Johnny Brunet

Step Up Your Steak Game! Hello Friends, Want to take your steak to the next level? These three toppings will do just that—whether you want something tangy, herby, or rich and buttery. 1️⃣ Quick Pickled Red Onions These are crazy easy to make and add the perfect balance of sweet and tangy. Just thinly slice a red onion, toss it in a jar with a clove of crushed garlic, and pour over a hot mix of apple cider vinegar, water, honey, and salt. Let it sit for a couple of hours (or overnight for max...

Regional Burgers! Hello Friends, I just dropped a new video featuring three incredible regional burgers on the griddle. Here’s the breakdown: Juicy Lucy (Minnesota Classic): A cheese-stuffed burger that’s fun to make but can get messy. The caramelized onions were the highlight, but overall, I’d rather just do a smash burger and pile them on top. Hawaiian Burger (Winner! 🌺): Marinated in Japanese barbecue sauce, topped with grilled pineapple, provolone cheese, and a killer homemade sauce. This...

Jucy Tender Chicken Breast! Hello Friends, The first time I cooked chicken breast on a griddle, I thought, “This will be easy—just throw it down and flip it a few times.” Well… it turned out dry, tough, and about as enjoyable as chewing on a leather shoe. That’s when I realized cooking chicken on a griddle takes a little technique to get it right. And it's not the same as a grill because there's not indirect heat. After years of trial and error, I’ve found four simple tips that guarantee...

Taco Saturday! Hello Friends, I got three new recipes for tacos on the griddle that all are fantastic. They all are going into an updated copy of my Griddle 101 ebook. Not only are these deilicious but I think they really utilize the space of the griddle and are perfect griddle meals. Instead of downloadable pdf's, I have links to the recipes on my website. You can still print the recipes from the website, but let me know if you have any problems. 3 Tacos Tacos Dorados – These crispy, cheesy...

Warped Griddle Hello Friends, With the weather turning and being in the single digits here in Ohio I thought I'd go over warping. I still cook in this weather and I know a lot of you do too. I once warped my griddle by tossing a 5 lb frozen log of ground beef onto a scorching hot surface—it wasn’t pretty! I did a lot of research since then and here's what I discovered. 3 Tips Why Griddles Warp Warping happens when your griddle heats unevenly or experiences sudden temperature shocks. Here are...

Italian Patty Melt Hello Friends, I had a viewer comment on a video that they were doing smashed Italian sausages just like smash burgers. I gave it a try and boy it did not dissapoint. I used some Aunt Millies Italian bread and made a little sauce for the peppers and onions mixture. This one is definetly in the top101 griddle recipes and you should try it. Also, I know it's cold right now, so you could easily do this in a large cast iron pan inside if you got one. 3 Tips Smash or Not To...

Temp Control and Cooking Order Hello Friends, It's kind of a long one today, so I apologize. I am updating my website and writing new blog posts. My goal is to make it the most helpful and easy to navigate site on the internet about griddling. I'm not running any ads or pop ups right now; that drives me nuts when I go to a site for a recipe and 10 things pop up in my face. Now I'm not saying I will never have ads, I just don't have them now, and when I do I don't want it to ruin the reader's...

Crepes with Cream Cheese Filling Hello Friends, I did some crepes on the griddle and they turned out pretty darn well. I had made these previously at Bob Evans, but that was a long time ago so I was worried. In the end they tasted great with the cream cheese filling and chocolate sauce. It's probably more of a dessert than a breakfast item, but who cares? I feel like crepes aren't super popular but are very ideal to be made on a griddle. So I'm kind of torn wether or not I will put this in...

The Best of 2024! Hello Friends, I hope you had a fantastic Christmas and got to spend time with your friends and family. I decided to do a quick recap of my favorite meals from 2024. I cooked up a lot of great food on my griddle this past year, but these four were definetly my favorite. 4 Meals Bacon Fried Corn I don't know why it took me so long to make this, but it was definetly worth the hype. I had seen multiple videos of other griddle cooks doing it, especially Todd Toven, but I had...