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Buying your first Blackstone griddle is exciting. Then you fire it up, put food on it, and suddenly realize there’s a lot more to griddle cooking than turning on the burners. Don’t worry—we’ve all been there. Here are 15 common Blackstone griddle mistakes beginners should avoid so you can spend less time troubleshooting and more time cooking. 1. Using Too …
If there’s one Blackstone griddle technique that can completely change your cooking, it’s learning how to use heat zones. Instead of treating your entire griddle as one giant burner, think of the cooking surface as several different cooking environments. Hot. Medium. Cool. Once you learn how to move food between those areas, griddle cooking becomes much easier. What Is a …
One of the biggest learning curves when you first start using a Blackstone griddle is figuring out what temperature to cook at. Unlike a traditional grill, where you may simply think in terms of low, medium, or high heat, a griddle gives you a large cooking surface with the ability to create different temperature zones. Understanding Blackstone griddle temperatures can …
So you bought a Blackstone griddle. Now what? If you’re wondering what you can cook on a Blackstone griddle, the answer is probably more than you think. A flat-top griddle isn’t just for burgers and breakfast. With a large, open cooking surface and multiple heat zones, you can make everything from pancakes and smash burgers to tacos, fried rice, vegetables, …
A Blackstone griddle can cook everything from bacon and burgers to pancakes and stir-fry, but there’s one part of griddle ownership nobody should skip: cleaning it properly. The good news? Cleaning a Blackstone griddle doesn’t have to be complicated. With the right routine, you can clean your griddle after every cook in just a few minutes while helping maintain the …
If you’re new to griddle cooking, there’s one thing you’ll want to learn before making your first smash burger, breakfast hash, or stack of pancakes: how to season a Blackstone griddle. Properly seasoning your griddle helps create a durable cooking surface, improves performance, and helps prevent food from sticking. It also gives your griddle that beautiful, dark cooking surface that …
Let’s be honest — making great pizza at home isn’t always as easy as it looks. Burnt crusts, soggy centers, overloaded toppings… we’ve all been there. After a few less-than-stellar pizza nights (and a little tough love from my daughter), I realized it was time to level up my skills. So I went to pizza school. I spent time with …
You’re only as good as your tools. I could go on for days about all the fun accessories you can buy for your griddle. DAYS. But when you get down to it, a good griddler only needs a few things to be successful. By no means am I telling you to stop with the basics – if your bank account …
It’s time to make the switch – jump on the griddle bandwagon! If you’re an outdoor cooking enthusiast, you’ve surely come across the hottest trend – griddles. Griddle cooking is nothing new, restaurants have been using flat top griddles forever – but brands like Weber and Blackstone have brought the art of griddling right into the consumers backyard. The list …
As an ambassador for all things griddle (check out my TikTok and Instagram accounts), I get a lot of questions about griddling. One of my favorite things to do is “go live” and chat with my followers to see if I can help answer their questions, make suggestions, and hopefully help them make informed decisions about whether or not they …