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    OT: Talk me out of a blackstone

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    so do it!! 
    Huntsville, Al LBGE
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      Nope. Love ours. My wife loves myobis. (I know spelled that wrong) yesterday was her birthday, she requested I cook rather than go there!!! Also, BREAKFAST!!!, smash burgers, Philly cheesesteaks,....
      Slumming it in Aiken, SC. 
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      You could take that same money, and the ongoing propane money, and have a modest whiskey budget.
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      Go to a bar and ask them to talk you out of a beer.   :pensive:
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      How about I just buy one and also drink whiskey?
      Huntsville, Al LBGE
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      Buy a griddle and a pizza oven.
      They/Them
      Morgantown, PA

      XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer -  PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE  - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker
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      "Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."

      South of Nashville, TN

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      Love ours, use it more frequently than the egg because of time constraints with work, etc.  Had friends over this weekend and I did a double batch of Best Baked Beans Planet recipe on the egg for two hours, then had a buddy cook packs of hotdogs on the propane Weber, while I cooked a bunch of smash burgers on the Black Stone.  Earlier in the day, I cooked 2 pounds bacon for the beans on the black stone, and the house doesn't smell like grease.  LOL.  

      As aforementioned, Philly steaks, real rice, as in boil the stuff, let cool overnight or at least a few hours, then throw on the black stone with diced, chicken, soy sauce, shrimp, cubed beef, onions, mushrooms, etc...  makes for a great pancake surface, hash browns, etc. 

      So I would say don't buy one and cook the fried stuff inside with the windows closed and good luck putting together a bunch of burgers, dogs, and smoked beans, etc. with a finish time within five minutes of each other. 

      So when you buy one, just DO NOT USE FLAX SEED to season the grill.  I bought in to some B.S. threads about how awesome flax seed oil is compared to the normal bacon, onions, potatoes, etc... seasoning routine that worked great on my cast iron pans.  What a terrible mistake I made, that stuff peeled off and I had to power wash off what I could and am close to getting it to a normal surface.  

      Just treat is like a normal cast iron skillet and do nothing special and it will be great, just canola or olive oil, onions, potatoes, and bacon for the few first cooks.   
      Egghead since November 2014, XL-BGE & ET-732
      Smobot
      Living near Indy
      36" Blackstone
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      Buy all of them. 
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      Ummm...don't do it, because, like, it rusts and stuff, and like, maybe you'll get divorced or something?  Plus, it uses stuff in tanks that's totally a bummer to get refilled.  Just don't do it, man.  It's totally not cool.
      ______________________________________________
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      edited June 2017
      And if you need another excuse to buy one and become the 'Cool Dude' of your cooking club, make a pizza on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3f8a2x8efs

      And if you still can't get over that decision hump, think about baking bread on it.  REALLY COOL... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4nqm26NHJ8 

      Even NOLA will have to admit that baking New Orleans style French Bread on a griddle is pretty darn cool.

      You're welcome.

      Spring "It's Cooler Outside The Box" Chicken
      Covington Louisiana USA


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      Hands down one of the top purchases I've made.....
      Charlotte, NC - Large BGE 2014, Maverick ET 733, Thermopen, Nest, Platesetter, Woo2 and Extender w/Grid, Kick Ash Basket, Pizza Stone, SS Smokeware Cap, Blackstone 36"
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      Why?
      Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

      Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
      Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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      Never. 
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      I find any "talk me out of..." threads here just a little bit disingenuous.  It makes me wonder if I can trust any of your posts.   :)


      XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

      San Antonio, TX

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      Maybe don't get it if you're an idiot who is prone to leaning on hot surfaces?
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      The only issue is the size it takes up. 
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      It just fries food.  That's very unhealthy.  Bacon cooked on the BGE is much better for you.

      XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

      San Antonio, TX

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      Foghorn said:
      It just fries food.  That's very unhealthy.  Bacon cooked on the BGE is much better for you.
      If you can handle the conflagration. 
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      Not going to happen here. I just got one a couple weeks ago and can not get enough. I love it. The only negative for me is I don't cook on my eggs as much any more. I'm sure that will change when there new wears off but seriously its awesome.
      Jeff from Winston-Salem, NC  - LBGE, MiniMax, Blackstone
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      You find yourself in a hole , but instead of a ladder, people on this forum are going to throw you a shovel and tell you about how good pit roasted pig is. Of course if you keep digging you might find the coin.
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      used to get off the boat and fire up the egg for a nice ribeye seared and roasted. now i settle for a quick smash burger. thats either good or bad, hard to decide ;) thats a decision you have to make on your own =)

      fukahwee maine

      you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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      I love my 17" which is just perfect for us. I have one drawback against it. I must clean the grease off and out of it after every use due to all the pesky raccoons in our woods. That means letting it cool down and cleaning before bringing it in. Then there are also the wood roaches that would be all over it when the coons finished! Living in the woods is cool, but there are facts of life to deal with.
      Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time!
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      edited June 2017
      Foghorn said:
      It just fries food.  That's very unhealthy.  Bacon cooked on the BGE is much better for you.
      That's true, pretty much, with the proteins, but I remind that veggies can be steamed.

      Also, a cooling rack on the cooler side can be a resting zone for meats while some of the excess oils/grease drain.  To a degree, that even works with the dreaded bacon.

      Additionally, depending on what you read [and trust], safflower oil may be somewhat healthier than other oils more commonly mentioned here.



      "Too bad all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving cabs and barbecuing."      - George Burns

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      edited June 2017
      A cooling rack is a pretty slick idea @Sardonicus
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      May as welll start a thread talking you out of sex.


      Phoenix 
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      Gulfcoastguy said:
      You find yourself in a hole , but instead of a ladder, people on this forum are going to throw you a shovel and tell you about how good pit roasted pig is. Of course if you keep digging you might find the coin.
      Agreed. That's why I came on here to ask. You all seem to enable very easily. And I get validation on my addiction. One reason I'm as big as a whale. 
      Huntsville, Al LBGE
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      edited June 2017
      blasting said:
      May as welll start a thread talking you out of sex.


      LOL
      To be clear, "sex" tops "griddling" and "grilling" in any poll!
      Even Rasmussen's.

      "Too bad all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving cabs and barbecuing."      - George Burns

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      blasting said:
      May as welll start a thread talking you out of sex.


      Thought about it. But the folks on here are extremely detailed most of the time. 

      I can probably sell her on the blackstone. But not the sex. 
      Huntsville, Al LBGE
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      edited June 2017
      My wife just bought me these for my birthday. I think she's trying to talk me into a Blackstone. 
      Franklin, Tn
      LBGE - Cast Iron Grate - Flameboss 300 - BGEtisserie

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