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1. Anyone who has started their life as a short order cook behind the grill is going to love this griddle.

2. I agree Big John. A friend of mine just purchased one and I am sooo jealous.

3. The Blackstone 36″ Grill is an excellent choice and is very well made. Ours was purchased at our local Tractor Supply Company (TSC) for $299.00 plus tax. It is holding up well and I have been putting a thin coat of oil on the griddle after use.

   Cooking on it during the last family get together, I felt like a Grill Man at Waffle House!!!

4. Great recommendation! Thank you, Pat! We’re going to check this out…

5. i’m stuck with a glass top electric range that generalizes a cooking temperature by turning the burner on and off; no way to keep the steady, even heat needed for canning. Will the Blackstone be a good alternative for outdoor canning in the summer kitchen?

   1. No the heat tranfer is wrong,get a “fish fry/cajun cooker/turkey fryer” type propane base that fits your canner and has adjustable heat output (powerful burners can warp or damage thin gauge canners even full of water). Be prepared to have a wind screen to control heat and dust/dirt using it outdoors. You may try to get large commercial/resturant stockpots and really up your canning-20 quarts from 7, a regular gas stove couldn’t do that or could you be inside with it.

6. I have the smallest blackstone griddle 17″ and love it! Easily transportable and can run it off a small 1lb bottle or a 20lb bottle of propane.

   1. No the heat tranfer is wrong,get a “fish fry/cajun cooker/turkey fryer” type propane base that fits your canner and has adjustable heat output (powerful burners can warp or damage thin gauge canners even full of water). Be prepared to have a wind screen to control heat and dust/dirt using it outdoors. You may try to get large commercial/resturant stockpots and really up your canning-20 quarts from 7, a regular gas stove couldn’t do that or could you be inside with it.

   2. We have a smaller one like yours and love it too.

7. I second Gene’s question about the Blackstone grill working well for canning. Although we have a propane stove, the heat generated when canning in the summer makes for an uncomfortable kitchen.

   Thanks for bringing this product to my attention Pat!

   J & M

   1. Camp Chef sells 30k BTU single burner or double burner camp stoves that will work great for canning and is fueled from a 20 lb. bottle.

8. Pat, thought you grew up in Chicago(you talk about it)? Jewel has been in almost every neighborhood for 100+ years,Domincks was too.
   36″ is a really big grill unless you are cooking for really large crowds a smaller grill would be better suited and more efficient-go to a Waffle House or old school diner and see what a grill man can do with a 24″ hot top. Do not forget the accessories to really make it work;big heavy duty spatulas, tongs,grill stone,small fry pans,sauce pots, cover,
   etc. If this is to stay outside protect all surfaces(especially underside) or it may not last. You can use very high temp spray paint that isn’t effected by direct flame. Happy Grilling

9. Pat I have the same one you do and we keep ours in our camper. When we go to the lake, that’s all we use to cook on. It is awesome! I would recommend to anyone. A bit heavy, but just about indestructible. If the metal part of the cooker ever rusts out, just throw that cast iron griddle over an open flame and you’re good for another hundred years. Keep up the good work. Grid down…griddle on!!!

10. They also have a grill top that fits where the griddle goes and even a aluminum cover for when the grill is not in use.

11. The key to using a large grill like this is to create heat zones. You run the hottest to one side and lower on the other. that way you are creating a “hot holding” area where cooked food can sit and wait for the rest to be done. The temperature should be set so the griddle runs around 325-350 degrees. A cheap infrared thermometer will help achieve that.

    You can also create inexpensive food lids by using a cheap stainless steel bowl with a short piece of dowel screwed into the base.

    Proteins, will stick to a poorly seasoned griddle but will usually free themselves if you don’t play with them. Let steaks, hamburgers, potatoes, eggs…etc. cook until they can be easily lifted from the surface.

12. The hacks on the news can’t stop talking about the Corona virus. All the stores are out of N95 respiratory masks. And here we are debating if the new Blackstone 36″ griddle would be good for outdoor canning.
    Man, it’s great to have our proverbial sh*t together and not have to sweat the small stuff like the rest of the herd.

    1. Amen Big John!

    2. Second the amen to Big John!!!

13. I miss Dominick’s, Come Back Inn, Carm’s Beef and Bernie Brothers Bakery ☹️
    I’m showing my age.

    1. Mannys Deli is as good as ever,and you can still get a real Maxwell St. Polish(extra onions on mine),old school hot dog stands are disappearing fast,and Dukes drive in (85th+Harlem) closed last summer. Chain junk replacing real culture

       1. I remember Duke’s. Used to go there way back when.
          I think the original Maxwell St. Polish is still near the original Maxwell Street site.

14. VT, I know!! My 82 year old father was devastated when we heard about Dukes closing. Interestingly, when he was a teenager before going into the USMC, he had a 63 split window corvette that he would take there. I wish he would have kept that car!! Grrr.. I can’t remember what he traded that one for, but of course was normal back then to have a hot rod and then trade it off for something else!!

    I believe Jean & Jude’s is still there but I haven’t been over there in a long time.
    Memory lane is awesome & I’m always asking Dad questions about simpler times. His long term memory is fantastic and I absolutely love hearing him talk about all of those things. It truly lights up his face (He has Alzheimer’s so engaging him about these sorts of things is very soothing for him).
    Gotta go, Mannys Deli is calling & Dad loves Polish (with extra onions of course)
    Take care

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