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What is a plancha?
A plancha grill is a flat-top grill that looks like a griddle, but with very real differences in the heat source. The commercial plancha grill is engineered with extreme temperature directly concentrated over the heat source with a deliberate gradual decline towards the edges, making it perfect for searing and caramelisation. A plancha can cook up thin steaks, chicken, seafood, vegetables and much more.
With a plancha, you prepare your whole meal on the plancha plate through contact cooking. Less mess, less cleaning, less oil needed.
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About Top Chef ™
Top Chef ™ is an American reality competition television series which has run since March 2006. The show features professional chefs competing against each other in culinary challenges.
The Top Chef ™ chef-contestants are judged by a counsel of exemplary, world-renowned professional chefs and famous names from the food and wine industry.
The contestants are superb, professional chefs with a huge array of global food skills.
The show is progressive, eliminating one or two chefs each week. Each episode follows a consistent theme with (usually) a Quickfire challenge (short and fun) followed by a more difficult "Elimination Challenge" that is much more intense. The Top Chef ™ Judges Table is where the winners and losers are determined each week.
