I am looking to rebuild my house and have a sketchy cooktop today so, I am looking to get a reasonable quality double burner portable cooktop. I think a sealed cast iron version would work best. I have some aluminum pans so, induction options are totally out. An open coil burner is a possibility but, in the past, I found them to be low quality overall and a pain to clean.
I won't be super critical with how it cooks but, it needs to be able to make omelets and do a hard sear on a pan steak. Ideally, It would be in the under $100 range but, I am not opposed to spending more for the right unit. If the price becomes too much though, I can always get a traditional stove and tie it into the barn's electric welder service for power. I will also have a "Coleman" gas cooker to do simple things if power goes down during construction but, I don't want to live all Summer depending on a camping stove!
This is sort of what I am looking for: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JCECBNI.
Would a "Griddler" or Foreman grill be a good complement? I am unfamiliar with the newer versions of these but, older experiences were not good with the inability to pan sear a steak. However, newer versions probably do a good panini and similar things. My cast iron skillet can get screamin' hot for a good steak sear so, a Griddler might be superfluous for my needs and see little to no use. Thoughts?
TIA,
Sid
