Alrighty then. Lets try typing the old fashioned way.
I got the Blackstone 36 Cookstation assembled a while ago. Ever 'thang was easy peazy and only took about 30 minutes. I probably coulda' done it faster but I dilly dally around a little extry to make sure I don't miss any 'thang. Once complete, I hooked up a tank and fired it up using the AA battery powered piezo start. Holy shit it actually works!!! Normally on such appliances I just leave them off and use a big lighter but no need. I was going to wash off the thin coating of oil the griddle came with but decided to just burn it off and then add some cooking oil to start the seasoning process. Hear me now, 'bleed me later, this 'thang gets HOT in a hurry. I had all the burners turned on but only at a low setting and the griddle started to smoked nicely. I let that go for a while, then wiped it down with some paper towels and splooged it with some more oil and smeared it around. In contrast to my old gas grill, this 'thang went from stone cold to seasoning smoke goodness in less time than the other grill took to get up to temp to cook on.
You can see the magic wafting off the top.
The only negative I see thus far is that the grease trough is woefully shallow and inadequate and most complaints center around that and how it drips into the catch pan. I ain't worried as I cook with much less oil than most people and I can adapt. I've spent almost 2 years wringing my hands about this griddle and whether I should pull the trigger on it and as of now, without even having cooked on it yet, I am more than impressed and can already ascertain that this is most likely the best money I've ever dropped on an outdoor appliance. I've just recently gotten rid of my old gas grill and my UDS as they were just collecting dust but I can see this new griddle getting a workout several times a week. I still have my little lodge CI hibachi for when I want something over charcoal and for that its all I need. And should I want a more portable griddle I have a cast iron top that fits perfectly on the hibachi for fishing trips and such.
Right now I am just ecstatic and can't wait to get a few hoskey's deep this evening and crank up Big Betty with some smash sliders. Beers are chillin' and I got 2 full tanks of LP gas.
Oh hell yeah!!!
I got the Blackstone 36 Cookstation assembled a while ago. Ever 'thang was easy peazy and only took about 30 minutes. I probably coulda' done it faster but I dilly dally around a little extry to make sure I don't miss any 'thang. Once complete, I hooked up a tank and fired it up using the AA battery powered piezo start. Holy shit it actually works!!! Normally on such appliances I just leave them off and use a big lighter but no need. I was going to wash off the thin coating of oil the griddle came with but decided to just burn it off and then add some cooking oil to start the seasoning process. Hear me now, 'bleed me later, this 'thang gets HOT in a hurry. I had all the burners turned on but only at a low setting and the griddle started to smoked nicely. I let that go for a while, then wiped it down with some paper towels and splooged it with some more oil and smeared it around. In contrast to my old gas grill, this 'thang went from stone cold to seasoning smoke goodness in less time than the other grill took to get up to temp to cook on.
You can see the magic wafting off the top.
The only negative I see thus far is that the grease trough is woefully shallow and inadequate and most complaints center around that and how it drips into the catch pan. I ain't worried as I cook with much less oil than most people and I can adapt. I've spent almost 2 years wringing my hands about this griddle and whether I should pull the trigger on it and as of now, without even having cooked on it yet, I am more than impressed and can already ascertain that this is most likely the best money I've ever dropped on an outdoor appliance. I've just recently gotten rid of my old gas grill and my UDS as they were just collecting dust but I can see this new griddle getting a workout several times a week. I still have my little lodge CI hibachi for when I want something over charcoal and for that its all I need. And should I want a more portable griddle I have a cast iron top that fits perfectly on the hibachi for fishing trips and such.
Right now I am just ecstatic and can't wait to get a few hoskey's deep this evening and crank up Big Betty with some smash sliders. Beers are chillin' and I got 2 full tanks of LP gas.
Oh hell yeah!!!
. Dreaming about the monster breakfast I could make on that bad boy!!!!
