We have lots of cast iron from several companies but I had never heard of Nutrichef before. (Was going to go with another brand that starts with "L"; (no not the word that means "big hunting cabin" but rather "hero of folklore" :)] Turns our that latter company and Nutrichef use the EXACT same images to promote what looks to be the exact same griddle. I'm not sure if either of them are the manufacturer or if both are rebranding this item....nonetheless, for the couple $$ savings I opted to take a chance and go with Nutrichef since they looked to be identical. Item arrived safe and sound and well packaged. It immediately went to the workshop where with multiple pads of 40 grit sandpaper on the random orbit sander and lots of elbow grease, I knocked off most of the pebbly texture on the flat side of the griddle. I used a couple finer grits to remove strike marks and was left with a greatly improved, albeit bare metal, surface. So it went into the oven at 350 for a few rounds of coconut oil seasoning and then another one or two at 400. Tested this puppy out 4 or 5 times already in the last 2 weeks all on an flat top electric range. After a learning curve on getting the elements at the right temp this thing worked like a charm!! So great for bacon, pancakes and grilled cheese. I have only used the flat side...and really hardly see using the other side, but could not be more pleased with this thing. It is a beast but if anything, if I had any complaint, it would be that it could be perhaps another 2" wider so one could make 6 decent sized pancakes at a time. That, however, would add considerable heft and probably retract from any advantage gained by the extra surface area... so, all in all as this is it is one great addition to my cast iron fetish and will certainly get lots of use!!