Whew! Busy Weekend, Part III...

[Mr. Bones]

While perhaps not quite as excitin as havin an army of kids n pets all a runnin round like lil banshees most of th weekend, I actually managed to git some productivity accomplished!

Got two good layers of season onto my Blackstone 36" !

Between work, an weather, it jus hasn't been doable, here, until yestidday.

First, I finished off assembly by addin some accessories:






Neighbour Ricky, across th street, come over an helped me gently set th griddle top on, so's I didn' skin up my powder coatin, tryin to wrestle it alone...
then I hooked up th gas fer th first time...also hung my hardtop, in case any pop up T Storms decided to arrive...



I wiped er down good with a damp rag, as recommended by Blackstone, then lit er off, makin sure all was workin right, an ran ~ 30 mins, to burn off th griddle's preservative coatin...





Let er cool a bit, then another damp towel wipedown, followed by applyin some Barlean's Flax Oil...



Another ~half hour-ish, until th smoke stopped, cool a bit, apply another coat

I'll search th pics, put some more up, here in a few...

[Mr. Bones]

More Pics:
Of course, I didn't haveta do alla this on my own; Smokey helped out:



1st coat of Flax definitely helped...





Winds were from th RH of pic, so didn't git seasoned as much on that side of griddle... turned er 180, applied th aforementioned 2nd coat, repeated...





Th tree shadows are deceivin, but actually got a purty even season on er!

[texastweeter]

Startin to look like one o uer black iron skillets. How many coats you gonna put on her?

[Mr. Bones]

Thanks, amigo!
Probly do two coats of Crispbee's, then start in with some bacon, etc.

[texastweeter]

You getting any tackiness in the lighter areas? Mr. Bones

[Mr. Bones]

I have not, seems purty much consistent. I used very light coats of flax oil, well distributed, all excess carefully wiped away. Each time, I ran WFO until all smoke had ceased ~30 mins, then let cool an equal time

[SMOG MAN]

Looks like you are doing it right, I’m sure you will be having some fun with the griddle soon.

[HouseHomey]

That looks awesome! Where's the grease catcher?

[Mr. Bones]

I left it inside, since there wasn't any excess grease to catch...
Also made it easier to wipe all th way round th griddletop, inside, n out!

[HouseHomey]

Mr. Bones Don't worry about me, I'll catch up! Just got home and got a 7am start. Wishing you peace Brother.
Over n out!

[RonB]

Lookin' good!

[Sephon]

Looks great! Can't wait to see that first cook!

[Mudkat]

Beautiful piece of equipment there Mr. Bones. +1 on looking forward to the first cook!

[Alabama Smoke]

While perhaps not quite as excitin as havin an army of kids n pets all a runnin round like lil banshees most of th weekend, I actually managed to git some productivity accomplished!

Got two good layers of season onto my Blackstone 36" !

Between work, an weather, it jus hasn't been doable, here, until yestidday.

First, I finished off assembly by addin some accessories:






Neighbour Ricky, across th street, come over an helped me gently set th griddle top on, so's I didn' skin up my powder coatin, tryin to wrestle it alone...
then I hooked up th gas fer th first time...also hung my hardtop, in case any pop up T Storms decided to arrive...



I wiped er down good with a damp rag, as recommended by Blackstone, then lit er off, makin sure all was workin right, an ran ~ 30 mins, to burn off th griddle's preservative coatin...





Let er cool a bit, then another damp towel wipedown, followed by applyin some Barlean's Flax Oil...



Another ~half hour-ish, until th smoke stopped, cool a bit, apply another coat

I'll search th pics, put some more up, here in a few...

Mr. Bones, I am wondering about the steel hard top. Is that an accessory, does it come with the cooker or what ? I do not see it in the advertisement from Blackstone, but sure looks like a useful item. Also, what is the front smaller item made of same material....looks like a grease trap? I know I am late posting to this thread, I got here as you probably know from your kind posts to my current inquiries made on my own thread about buying a flattop griddle. Thanks you so much for all this incredibly helpful information! Tom

[pkadare]

Please try to avoid quoting posts that are loaded with pictures. :-)

[Mr. Bones]

Tom, top is an accessory from Backyard Life Gear, as is th accessories shelf...Very Happy, with both! Alabama Smoke
Reckon I'm late, too, Brother