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Just ordered a 36” Blackstone griddle

Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:44 pm
Posted by headboard banger
Dark side of the Moon
Member since Jan 2005
2955 posts
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:44 pm
Anyone have one? There will be a learning curve on cooking with it. Can’t wait to try it out!!
Posted by CHEDBALLZ
South Central LA
Member since Dec 2009
21923 posts
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:46 pm to
Not much of a learning curve hardest thing is keeping it clean. Invest in some grill bricks. There's a pretty long thread on them here.
Posted by CoachChappy
Member since May 2013
32537 posts
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:46 pm to
I have a griddle that covers 2 burners on my camp chef. The learning curve is very small. It makes awesome eggs and bacon. Once it’s broken in, it’s great for blackening fish.
Posted by headboard banger
Dark side of the Moon
Member since Jan 2005
2955 posts
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:51 pm to
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Invest in some grill bricks.


Thanks. I will do that
Posted by Jibbajabba
Louisiana
Member since May 2011
3881 posts
Posted on 5/29/18 at 9:20 pm to
Something I’ve always been curious of is how hot they get. Can you sear steaks with them?

ETA : the first thing I would cook on it is a giant batch of shrimp fried rice. With lots of eggs and no peas or carrots. Then for the next meal, I would cook breakfast. Then I would do smashburgers! Crap. I guess I’ll end up getting one for Father’s Day and being done with it.
This post was edited on 5/29/18 at 9:24 pm
Posted by TigerFanatic99
South Bend, Indiana
Member since Jan 2007
27585 posts
Posted on 5/30/18 at 6:49 am to
Start with bacon as the first thing to touch it. shite loads of bacon. Enough bacon for the whole neighborhood. Just tons of bacon.

Best way to season it really well.
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
27096 posts
Posted on 5/30/18 at 7:00 am to
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Something I’ve always been curious of is how hot they get. Can you sear steaks with them?



I asked that in the other thread. Someone posted a picture of a IR thermometer reading 530 F.
Posted by Fight4LSU
Kenner
Member since Jul 2005
9755 posts
Posted on 5/30/18 at 7:38 am to
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the first thing I would cook on it is a giant batch of shrimp fried rice.


That, and sweet and sour chicken/shrimp is my favorite thing to cook on mine.

I bought mine a few years back to cook burgers for a whole youth football team and their parents. I cooked about 200 burgers and toasted the buns in about 3 hours with no problem.
Posted by wildcat3
Member since Jul 2011
147 posts
Posted on 5/30/18 at 7:39 am to
Great for breakfast, bacon, sausage, French toast. Also fajitas with onions and peppers, tortilla warmer. Hamburgers, fried rice, blackened fish. Very good and quick for large groups. Can be a 2 person job with different foods needing to be flipped etc.

Also buy a flat thin metal putty spreader or whatever it’s called. It’s about 8 inches wide. After you cook burgers, bacon or fajitas you can scrape the residue off to keep it from burning and smoking and charring the next batch you will cook.
This post was edited on 5/30/18 at 7:45 am
Posted by browl
North of BR
Member since Nov 2017
1571 posts
Posted on 5/30/18 at 8:49 am to
The learning curve will be your temp settings and identifying the hot/cold spots, if you're cooking delicate things on there where temp and time are critical.

It's a good idea to have a couple of these grill scrapers:


But this is better for scraping:


Online or local restaurant supply are both good sources.


For cleaning, forget the grill bricks. This is all you need to clean a flat top griddle:

Stainless Steel Scrubber


Bucket of soapy water



Posted by 3HourTour
A whiskey barrel
Member since Mar 2006
21223 posts
Posted on 5/30/18 at 8:59 am to
I usually just clean mine with water. No soap. I’ve heard soap can ruin the seasoning.
Posted by browl
North of BR
Member since Nov 2017
1571 posts
Posted on 5/30/18 at 9:06 am to
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I usually just clean mine with water. No soap. I’ve heard soap can ruin the seasoning.


If you want to build up a "seasoning" don't use soap. I like my stuff hospital clean, and don't have problems with food sticking so I don't season.
Posted by Janky
Team Primo
Member since Jun 2011
35957 posts
Posted on 5/30/18 at 9:14 am to
I scrape then use water on a hot griddle. Wipe it down with a towel and it is good to go.
Posted by KosmoCramer
Member since Dec 2007
76519 posts
Posted on 5/30/18 at 12:39 pm to
The hibachi places use lemon juice and hot water to help keep their tops clean.
Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
57440 posts
Posted on 5/30/18 at 1:53 pm to
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The hibachi places use lemon juice and hot water to help keep their tops clean.


they also use stainless tops not iron.
Posted by LSUsmartass
Scompton
Member since Sep 2004
82365 posts
Posted on 5/30/18 at 2:04 pm to
A trick I learned from my high school sonic days, use sprite to clean
Posted by KosmoCramer
Member since Dec 2007
76519 posts
Posted on 5/30/18 at 2:14 pm to
Blackstone tops are made of steel, not iron per se (as in not cast iron).
This post was edited on 5/30/18 at 2:17 pm
Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
57440 posts
Posted on 5/30/18 at 3:25 pm to
yea main difference i was meaning is it is not stainless. I think it is cast steel.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
65907 posts
Posted on 5/31/18 at 7:50 am to
Looks like the do make a Stainless version.


LINK

Posted by Canvasback
Member since Jan 2016
198 posts
Posted on 6/9/18 at 2:20 pm to
Getting a Blackstone for father’s day. Family of 4, should I get the 28” or 36” griddle?
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