New 36" Blackstone!

[Hulagn1971]

Picked this up week before last at Walmart for $240. Gifted my 28 to an employee for her and her husband to use. Assembly was very straightforward and easy. A little disappointed when unpacking the right side table as a threaded insert fell out. It's supposed to be machined in, not removable. A pin screws into it to help support the right side but without it renders it unusable. Registered the warranty and will file a claim. The second round of seasoning with a Crisbee puck is cooling off now. Shooting for 5 coats. This new model has built in wind guards on the bottom portion of the griddle. The hottest temp I've measured so far with an IR gun is 580. I'm not fond of the hard cover as when it rests on the back it tilts forward due to the grease catcher. Not a big deal as I'll be adding a hinged cover soon. The hinged cover version was $160 more and I can find an aftermarket one for about $60. Walker was my supervisor and he approved of the assembly. Bought some other cooking tools that were on clearance to round out the purchase. Looking forward to lots of cooks on this unit.

[CaptainMike]

It's a beaut, Clark!

[Draznnl]

Congrats on the new purchase. Enjoy it.

[DavidNorcross]

Very nice. Congrats!

[Richard Chrz]

Awesome purchase!

those nutcerts are just a nightmare no matter the industry. I used to install them on cars as a mechanic, and they failed on install probably 40 percent of the time. Please keep us posted on how they take care of it.

i know great food is going to come off that for certain!

[RonB]

Congrats! I think you will love it.

[Donw]

Congratulations on the new cooker. What’s going to be the first cook?

[Hulagn1971]

Burgers and bacon going on right now! It's late but took some time to get 4 coats of seasoning on. Wish me luck 🙏🏼

[barelfly]

I have the exact cooker and love it. I’ll be interested in seeing which hinged cover you get for this. I’ve looked at a few but havent pulled the trigger on one yet.

Enjoy that cooker!!! It’s great to have all that space!

[LegoMySearwood]

Walmart for the win!

[SmokingSteve]

Who knew?

[NumbWhistle]

Congratulations on the new griddle!

[Panhead John]

Congrats Hulagn1971 ! Bonus points for including supervisor pic!

[Hulagn1971]

Panhead John yes sir, he is the top dawg!

[dpearce]

I'm lovin' mine I bought this last spring when they were one sale! Smashbuger and bacon machine! I think I used up almost an entire propane tank getting the seasoning completed. And yes, the Crisbee puck was the way to go.


Bummer about the threaded insert though... I think I will also do the hood mod at some point, like you, I was not going to spend the extra $$$ for the hinged hood version!

[Hulagn1971]

Yeah, it took me almost 4 hours to get 4 coats of seasoning on it yesterday. I had to stop at 4 because we were starving and we needed bacon and burgers lol. I've got on tank hooked to it now and 2 full backup tanks. Nothing worse than running out of fuel during a cook...well maybe running out of beer or wine.

[Huskee]

Good eats continue to be in your future!

Windgaurds will be nice. I've been spoiled with the Traeger Flatrock, its top sits down in in the chassis to shield it from wind and I've never had a blowout. Downside is it's much hard to see if the burner/s are lit.

[Hulagn1971]

Yep, that's exactly how this one is made now. Very difficult to see the flames but no issues of blowing out. The top gets hot pretty quickly too and the IR gun registers consistent heat across. My old 28 was way different.

[dpearce]

Yeah, this is why I was thinking of building a cooking shack around it, the Pit Barrel, and the Weber. One particularly windy day this last spring, couldn't keep it lit, but that was only one time. The bonus is, it would be nice to be out of the sun/rain/sleet/snow. Ohio doesn't exactly have the most forgiving weather...