Blackstone Griddle Thread

[Dr. Teeth]

New Blackstone 36” Griddle for Father’s Day.

 

Seasoning it now.   Anybody have one?   What are you doing on it?

[Dave the Cook]

Sweet! I don't have one, but I've had my eye on it for a while. I'm really interested in your experiences with it.

[YvetteMT]

Oh pretty!! Add me to the "keeping my eye on them" list.  Have a friend that got one for stupid cheap because it hadn't been taken care of and he loves his. Partner and I saw a small one at Costco last week that came with all sorts of goodies and would be quite adequate in size for us to camp with and use at home. We didn't pull the trigger, yet. 

 

I can't wait to see what you cook on it!!

[rotuts]

@Dr. Teeth

 

nice.  is this something you plan to use outdoors ?

 

looking forward to you experiences with it.

[Dr. Teeth]

If by outdoors you mean on my back porch, then yes.

 

Seasoned it last night with flaxseed oil and paper towels.   Took about in hour but got a decent base coat.  
 

Made “Oklahoma Smashburgers” by request of my children.  None of us have any connections to Oklahoma or have been to Oklahoma so I can’t make any claims to authentic.

 

But having made them once before on cast iron pans (again kids request) this was much easier and faster.

It’s for all intents and purposes a 36” plancha.   Takes a good deal longer to get to full heat, seems to work great once up to heat.   Given that I was seasoning before I cooked and this needed to get the whole thing hot as possible, I can’t tell yet how effectively you can have zones.

 

i have been given a fair number of unsolicited cooking implements for various Birthdays, Christmas, and Father’s Days.   Usually with an unexpressed desire for some food or another.   This is my favorite so far by a wide margin

[btbyrd]

I have the smallest Blackstone they make and wish I'd gone slightly bigger, but I got mine for portability and storability so I guess I got what I wanted. Mine is small enough to run on a small green 1lb propane tank (its intended fuel source) but it functions much better when you use an adapter to connect it to a 20lb tank. Anyway, my primary use is for smash burgers. I can do four at a time and it's fine. These are made from cast iron and they're relatively thin so the heat isn't very even. But they're inexpensive and fun, so go bananas. One of my friends got one and did his weekly bulk meal prep on it. Cooked a bunch of peppers, onions, and chicken and whatever... minimal cleanup, a smart idea. It can also be a good breakfast thing, but the unevenness of the heat is something to consider with delicate items like eggs or heavy items with a lot of moisture like hash browns (which will brown unevenly if you just let them sit there).

 

TLDR: Smash some burgers, make some breakfast, do some brick wrapped chicken, and sear anything outside that you wouldn't want to sear inside.

Edited Monday at 10:26 PM by btbyrd (log)

[weinoo]

26 minutes ago, btbyrd said:

sear anything outside that you wouldn't want to sear inside.

 

I think this would be my main objective.  But, you know, I don't have an "outside!"

[YvetteMT]

@btbyrd what size do you have and how many do you usually feed?

The small one at Costco is 20 inches (and comes with legs, carrying bag that will hold the legs, etc) and I think it would be large enough to cook for 2, occasionally more.  I'm willing to go a little bigger but not willing to sacrifice portability as I do intend to take it camping (boondock/remote).

[&roid]

Over this side of the pond they have gone up in price a lot. Last few years I haven’t seen the 36” version for less than £700, they’re usually around £740-750. 
 

At the weekend I saw someone post on Reddit that Costco had them at a decent price in store. I was going any way so told my friend I’d pick him one up. Long story short, I came away with two 😁 At £360 I just couldn’t pass the deal up, less than half the price I could normally get one for. 
 

Not been able to unpack it yet but looking forward to giving it a go. We had a similar sized plancha at a holiday rental in France last summer and loved it.