Blackstone Flat Top Gas Grill Griddle 2 Burner Propane Fuelled Rear Grease Management System, 1517, Outdoor Griddle Station for Camping, 28 inch

It was delivered very quick. Easy to put together, even just by myself(though another person would have made it a breeze..). After putting it together, I gave it a good scrub with dish soap and water, then dried it completely. I spent an hour or so seasoning it with avocado oil. Don't skip this crucial step and make sure you use an oil with a high smoke point! The first thing I made was bacon(to further season it) and eggs on the Blackstone. Thing heats up fast and HOTTTT. I burned the crap outta the bacon in like a minute flat lol. (Going to be a learning curve) Definitely seasoned it good though. The eggs didn't stick at all! Knowing how hot it gets, I can't wait to cook a steak on it! That'll be tomorrow. Going to do onions, mushrooms, peppers, steak and tuna steak for the pescatarian wife! It's gonna be good!! 😋 Just another good reason for my family and I to get outside and enjoy the fresh air!

My 28" Blackstone griddle arrived 5 days early. I was so excited when I got home and saw it that I drug the box in to the house and assembled it in the living room.CONS:1. The box was a disaster. It was 2/3 open at one end, beaten and torn at every corner, plastic straps were very loose, and part of the label was missing. Needless to say, I was expecting missing parts and a damaged griddle. I debated opening it for 15 minutes since I felt I should probably return it before opening because I knew I couldn't repack it in the same box. I decided to cross my fingers for luck then unpack it and take lots of photos so I could repack it if necessary.PROS:1. It was packed so we'll that it all held together with no dents, dings, or missing parts despite the exterior box.Assembly instructions suggested 2 people. I am a single 68 year old woman who is NOT physically fit yet I was able to assemble it all by myself in under 75 minutes. Good instructions with diagrams made this one of the simplest assemblies I've had - much easier than assembling boxed furniture!2. I read several articles and watched videos on how to season a Blackstone griddle. I'm experienced with cast iron cookware so I'm not a virgin seasoner but wanted expert advice particular for the brand. There's some debate over type of oil to use for seasoning so I opted to buy the Blackstone Griddle Seasoning and Conditioner. I really don't think that was necessary; any high smoke point vegetable oil will work. Canola oil is readily available and the least expensive. I seasoned the griddle 4 times.3. My first cook was 2lbs of thick sliced pepper bacon, my second was 4 smash burgers which were delicious! Controlling the temp will take some practice, primarily learning the hotter and cooler sections of the griddle. To help me while I'm still on training wheels, I bought an infrared thermometer gun. However, when cooking the 2lbs of bacon it was easy to see the slight temperature differences because the degree of doneness was obvious. Despite slight temperature differences, there was only a 2 minute difference in cook time between the strips around the very edge versus the rest of the flat top.3. The griddle should be as level as possible when seasoning or griddling. Mine is set on an uneven brick patio so I have a cheap level I keep with it along with a dozen small squares of cardboard to put under the legs or wheels to make it level. Fortunately, my 28" griddle is light enough to easily slip as few or as many cardboard squares under it as needed.All in all, I would highly recommend the Blackstone griddle to anyone even remotely interested in backyard cooking. I also own an Oklahoma Joe's Longhorn Combo smoker/grill (saucepan burner, propane chamber, charcoal chamber, and offset smoker) which I like a lot, but if I'm honest, it probably won't get much use now that I have the griddle. Several foods can be cooked on a grill but almost everything can cooked on a flat top griddle.

Liked this grill as long as you keep up with it like you’re supposed to. Loved cooking breakfast on it in a pinch. Didn’t so much enjoy the clean up. The quality is good though.

Love my blackstone, the griddle fits everything for small gatherings, I can cook everything on it and find myself cooking out more often than I was accustomed to, it is simple design but great quality and great value.

Wife bought this for me for fathers days and I couldnt be more happier with it! Assembly was pretty simple and took about 10 minutes. If you get one of these get the Blackstone seasoning oil for it, just using vegetable oil to season it does not work as well. Also make sure you get a cover for it if you are keeping it outside without cover. I also got one of those silicone matts for the grill top as well to keep moisture away from it when its covered as well.

Product arrived promptly & adequately packaged. Product was as advertised & appears to be of good quality. Great value for the money but time will tell regarding overall durability of product. Product was as advertised (size, cooking capacity & overall description).