The Recluse Round Griddle / Pizza Steel - 16 inch

The 16-inch Recluse Round Griddle is a pack-flat carbon-steel camp cooking tool built for hard searing, open-fire cooking, and serious oven performance. Its 3/16-inch steel cooking surface holds enough heat to put a deep, flavorful sear on steaks, burgers, vegetables, and fish—then becomes a powerful pizza steel when the legs come off. There is no lip to block a spatula, making it easy to handle pancakes and tortillas. For something with a lip that can handle greasier foods like big slabs of bacon, check out our Recluse Campfire Griddle.

I designed the Recluse line because I wanted griddles that packed flat, assembled quickly at camp, and gave me the cooking freedom of a real flat-top without taking up permanent space in the truck or kitchen. The locking system is inspired by a traditional blacksmith’s tapered wedge joint: slide the legs into place, drive in the pins, and the griddle becomes solid and ready to cook.

Made for searing

Its 3/16-inch carbon-steel cooktop carries serious thermal mass for hard searing and steady browning. It is built for crispy-edged smash burgers, deeply seared steaks, blackened fish, blistered vegetables, charred tortillas, and breakfast cooked over real flame.

A real pizza steel

Remove the legs and the Recluse becomes a large carbon-steel pizza steel for your home oven or grill. Carbon steel stores and transfers heat quickly, helping create a crisp, well-browned pizza crust, properly blistered flatbreads, and evenly roasted vegetables. Preheat it thoroughly, slide on your pizza, and let the steel do what a thin baking sheet cannot: deliver serious bottom heat. 

Pack flat. Cook anywhere.

Unpack the cooktop, legs, and locking pins, then assemble the Recluse in minutes. When the meal is over, take it apart and pack it flat in your truck, camp box, or trailer.

The 16-inch version provides a comfortable 13-inch cooking height and a durable cooking surface for camp breakfasts, fireside dinners, and outdoor gatherings.

Built from carbon steel

The entire Recluse—cooktop, legs, and hardware—is made from carbon steel. The 3/16-inch steel cooktop weighs approximately 12 lb with its legs, giving it the substance to sear hard without making it impractical to carry.

There are no synthetic nonstick coatings, no PFAS, and no toxic chemicals

Care: simple, practical, and proven

After cooking, scrape away food, wash when needed, and dry it completely. Once dry, wipe on a very light coat of oil before storing it. That's all it takes to protect the carbon steel and maintain its seasoning.

Over time, the griddle will darken, develop a rich patina, and become more naturally nonstick. Small marks, color changes, and signs of use are part of the process—not flaws. Use it, care for it, and it will be ready whenever the next meal calls.

Ways to use it

• Cook directly over an open campfire.

• Set it over camp stoves or a grill.

• Sear steaks, burgers, fish, vegetables, and tortillas directly on the surface.

• Remove the legs and use it as a pizza steel in a grill or home oven.

Details

• 16-inch carbon-steel Recluse Griddle

• 3/16-inch steel cooking surface

• Pack-flat, quick-assembly design

• Traditional tapered-wedge leg-locking system

• Approximate cooking-surface height: 13 inches

• Weight: approximately 12 lb, including legs

• Made in Colorado, USA

• Pre-seasoned with grapeseed oil

• Handmade waxed-canvas bags can be purchased through Colorado Bushcraft

Pre-seasoned and ready to use

Each Recluse Griddle is pre-seasoned with grapeseed oil in a shared commercial oven, so it arrives ready for its first cook. If you have severe food allergies, leave a note at checkout and we will ship your griddle unseasoned.

Happy cooking,
Dave