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New Blackstone 36in Owner

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TXSamIam
TXSamIam Posts: 32
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I just picked up  a new Blackstone 36in griddle today.  It say that the griddle is preseasoned.  Is there any additional seasoning I should do before my first cook
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  • michigan_jason
    michigan_jason Posts: 1,346
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    As I learned, there are many topics on this. Use the search tool. 

    I seasoned mine by cooking bacon, bacon, and more bacon. When done cooking, clean the surface, then smear the bacon grease around to cover the top. Repeat every time you use it. 

    Enjoy! Then add more bacon. 



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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
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    Check this article:
    https://www.blackstoneproducts.com/griddle-seasoning-care-guide/

    Like @michigan_jason suggested I like the idea of just cooking with it. You might want to do at lease one initial heat/cool cycle with some oil, but it is kind of a pain to heat it up, oil it, cool it down several times. Just use plenty of oil at first if cooking food that might stick. After each cook clean it and wipe it down leaving a small layer of oil. Do this each time and "season as you go" and soon you will find you won't need as much oil for cooking. As Jason suggested bacon grease is a great seasoning agent, but if you are not cooking bacon you can follow the same process using some other type of oil. If you want to cook something like eggs or pancakes early on just remember you will need plenty of oil. I made the mistake of pouring on a pancake before it was properly seasoned and the flapjack fused to the surface. 

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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
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    I seasoned mine with canola and then just cooked on it.  That has served me well.  No flaking, no issues.
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  • Aviator
    Aviator Posts: 1,757
    edited April 2017
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    Any cooking oil with a decently high smoke point will do.
    (there are folks who do not eat bacon for various reasons)
    examples would be canola, avocado oils. 
    Avoid fax seed as there are feedback that it flakes off.the trick is to cook on it regularly. the more you use it, it will season itself. 

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  • HofstraJet
    HofstraJet Posts: 1,156
    edited April 2017
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    Congrats.  And don't forget to fix the grease trap:

    http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1189012/blackstone-simple-grease-trap-fix-accessories

     
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