and several large cooking units in the range, OFYR's planchas are of high quality. With a thickness of up to 12 mm, OFYR's plancha baking plate is one of the thickest grill plates available.

You can find more from OFYR on the OFYR brand page.

What is the difference between a grill and plancha?

Barbecuing, grilling or plancha baking, all terms you hear more often and often used interchangeably for the same thing.

• Barbecuing: preparing something on a barbecue.
• Grilling: preparing something over, on or under a grill. Often this is also characterised by a grill pattern on the ingredient.
• Plancha: preparing something on a plancha or griddle. The griddle is closed and no grill pattern appears.

Grilling is thus done directly on a grill. This is a good cooking method for cuts of meat, hard vegetables or large ingredients like a whole potato.

Plancha baking is a good cooking method for making a soft piece of fish, small ingredients like mushrooms or small potatoes or, of course, for frying an egg or pancakes.