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Cast Iron Griddle on Gas Stovetop vs Blackstone Flat Top?

Posted on 11/26/25 at 3:11 pm
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora
Member since Sep 2012
72840 posts
Posted on 11/26/25 at 3:11 pm
Small family, not cooking for a hunting club or anything like that. I already have two grills on my deck, not sure I want a 3rd thing out there. But a Blackstone is very desirable and there's lots of good black Friday deals out there.

But a griddle is basically the same thing, cheaper, stores easily, and hell I could get two if one isn't enough in some strange instance I need to cook hibachi for 6 people.

What is the OT ruling?
Posted by Twincam
Member since Nov 2021
931 posts
Posted on 11/26/25 at 3:16 pm to
Get the outdoor griddle. Skip the Blackstone, flimsy and will rust easy. I have the Weber Slate, built like a tank and we cook on it a couple times a week. Use it way more than I thought I would, love it.
Posted by wadewilson
Member since Sep 2009
40007 posts
Posted on 11/26/25 at 3:18 pm to
I had a Blackstone knockoff for awhile. Never loved it as much as I thought I would.

I have a cast iron griddle and a nonstick griddle. Those get used multiple times per week.

Just keep it simple and get a griddle for your stovetop.
Posted by Ghost of Colby
Alberta, overlooking B.C.
Member since Jan 2009
14890 posts
Posted on 11/26/25 at 3:21 pm to
quote:

griddle

For three years I lived in a house enjoying a stovetop with a built-in griddle. We really missed it when we moved.

We bought a cast iron stove top griddle after a few months, and it has been one of the best cooking/kitchen purchases I have ever made.

I’m in a similar position. The Blackstone has been tempting, but I don’t know if I’d get enough use out of it, plus the griddle meets all our needs.
Posted by NBR_Exile
Houston via Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2012
1748 posts
Posted on 11/26/25 at 3:29 pm to
I have a 70 year old cast iron pan. It was my grandmothers so it could be even older than that. That thing will fry or grill anything you want.
Posted by Naked Bootleg
Premium Plus® Member
Member since Jul 2021
3180 posts
Posted on 11/26/25 at 3:42 pm to
Absolutely go with the cast iron griddle on gas stovetop. You can use it on your outdoor grill as well, of course.

Get a super-high smoke point oil for inside cooking; your smoke detectors will thank you later
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
60333 posts
Posted on 11/26/25 at 3:45 pm to
quote:

have a 70 year old cast iron pan. It was my grandmothers



I have one from my grandmother as well…it is a prized possession of mine.
Posted by bmela12
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2009
418 posts
Posted on 11/26/25 at 3:49 pm to
I feel you on not wanting another cooking apparatus on the patio. I have 3 sitting out back now! I bought a flat top for my grill from Steelmade. My built-In pit was not on their list, so I had a custom sized one made. We use it a ton. Comes off easy and stores in a sleeve, out of the way. Their customer service was great.

They even make them for your stovetop inside.

Steelmade Website
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora
Member since Sep 2012
72840 posts
Posted on 11/26/25 at 4:23 pm to
quote:

Get a super-high smoke point oil for inside cooking; your smoke detectors will thank you later


I disabled those annoying frickers years ago.
Posted by Clames
Member since Oct 2010
18818 posts
Posted on 11/26/25 at 4:37 pm to
I'm thinking about one of these.


Steelmade USA Junior
Posted by Prosecuted Collins
The Farm
Member since Sep 2003
7203 posts
Posted on 11/26/25 at 4:58 pm to
Never had a problem with a skillet in a deer camp with a skillet and patience.

Blackstone is new soccer dad, city boy energy. There ain’t a Venn diagram that connects with a man that owns a tractor and a blackstone.
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
46258 posts
Posted on 11/26/25 at 5:39 pm to
I have both
The inside griddle is carbon steel and sits on two gas burners. It gets used every day even if it’s just to make toast. The blackstone only gets used once a month or so if that. Just two people
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
46258 posts
Posted on 11/26/25 at 5:41 pm to
quote:

There ain’t a Venn diagram that connects with a man that owns a tractor and a blackstone.
I own a tractor and a blackstone. And three boats and lots of firearms. Don’t be retarded on the internet
Posted by Mr Happy
Member since May 2019
2331 posts
Posted on 11/26/25 at 6:38 pm to
quote:

Get a super-high smoke point oil for inside cooking

Any recommendations?
Posted by xXLSUXx
New Orleans, LA
Member since Oct 2010
10573 posts
Posted on 11/26/25 at 6:45 pm to
I went the griddle route because I didn't want to take up even more space with a dedicated Blackstone. Griddle lives on my gas grill and works perfectly 10/10 would make the same decision again no doubt.

quote:

Any recommendations?


I use avocado oil, tallow, or lard.
Posted by Naked Bootleg
Premium Plus® Member
Member since Jul 2021
3180 posts
Posted on 11/26/25 at 6:47 pm to
Avacado oil, corn oil.

This stuff has the absolute highest smoke point but good luck finding it in stores: Amazon link: algae oil
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