GRIDDLE SURFACE LOOKING ROUGH? HOW TO REMOVE AND RESEASON THE BLACKSTONE GRIDDLE SURFACE
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 พ.ย. 2020
- Today, we're RECOVERING the rough looking BLACKSTONE GRIDDLE SURFACE in order by REMOVING and RESEASONING. We have been asked many times how to RESEASON the BLACKSTONE GRIDDLE SURFACE - in the case of rust, chipping, or too much buildup, we want to show how we RECOVER the BLACKSTONE GRIDDLE SURFACE! *This same process is great for removing rust!
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22" BLACKSTONE GRIDDLE
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Chicago Electric Oscillating Multi-Tool (using sandpaper attachment with 80 grit sandpaper)
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Warrior Wire Wheel Set
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*we started with the cordless drill but the battery did not last! We also had our Black & Decker Mouse Sander, but changed to the CE Oscillating Mult-Tool (because we had access to the sandpaper for the attchment).
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Just for everybody out there and angle grinder and a wire wheel works much better! I did my 36 in in 20 min!
Yessir!! Next time we do this, we will be using the angle grinder (should we ever need to…). Thank you for watching and for the input!🤙🤙🔥🔥
Yes, then comes the seasoning.
I'm with you a angle grinder and wire wheel will eat that up
would you recommend the flat wire wheel or the cupped wheel?
@@nicholashildings9972 having just done another one, we used the polycarbonate wheel - worked like a charm!🤙🤙
Thanks for this but if my wife saw me doing that next to the pool they would find my body at the bottom of the pool with the Blackstone on top of me
Haha! We get that - we are actually further from the pool than it looks - we tested to see if anything got close, and it wasn’t at all near. We were good!!🤣🤣
This channel deserves so much more love. Just bought a blackstone and found you guys from looking up recipes. Been binge watching ever since.
Oh wow! We can’t tell you how much that means to us! First of all, congratulations on the new Blackstone!! And second of all, we really appreciate that you’ve enjoyed this!! We love sharing what we are learning! Take care and GRIDDLE ON!🤙🤙🔥🔥
Same here! Loving their videos. Light hearted, positive and informative.
I got my 36” Blackstone a little over three years ago, used it nonstop for about a year and a half, and started following you guys within the first week of griddling. Unfortunately, over the last year I haven’t had nearly as much time on the griddle as I would like, and as a result. Half of my griddle top is pretty rusted. This is by far the best resurfacing video I have found. Very informative, as well as satisfying. I shall return to my griddling ways very soon. Thanks, gentlemen.
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Glad you did this video. Lots of people have questions about re- seasoning a cooking surface.
Thank you Kay! Aside from people asking in the comments. We have actually been asked multiple times though FB messenger - I knew Bret had over-seasoned his griddle when he got it, and we thought it would be a perfect opportunity to help as many people as possible who have the same question. Take care!🤗🤗
Love the info vids you guy put out. I'm old school, 73 my lovely wife bought me a Blackstone 36 for my birthday last month to go with my smoker and grill. I have since built a patio kitchen to use them in. I love that griddle. This vid takes me back to my first cooking on a griddle. I was 17 [60s] and got hired as a cook at a local A&W. This was a great vid of hard-core cleaning. I wanted to mention, what I learned way back. If you have a rough surface build up, not as extreme as this one. But it happens especially if you get in the habit of cooking in the same area over time. What I used way back, was a hand sized piece of scrap 2x4 with screen wire stappled to 3 sides. Wearing gloves and using hot water with the griddle on at about less than boiling griddle temp. I would scrub the rough area[s] until smooth. Then do a re-season. Watching your vid tripped a memory in case your viewers didn't need a total rehab. Thx again B
Wow, that is so incredible! Thank you so much for watching and sharing the memories with us - this really made our day! We have absolutely fallen in love with griddle cooking, and find joy in sharing that love. We hope all is well Bill, thank you again!🔥🔥
I'm ashamed to say I've have my black stone about 5 years and have used it maybe 5 times. Ugh. You've inspired me to re season and get this puppy cooking. Saw you all on cooking with cj and hussey tonight. Great show. Love you guys.
Oh yay! I remember seeing you in the comments, thank you so much for being on the live, and for coming and watching! We love cooking on the Blackstone for sure, and appreciate you Karen!! Take care and GRIDDLE ON!🤙🤙🔥🔥
Awesome job guys! Perfect vid for us who have never re-surfaced a griddle before! Thanks! 🤠👍
Thank you man! As always we love to share what we are learning!🤙🤙🔥🔥
wow, I did not realize you could go that extreme, using a sander. I just bought one used and ended up scraping it and doing my own seasoning, but I really like how this came out.
Thank you so much for watching and congratulations on the new-to-you Blackstone! Hope the seasoning went well, for sure this is a bit extreme, but a great way to get back to the original Cold rolled steel. Take care and GRIDDLE ON!🤙🤙🔥🔥
My 36" BS griddle has some build up but it's not bad. I try to wipe down and use oil sparingly and let it burn off. I know resurfacing is inevitable in the next year. I'll be less hesitant to do it thanks to you great twins and coming from a twin himself. Rock on brothers!
Woot woot!! That’s awesome man - ya, when it becomes inevitable, it’s nice to know that it can be cleared off - I had some build up on the 36” as well, that’s when I learned how to resurface it - love doin free seasoning again though! Take care man!🤙🤙
That came out Real good! I've seasoned 2 Blackstone griddles so far plus several cast iron pans. I used a similar system on my cast iron pans and they are non-stick!! Thanks for another great video!
Oh yay! This was actually a lot of fun, but a ton of work! We saw what Todd Toven had done and then helped when I did my 36” (I had some slight rust and chipped seasoning). Thank you so much for watching and for the encouragement!🤗🤗
@@waltwins so do they rust easy? Only have a year or so?
@@Karrott9 great question! So with proper care, they should rust - water on the steel can cause rust, however (very similar to cast iron). This wasn’t so much rusted as it was that it had too much seasoning build up from improper seasoning. We definitely learned from that and wanted to share!
Great video, it’s truly a labor of love. Looking forward to more cooking videos!
Keep up the great work guys!
Woot woot!! Thank you so much fam! Yes, now that we got this one done, we can get more cooks done! Now Brett can cook when we do our “Live” streaming on Wednesdays!🔥🔥🤙🤙
Guys! I can’t thank you enough! Went out to cook the family some breakfast this morning and saw what I thought was something that was going to be out but the street for trash day. Until I saw this video! I feel like I have a brand new Blackstone! Needless to say, breakfast was prepared inside but. Is we’re having fajitas for dinner. Life savers!
Yes!!! That is so awesome to hear! These things last a lot longer than people think!😃
Thank you so much for watching! We are sure the fajitas were awesome! Griddle on!!!😁❤️🤙
Needed this video I got some rust build up from being in the garage over winter! Getting ready for a hibachi cook!
Oh yes! Thank you so much for watching - there are for sure many ways to do it, but we learned by watching Todd Toven, and he’s definitely cleaned off his fair share of griddles! Take care and GRIDDLE ON!🤙🤙🔥🔥
Great instructional video guys! My brother in-law needs to reseason his so I will be sharing this with him! Hope your weekend is going Great!
Thank you so much Kevin! It’s always great to see you! Hope all is well! Take care!🤙🤙
Thanks guys! Great info. Love my Blackstone. Cooking a big breakfast tomorrow morning and TRUSTING you that the starch does not need to be removed from the potatoes for hash browns. I learned that it did. Going to produce some super dry potato shreddings and I'll let you know how it went on hash brown video. Keep on making videos. Good to see good people in this unhappy world. Get your family in on the fun eventually. I lost my brother in 2014. Miss him every day still. Glad you two are still close!
Thank you so much for watching and chiming in! That is so awesome, for sure let us know how the hash brown cook goes! We loved doing these and they turned out just the way we hoped! Sorry for your loss, we hope we can bring some happiness - we try to embrace the positivity, especially in these times. Take care and GRIDDLE ON!🤙🤙🔥🔥
Great training videos guys. Being it coming up in winter you should do a storage plan :). Love you guys you make us smile and laugh.
Thank you so much man! Lol, honestly, being in Florida, we won’t pack this away! We’d have to do some research to find the best way!😄😄
Saving this one as I will need it at some point!
Thank you for the informative video fellas - GRIDDLE on!😁😁
Always man! Thank you so much - this one will come in handy for sure!
That's the way to do it!!! just like standard rust removal.... Love it!!!
Woohoo!!! Thank you so much for watching! Griddle on!!!😁❤️🤙
Great video GUYs! Going to try Flax Seed for my next seasoning! I recently went from paper towels to the Scott Blue Towels (the garage towels) -- what a difference. I went from using a dozen paper towels to 3 blue towels per cook!
Woohoo!!! That is so awesome brother! Thank you so much for watching Fozzie! Griddle on!!!😁❤️🤙
Love the videos bro!
Just bought a Blackstone yesterday! Looking forward to trying a lot of your recipes!
Oh awesome!! Congratulations on the new Blackstone! We love these things! Let us know if you have any questions. Thank you so much for watching! GRIDDLE ON!🤙🤙🔥🔥
I absolutely love all of your videos guys! I really look forward to them
Thank you so much brother - we really do appreciate the love and support! GRIDDLE ON!🔥🔥
Great Job, Brett's griddle looks great!! I am redoing one of ours too....lol. I'm like yall, it is a lot of fun. It's like getting a new griddle all over again!!!!
For sure it’s a blast! Figuratively and literally!🤣🤣
Great video guys! I’ve been thinking that I might be due for one of these tasks also. I hope it didn’t mess up the patio and pool too much!
Lol! It gets a bit messy, but we kept it out of the pool! The hope is to not get it to this point again, unless we end up with rust. We have definitely learned a ton with these Blackstone’s! Brett had been adding too much oil for seasoning that eventually bubbled and flaked. Love that it’s easy enough to sand down and start again!! Take care fam!🤙🤙🔥🔥
This video....WOW!!!!
I'M DOING THIS NOW!!!
Totally working for me like it did in this video.....
Glad I found this, I needed it. Thank you. Another great one!
Yes!! Thank you so much for watching, hope this one helps!!🤙🤙
Wow, I have 2 28” Blackstones and I have never stripped either back down to bare metal . I’ve used the Blackstone cleaning kit but that’s about it. That little cordless drill was no match for the griddle ! Re seasoned it looks as good as new !
Haha!! The cordless drill had no business showing up to the party!🤣🤣. I really appreciate knowing that if it gets too much rust or build up/flaming, it can get back to square one, like new. Now that we’ve each done this, barring major water incidents, we shouldn’t have to do this to either machine. Take care man!🤙🤙
I think some people make seasoning harder than it really is. Thanks for showing how easy it really is.
For sure! In so many groups, it comes across as something that has to be perfect or you are no good - we had a hard time trying to get sound advice because we felt so inadequate. We were so happy to learn from Todd Tove and Hungry Hussey about the Blackstone, and we try to show how easy it all can be, you just gotta have confidence. Thank you so much man! GRIDDLE ON!🤙🤙🔥🔥
Just finishing mine up.. watching y'all's Video's. On second coat 👍
Woot woot!! Heck yes! Hope this helps fam!🤙🤙🔥🔥
Just got my first griddle for free because it was rusty and beat up, 36 inch 4 burner. I had to do this used and ended up using a ceramic paint stripping disk and a drill. Works really well and doesn't remove any of the metal just rust and old seasoning. Only took about a half hour or so. You can pick them up from lowes or home depot, I think it would be perfect for spot reseasoning.
That’s so awesome and yes! We actually cleaned off my bigger unit using the ceramic disc - it was amazing!! Thank you so much for watching and for sharing the suggestion! Take care and GRIDDLE ON!🤙🤙🔥🔥
Awesome video guys, I definitely need to do this soon to my griddle.
Thank you so much! There’s a variety of ways to get the surface redone, but thumbs works for us! Much love man, GRIDDLE ON!🤙🤙
I found that very interesting. Thanks for sharing that experience with us.😁
Thank you so ouch for watching! We hope this helps, even If it’s not needed now!🤙🤙
Great info! Quick story - made dinner on griddle and wife says, “this looks good.” Like Pavlov’s dog I said, “it can look amazing but if it doesn’t taste amazing this was all for naught.” She’s like huh? Haha! Maybe I need a break from griddle videos.
Haha!! That is so awesome man!! That’s how you know it CLAPS BACK!! Boom!! Thank you so luv for sharing mann🤣🤣💪💪
Thanks Guys I appreciate the restore of the BlackStone.
For sure brother, thank you for watching!! Take care and GRIDDLE ON!🔥🔥
Great video! I came to watch you pull the old seasoning off and then noticed the table. I have that exact table on my amazon wish list I want to use along side my 22" blackstone with the stand while camping as a prep table. It looks like it is very sturdy with the amount work you were doing on it. I will be using your link to order in the next few weeks.
I see you have the hump on your 22" as well as the oil was running off in all 4 directions. My 17" never had any issues but on my 22" it is crazy how much it bulges when it is hot enough to sear steaks. If I can get a replacement top from blackstone I am going to attempt to make a jig where I can use a hydraulic jack to flatten this one and weld on better supports.
As I saw you replied to in other comments get an angle grinder with a wheel for the next one. I build drum smokers and the liner under the lid and paint have to be removed manually without the use of heat or the lids warp. It is about as tough to remove as anything I have come across....a wire wheel on an angle grinder shouldn't take more than 15 minutes if that on a 22" blackstone cook surface.
Thank you so much for watching and for the information, we've heard of others that had a similar issue with the griddle surface, but we did not experience this. That sounds like a great potential fix!The angle grinder is for sure the way to go! I had resurfaced my 36" a few months after this, and it worked like a dream! Take care fam!
Awesome job fellas it turned out fantastic 👍👍😊
Thank you so much man! It was a ton of work - but it’s always a blast getting to season a griddle! Take care!🤙🤙
You guys are good people. Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much man - we really appreciate it! Take care!🤙🤙
flaxseed oil was made popular by an article by Sheryl Canter, however since then many people have debunked it and many others have seen chipping of their seasoning. It, like all oils, makes a seasoning but is very fragile. The trend these days in cast ion etc. is grapeseed oil, the very high temp of a blackstone really works well with the high smoke point of grapeseed oil. So if you are looking to experiment and have some fun try the grapeseed oil in the future, i swapped and never looked back, i've done well over 10 cast iron pans and 4 blackstones with grapeseed and they all out perform the flax i used in the past.
Excellent suggestion! We actually went “back” to flaxseed after using canola oil - here in Central Florida with the high humidity, the other oils pulled up in the moisture. Flaxseed has been outstanding (Brett’s was laid on too thick, leading to the bubbling and flaking). For sure we will use grape seed next time. Thank you so much for watching and sharing the knowledge! Take care and GRIDDLE ON!🤙🤙🔥🔥
Great job explaining everything step by step
Hey fam! Thank you so much!! We’ve been thinking about you guys - our thoughts, prayers and good vibes are with you. Much love fam!🤙🤙
Hi Waltwins. What you need to do this QUICKER, is a small cheap angle grinder and a couple of
POLY STRIP DISC WHEELS, which are excellent and really, really fast for doing this sort of work.
Just helping you out like you have helped me out. 👍👍👍
See, this is why you need a griddle out there - so when we need pointers we can just ask what works best for you!😄. We gotta make that happen! Thank you, honestly though, for the great advice Colin!🤙🤙
@@waltwins I bought a used electric griddle which is the best I can do for now, and messing about with some of the idea's you are putting out there, but this electric griddle only has one hot spot in the middle, and I like the way you set different temperature levels along your Blackstone for different foods and just keeping stuff warm ETC whilst the rest of the food is cooking.
Still jealous about the weather over thereby the way. LOL
I picked up a 36 in Blackstone grill that somesone had sat out as trash! 😵 i brought it home and took the griddle top off the stand and it was sooo rusted! I just began using soft scrub and a wire brush with a scotchbright pad...then I decided to try something DIFFERENT...i used my carbide scraper that you can use to scrape the finish off furniture. It scraped the black layer off so much better. I think i will finish off with a wire wheel..then it will be time to season it. I checked to see if the burners work and they all fire but I'll have to replace the ignitor because its not working even after changing the battery. So after about a day of labor and a less than $20 part, I will have a freaking awesome Blackstone griddle for very little actual money invested!
Thanks for this guys!! Keep up the good vids!
Hey man yessir!! Thank you so much for watching!🤙🤙🔥🔥 GRIDDLE ON
You guys make it look soo simple. How long would you say something like that takes from beginning to end? Sure makes it look like new. Ready to Griddle On again!! How often should something like this be done? Good job guys. Hope your weekend is going well. Take care guys. God bless!
Thank you fam! This whole process took about 2 hours. If we had the right tools up front, the grinding would have taken 30-45 minutes, and then reseasoning would be 45 minutes to an hour. This is something that only is done when needed - for most it may be once every couple of years, or if rust builds up over a winter storage. Take care!🤙🤙
You guys are awesome, we love watching your vids!
Hey fam!! Thank you so much for watching and for showing the love! Take care and GRIDDLE ON!🤙🤙🔥🔥
Great vid! Will use this when the time comes!
Thank you so much for watching! Yes, the hope is that it doesn’t ever need it, but it’s good to know the method in case!🔥🔥🤙🤙
So helpful! Thank you for the great content
Thank you sonic for or watching!!🤙🤙🔥🔥
Dang this came at right moment i have to do that with mine love the show
Oh yes!! Perfect then!😄. We’ve been planning this one for a while now, but finally got around to doing this - it’s a best, but totally worth it!🤙🤙
Nice videos. I didn't have the tag team title holders with me, so it took me awhile and 2 wire brushes. But this video is amazing. Worked well. Thank you
@Brett, how long does a 1 pound cylinder last? (on the 22")
🤣 I was gonna ask when you were going to clean & re-season. Question answered! Happy Thanksgiving my friends!
Haha!! Perfect!! Thank you so much for watching! Happy Thanksgiving indeed!🤙🤙🔥🔥
Wow, I need a twin to help, LOL !!!! Nice work guys !!!!
Haha!! Right?! Makes the job so much easier!🤣🤣. Thank you so much fam, GRIDDLE ON!🤙🤙🔥🔥
Well done guys. Good job.
RIGHT ON! Thanks for sharing 👍
You got it! Thank you so much for watching! We have since used an angle grinder as well - the pinned comment explains the process perfectly! This was a big help to us!🔥🔥🤙🤙
Love the how to video showing the proper care and maintenance of you BS...griddle on my friends any yet another banger. #battlewounds
Thank you so much brother! This one should come in handy down the line for many a griddler!🤙🤙
I got my new 22 today and hit it with flapper pad on angle grinder then 220 grit sandpaper on sander. Then season it. It's smooth as glass now.
Thank you so much for watching and congratulations on the Blackstone! Question, was it new or used?
@@waltwins brand new. I always sand down new iron cookware to make it smooth.
Great job guys! Wondering how much of that dust got in the pool 😉 Finished product looked awesome!
Bro! Thanks for watching as always... Not as much as you’d think! Actually, none. The pool is actually not as close to us as our videos show. When we shot this, it was super humid, so the dense air kept it close. The pool is a great background, right?🤗 Not like yours, but still.😜
Haha! Thanks man! Like Brett said, we had great angles and it’s still several feet from the pool. Take care Rob!🤙🤙
Very informative.. Thanks
Thank you so much man!🤙🤙
Looked for the link to the 300lbs table, closest I can find is the one that holds 58lbs. Not strong enough with my clumsiness. I've ordered the official table for the 22" that I bought. But these fundamental videos are so helpful! Super awesome, thank you for taking the time!
Thank you so much for watching man! Blackstone also just came out with a new prep table - hopefully it’s available to ship to Dubai soon!🔥🔥🤙🤙
@@waltwins Already bought the 22" fold out table, tell you about it tomorrow :)
@@waltwins Blackstone is pretty poor with their products and supply though, I was a little dismayed. Niche market, should be able to flood it!
@@waltwins Landing tomorrow hopefully :)
Well done Boys!!
Woot woot! Thank you so much man!🤙🤙
Thanks for the information
That griddle looks AWESOME!!! So glad to see you guys including these types of videos. Gotta maintain your equipment if you want it to last!
Ive got a few tricks to offer from my many years of seasoning cast iron for my Scout troop:
If you're taking it back to bare to completely re season, heat it before you use the wire wheel. The heat helps the carbon break loose a lot easier. If your spot cleaning rust, heat it up, pour course Kosher salt on the rust spot, cut a potato in half and use the cut on the salt like a sander. The salt and steam from the potato will work the rust loose so you have clean metal. Wipe the pan WITHOUT WATER and start your oiling.
Also, if you have an offset or upright smoker (Stick burner), you can heat it and the spray it with canola oil to keep the outside waterproof and looking good.
Woot woot!! Man, we both read your comment and talked about it, and didn’t answer cuz, WHERE WERE YOU BEFORE WE DID THIS?!🤣🤣. Man, I think we just need to hire you as the WALTWINS consultant on all things outdoor cooking/maintenance!! #YOUCOMPLETEUS #WADESAVESTHEDAY
@@waltwins #WORKLESS #YOUCOMPLETEME #IACCEPT
You can pay me by keeping the content coming! The folks want to learn more from the guys that Twin every day!!!
@@thunderduckie01 hahaha!! You got it!!🤙🤙
Just got Blackstone 28 with Airfryer, love it.
Oh awesome! Congratulations! Did you get the one from Lowe’s or the Walmart model with 2 drawers?
Awesome video and music!
Wow, thank you so much for the kind words and for watching! Take care!🔥🔥
Wondering what to do about some rust on the bottom of my cooking surface of my 17" griddle from where you turn it over to keep the surface down.
Hey Sam!! Thank you so much for watching! We have some rusting on the bottom side, but with minor rusting on the non-cooking side, it is less of a concern. Check out the Facebook Groups to see if someone may have some advice as well! Take care and GRIDDLE ON!🔥🔥🤙🤙
Great video guys. If you don't mind a tip? Wire brush cups would have have made it a breeze for the large area top then smaller for the cracks. Just trying to help cut your labor.
I have lots of vintage old cast iron and to restore them I use a wire brush cups. A finer brush not the real course one. The course one could damage the top it's that aggressive. I could have used easy-off but I'm more environmental minded.
Thank you so much for this! We really do appreciate it and for sure we lo be the tip - we share what we have learned, but we’re always willing to learn more too! 🤗🤗
Seen a few of these griddle full restore videos now. Some from full on rust as if pulled from the ocean. Wire-wheels and sanders seem a common method but has anyone thought of just taking the griddle plate itself and having it bead blasted? Also even if not taking to have blasted, just taking it off to wire-wheel and sander clean so as to keep that grit away from getting into the burners below or just all over the chassis/frame makes more sense to me.
I literally did this to my 25lb iron skillet that I neglected for over a year that still had fried corn in it. It had been put in the garage with the fried corn and it looked like dirt when I finally got around to cleaning it.
Oh awesome! Someone else was just asking if this would work for cast iron! Thank you for watching and chiming in!🤙🤙
@@waltwins Well I guess I answered their question because it worked great.
You can now take some 800 wet dry sand paper. And sand the final seasoning. Then 0000 steel wool to make the griddle really slick like Teflon.
Thank you so much for the suggestion!!🤙🤙
Man I love how the griddle gets the color when seasoning. Is it weird that I almost can't wait to do it again? I am really missing my Blackstone!! On the next day it's not rainy and windy, I may try and do a cook inside the garage like Mr. Homeowner did with the pizza burgers. I just don't want grease on my car, nor do I want the lady of the house to become livid. "What do you think you're doing?!!!!!!!!" I get the look. "But the 12 inch cast iron skillet just isn't big enough."
Griddle on Bros, can't wait for the Thanksgiving cook!
Thank you so much man! Haha! We get it! I love seasoning the griddle! Grinding it down is a ton of work, but the results were amazing. The hope is to not have to do it again for a long time. Lol, gotta keep the lady happy, but maybe one night you can pull the cars out of the garage for a cook! Take care and GRIDDLE ON! (Or Skillet On, for now...)🤣🤣💪💪
Wondering what kind of paper towels y’all use? Yours looked browned, but didn’t look to leave small white fibers on the griddle surface. The brands I have tried leave fiber residue even after a single quick swipe across the griddle.
Thank you so much for watching! We typically use bounty, although we have used several brands. When the griddle was new, it always seemed to leave fibers. Now, it seems to be fine regardless of the paper towel - not sure why!
thanks for the video.
Woot woot!! You got it man!🤙🤙
Good job!! It's a little more expensive, but I like to use 3 lbs of bacon for my last phase of re-seasoning my 36" griddle. 1 lb of bacon per 12" of griddle from front to back. Have a great rest of the weekend. Oh, one more thing, you failed to mention how many Ibuprofen's and Extra Strength Excedrin's you took afterwards!! lol
Oh yeah!! Bacon was definitely the first cook the following morning!! Haha!! Ain’t that the truth! This is the 2nd time I’ve resurfaced a griddle. I’m okay if it’s the last for a little while...🤣🤣. Love to season a new griddle, but the grinding process is for the birds! I think Brett said he was still pulling black specs from his nose for a week!😜
The bottom of my griddle is really rusted and I was wondering what the best way to clean this up? Everywhere I read it says not to worry about the bottom but I really want to clean it up.
What a great question because I had wondered the same thing! I had heard that you don’t need to worry scour the bottom, but I would think any of the processes used to “strip” the surface would work for the bottom as well - we’ve never done it, but that’s what I would think! Take care Paula!
Dang, that was some hard work! Well worth the effort though for sure👍
Lol, yes! We were sore for days! But Brett tells me all the time how much he loved the griddle looking new again! We’ll be using his griddle for some of the Live cooks on Wednesdays!😄😄
@@waltwins test kitchen road tested🤣👍 I love Brett's table BTW. Nice set up for a small space, and so easy to transport.
Our neighbors had a Blackstone 36 out for the trash, so I took it off their hands after seeing this video that you could restore it. I used my angle grinder and a flappy sand disc that got most of the main surface off (not too worried about the sides since food doesn’t touch it but did some light surface removal on them for grease build up), but will be getting a wire wheel to finish up. It had some serious neglect it looked like with some more surface rust on the framing under the griddle top, but I can smooth that over too. I did notice there is a spot min the middle where it looks most of the cooking took place because I’ve gone over it numerous times and still looks pretty dark compared to the rest. Is this normal, or should I keep working to resurface that as well?? It feels pretty smooth to the touch, so I’m not sure. LOVE your guys’ videos, have been binging them for days along with Hussey lol. Keep up the great work, and love the bond you guys share!
Hi Guy's....
Do you let it cool down between layers of oil, or do you keep the grill burning hot and add another coat of oil after it stops smoking?
Thanks
Rick
Hey Rick! We actually keep it hot and as the smoke clear from the oil burnoff, we add the next coat. We keep adding until we see the color we like. It doesn't have to be pitch black, that will happen over time with cooks. Hope this helps man!
My 36 is beginning to look like that after almost 2 years. Nothing sticks....but I don’t like the look.. In Chicagoland - the days to griddle are getting less.. Not sure if I want to do it before the end of the season or start of next year. Thanks for the tips..
Honestly, because of the time of year, we contemplated holding off, but after enough requests we decided to upload now - hopefully it will still be beneficial after the winter for our northern peeps! Take care Keith, and thank you so much for watching!🤙🤙
How long of a process is that by yourself on the 36? Thanks And just so I’m clear for the future you use the drill and scrap then sand and repeat?
Thank you so much for watching! Yes, if we had started with a proper drill, the whole process should take no more than a couple of hours (before reseasoning). There are other methods too, but this is what we learned from watching Todd Toven’s channel. Take care and good luck fam!🤙🔥
Oh man! Mine is looking very very beat, I’m in for some hard messy work this season!!
After cooking during the cleaning process. You scrap your food off and clear the surface. Then add more oil. Do you need to let that burn off (like the process of seasoning) before you close up shop so to speak?
Thank you so much for watching! After we do the final clean and the griddle is cooled, we add a thin layer of oil to set on the griddle. This protects it from rusting. Hope this helps!🔥🔥🤙🤙
I was trying to go through all the posts for the answer but I didn’t see it but, what grit sandpaper did you use on your multimaster? I didn’t know if something like 80 grit could damage the top?
Thank you so much for watching! Our apologies, 80 would be fine, I believe we had 120 and some 80 as well. We also found using an angle grinder as suggested in the pinned comment to be a huge help!🤙🤙
@@waltwins Thank you! The 80 worked great along with my drill and wire wheel. I was afraid to put the angle grinder on it for fear I may do something like D-Day in Animal House and go nuts with it lol. And definitely the flaxseed oil is the way to go for seasoning. I liked it way better than the BS stuff. I use avocado oil to wipe down after each cook and just makes the top better every cook. Thank you.
What grit sandpaper did you use on detail sander?
Is the orange old seasoning or rust? I put a thin layer over my black stone all the time and sometimes while cleaning I get these orange streaks? Any help?
Thank you so much for watching! No worries, that is definitely the oil/seasoning - I remember thinking the same thing at first! It’s confusing because it looks just like rust. Hope this helps!🤙🤙
Would it benefit at all to use a really fine grit sandpaper at the end to make griddle super smooth before seasoning??
Thank you so much for watching! It could, although the surface was very smooth with the seasoning removed. 🤙🤙
Thanks guys! Does this method also work on cask iron
Thank you so much for watching! We have never tried, but Wade Williams commented below, and shared what has worked for him with cast iron. Take care man!🤙🤙🔥🔥
Yeah.. I think I found a use for that sandblaster of mine 😁
Haha!! Yes! Wish we had a sandblaster - would have made this a 10 minute job!!🤣🤣
Looks great and love y'alls channel. One bit of advice tho...you might want to invest in a face shield, a breather mask, and a thick leather apron when doing that kind of stuff. Those wire wheels can throw those bristles pretty violently. Safety isn't sexy, but i would rather look like a nerd instead of possibly getting a metal bristle in my cheek or neck.
Thank you so much, and you aren’t kidding! I still had small pieces in my fingers for a couple of days. For reals, safety first, and this is a must. Take care and thank you again! GRIDDLE ON!🤙🤙🔥🔥
How do you clean the grill top after the grinding? It’s covered in dust and stuff. Just water or something?
It is what it is...and it works!
Haha!! This is #FACTS
Is caring for a steel surface different than cast iron? I haven't ever had to do this to my cast iron pans and they are shiny and clean after years of use. I just make sure to clean and gently season with crisco after each use.
Thank you so much for watching - they are not quite the same. As mentioned also, this unit was over-seasoned initially leading to a heavy build up of oil. The process for seasoning differs for each. 🤙🤙
Does this do something different then using a grill brick?
Hey fam! A grill brick works great on an indoor stainless steel griddle that does not require oil as seasoning. I did some research and found that on the deep seasoned griddle, the brick just disintegrates. Take care Chad!
Pro tip when you first buy your black stone use some rustolium high heat spray paint on the outside walls and bottom.
Thank you for watching and for the suggestion!
Curious.. can you do the dry ice blasting to clean it?
Thank you so much for watching! Honestly, we’ve never heard of the dry ice blasting! We’d have to do some research, but as of now, no idea!😂😂🔥🔥
What about the blackstone grill and cast iron seasoning? I got it in a griddle cleaning kit. It seams to work really good. I seasoned mine for the first time today!
For sure it works great! However, it’s $11 for a small jar, where oil is much more cost effective and we have found it to be just as capable. Take care!🤙🤙
@@waltwins wow, I haven't checked the price alone. Like I said it was in a cleaning kit. My wife just gave me my blackstone today for my birthday/Christmas. Put it together, seasoned it and fried eggs and ham! She got me the 36in!
Wahoo!! We have heard that those who have used the conditioner love it, and we are not opposed to it at all! Congratulations on the new griddle! It just gets better and better! GRIDDLE ON!🤙🤙🔥🔥
First let me say I love watching you two guys. My question is after using the wire wheel did it smooth out the griddle surface more and does it cook any different after the reseasoning
Hey fam! It cooked just the same.🤙🤙
Hey guys, just came across your video. I recently acquired a brand new 36 inch Blackstone griddle and right out of the box did not do nothing and cook some hamburgers on it. This was my first time using a griddle, but I’m also not a cook. I proceeded to turn the grill on put some butter down put the hamburger meat down and seasoned them on the griddle. Hamburgers did burn a little. But the issue that I have is, the state of the griddle after I cooked. I tried cleaning it with water scraping it and I’m just not sure what to do next any advice? I would like to send you a photo of my griddle how it looks now to see what you think. Thank you for taking the time.
Hey brother! No worries!!
You can send an email to adamandbrettw@gmail.com and send the pics, or you can find us on Facebook or Instagram and message us, all work!
Take care!
@@waltwins thank you, I just sent you an email with the photo.
Would flax seed oil work in Pennsylvania with the cold?
Hey fam! It can work anywhere, some feel it gets rather flaky after a while. We have had some flaking, but honestly it doesn’t seem to be any different than any other oil we’ve used other than the flax seed holds a bit longer against the humidity.
What temperature do you set it on when you season?
Hello! Thank you so much for watching! When seasoning, you want the griddle as hot as can be - high for sure! Good luck!🤙🤙
Would using a sandblaster work? Or would that damage the surface?
Thank you so much for watching! We have had some tell us that’s what they did and it was fine, however, I am not familiar with using the sand blaster, so I’m not entirely sure. If it does work, it would cut the work time by a ton!🤙🤙