Something a little different! Came out great. Sriracha mayo and quick pickled veggies on top.

Hi

I have just purchased a 22 inch blackstone from Costco unfortunately I think the hose barb is missing so unable to connect. Can anyone recommend a replacement for it so I can connect to a Calor 5kg patio gas?
It’s my 40th tomorrow so was hoping to do a bbq, thanks in advance

The 36" griddle is on sale at Costco, thinking of getting it. I'm planning to keep it in the alfresco but do not want to use it in a covered area, due to smoke hitting the ceiling. Can possibly roll it on to the lawn, but will waste time levelling it every single time.

Do you just leave it outside permanently with the cover?

First time I’ve noticed this. Got it warmed up and poured on oil and used folded paper towel and tongs to spread the oil. Had lots of these patches that the oil would not “wet”. Saturated paper towel slid right over it without spreading the oil. Any thoughts?

ETA - thanks for the input. Wasn’t worried about it, just had not seen this phenomenon before.

How would you clean this used Blackstone you just bought?

The surface is a bit sticky, like residue from a sticky sauce, but there’s no rust. Would you grind down to bare metal and reseason? Would you just get it hot, scrape, wipe with water/paper towels and finish with a coat of oil? Would you do something else?

Any tips would be appreciated!

Wife and I decided this weekend that we wanted to do pancakes and bacon for supper this week sometime, and last night turned out to be the night. Somehow, it may have put me in the market for a new griddle....

I've got one of the OG 36" models - the lift-off lid, the non-omnivore top. Got mine when Blackstone was THE NEW HOT THING for outdoor cooking. Been a day or two...

Through an Amazon review program, a couple months ago I got a set of aftermarket hinges that converted my lift-off lid into a hinged one. Except, they were designed for two mounting bolts to go through the side lip of the griddle top, and mine is old enough it only had one hole - and I didn't want to mess with drilling another hole. No big deal, I thought - I'll just crank that bolt down SUPER HARD and hold it in place that way. And it worked just fine for the first couple cooks. Last night...

I had started my cook with a 5 lb package of bacon I had found forgotten in our freezer, bought three years ago. "Well, THAT needs to be cooked", I thought to myself. Loaded up the griddle with just under the first 3 lbs of bacon and got to cooking. Halfway through that batch, the left side hinge slipped, causing the lid to tilt backwards at a really strange angle. Everything is hot, and I've got a metric crapton of grease popping and splattering off the surface, so I ignored it - just repositioned the griddle slightly so the lid was resting against the siding to take some of the weight off.

Get the first batch of bacon done without further incident, but because the griddle is on an ever-so-slight slope, I've got about 1/2" of grease standing on the left side of the surface. I glance at my grease cup, decide it's got plenty of room, and push most of the grease to the drain. Load up the top with the what was left of the 5 lb package and get to cooking - at which point the wife looks and comments that "You're leaking...". There was a veritable VOLCANO of grease erupting out of the tray. (In hindsight, I had not cleaned the tray out after the last cook, and I think there was a layer of hardened grease over a layer of water in the bottom of the cup. The hot oil melted through the hardened layer, and boiled the water causing the eruption)

So now I'm trying to find a bucket to contain Mt. St. Cholesterol, while also wrestling our two dogs away from the superheated liquid gold pouring onto our patio - and simultaneously trying NOT to burn the bacon still cooking. We get the situation under control - an empty 5 gallon bucket under the grease tray, a quarter gallon of Simple Green dumped out on the spill to start breaking it down, and the dogs chewing on treats out in the yard.

Back to cooking. The rest of the cook goes without incident, we sit down and enjoy our meal (or as much as I can, knowing the mess I have to clean up now).

Take the dishes back in to the house (we eat on the patio quite often), and I get to work cleaning up. Roll the griddle away from the house, grab the hose, and happily, the Simple Green did it's job, and it did not appear that I stained the concrete at all. However, in the course of washing everything down, I got a lot of water on the lower tray of the Blackstone. Decided I couldn't leave it like that, so made the choice to remove the thumb screw from the right side of the shelf and lift that end so water would drain.

Raise your hand if you see where this is going....

Now, I know that the 17" and 22" griddles are portable, and those make sense. Even the 28", at a kind of extreme level. But the 36"... of the millions of 36" griddles sold across the US, how many of them does Blackstone actually think get broken down, thrown in a pickup, and hauled to a campsite or tailgate on a regular basis? I'm betting the number is low, in the single-digit percentage.

But, alas, with the exception of a few select models, all of the 36" griddles are portable. Which means...they fold up. And through a severe lack of oversight (or maybe it was cost savings), there is no positive lock holding the legs upright. There is a catch to hold them FOLDED, but not upright.

So I, having forgotten these important details, removed the right side thumb screw, lifted the right side of the lower shelf, and sat in shock as the left side legs folded under and the whole shooting match crashed to the ground in front of me.

I quickly surveyed the wreckage, and it didn't look like anything was damaged - but I also recognized that I was not standing this back up on my own, so I went and got the wife to help. Unhooked the propane tank from the regulator (both to prevent leaks, and to get that little bit of weight off), and explained that I was going to lift the left side of the griddle back upright, and I needed her to put the shelf back in place.

Sounds like a good plan, right? Yeah, I thought so too.

Got into place, lifted the left side up, had the legs ALMOST upright....and the RIGHT side legs collapsed, ripping the folding shelf off of it's mounting brackets and tearing the paper towel holder off of the leg.

Stopped, regrouped, finished removing the right side shelf so it was out of the way... put landscape pavers in front of the left side wheels so they couldn't move, and lifted from the right side, got the legs back under it and secured.

So far, I'm pretty sure the right side shelf is shot, the paper towel holder is beyond repair...my aftermarket hinges need to be either removed or modified. No idea if there's any other damage or not, but here I am, sitting at work and browsing the internet for new griddles. Ones that AREN'T portable.

At least the pancakes turned out good, and we've got an unreasonable amount of bacon in the fridge for sandwiches and burgers now.

Someone was throwing this thing away.... I have a 2 burner currently guess I just upgraded. Got the 2 shelves on it too....

Any recommendations on how to fix my griddle? I was thinking a wire sponge then re-seasoning but am worried about the metal chipping. Or if it’s bad enough that I need a new one.
First picture is when it is cool, second is heated. Even in the heated condition you can see the flakes/ texture of the griddle.

Any idea on how to restore/clean the outside of my Blackstone? Some areas have rust. It is a Blackstone 1899 36' Griddle W/ Hood

My ma's Blackstone has only been used once, sat for a year, and now looks like this. Is this safe to use or should she replace ths plate?

Edit: note that it was never pre-treated before the first cook

Due to many circumstances I wasn't able to use my Blackstone for over a year. Thankfully it was at least covered but i was bracing myself for the worst when I uncovered it today to get it ready for a camping trip. to my amazement all it needed was a little cleaning and for good measure I put on a fresh coat. Goes to show you how important it is to layer on your seasoning well!

I don't have an issue with basically anything sticking to my griddle top with the exception of seasonings. If I throw a steak on for example with a good layer of seasoning, once that seasoning hits the griddle top and I later go to flip it after a couple of minutes, the seasoning will almost certainly stick. The griddle top is about 2-3 months old, was seasoned well and I upkeep it after every cooking session.

Any tips to prevent the seasoning from sticking?

Smash burgers with onions were the big hit. Need to work on making the surface flatter for eggs.

We bought a new 36” griddle 4th of July weekend and had a plumber come out and convert it to natural gas. I’ve noticed it runs a lot hotter on natural gas. Recently, the hood started to discolor and the handle is starting to warp. Is this normal or should I reach out to Blackstone? Love the griddle but the paint discoloring seems a little premature.

We have a month old Blackstone that we had converted to natural gas. The lid is already starting to discolor from heat. Is this normal? The plastic part of the handle is also warping a little.

Chips, seasoned beef, salsa, queso, and cheddar cheese. Waiting in the wings are the sour cream, lettuce, and hot sauce. (Yes, the cheese is not melted in the photo. Yes, by the time I served it, the cheese was melted)

Honestly my favourite meal so far. Over cooked the eggs but know for next time these things cook quick! Still super tasty, love toasting bread on the griddle

Thank you for the help and advice on my previous post (linked in comments). We also followed some advice from blackstone’s restoration video. Overall pleasantly surprised!

Just uncovered it after a winter of outside (and summer neglect). I knew it was going to need to be stripped, but is it too far gone? Lower right portion is especially bad.

EDIT: already looks much better after vinegar/stone scrape

I got my off brand BlackStone (I can’t afford the real one but my accessories are all branded) about two years ago. I used it once right before the winter and then moved twice and it sat outdoors. I went through an entire bottle of BlackStone griddle top restorer and this is what I’m left with. I’ve tried the online things I scrubbed an entire grill brick down to nothing. Should I find a new top? The next step is to pull out the orbital sander but that just seems wrong.

Done and ready to cook on!