First cooks on the Blackstone

[HouseHomey]

One may get the impression that you are feeling youthful and invigorated.

[ComfortablyNumb]

No. Youthful and invigorated are the two young girls living across the street....Mrs. CN would definitely disapprove! ;-)

[ComfortablyNumb]

I have twenty dozen egg to sell, hung out at the parking lot of the feed store this morning, not one taker. Came home to tend chickens and eat breakfast. You won't have to guess what I cooked it on!




Anybody want to purchase some fresh eggs? ;-)

[HouseHomey]

Mucho Huevos!

[Mr. Bones]

I'd Love to have a source of such fresh eggs; they've come an gone with various coworkers, over th years...too bad yer so fer away, Brother!

BTW, did I miss earlier, when ya told us all where ya got that big ol round honkin Bacon Press?
I think I probly have half a dozen smaller, rectangular ones, but that one has my interest...

[ComfortablyNumb]

Mr. Bones Wish you were closer amigo and I would happily hook you up. As for the press, got it off Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Bellemain-Gri...578273101&s=hi

[Craigar]

Ha! Sorry man, the thought of Cheech & Chong's Sister Mary Elephant skit was going through my mind when you said you hung out in front of the store. I wish I lived closer to take a couple dozen off your hands. On the plus side, we get to see more griddle pics.

[ComfortablyNumb]

I said "feed store" not "drug store". Thank you. ;-)

[ComfortablyNumb]

Come to think of it, maybe I would have had more success in front of the 'drug' store. I could have painted them to look like Oreos!

[ofelles]

The MCS list just keeps getting longer!

[ComfortablyNumb]

I'll tell you, we can argue over whether one should have a Weber or a PK, a KBQ or an offset, an BGE or a pellet, or a gasser. But one truth is, we should all have a griddle!

[Brewmaster]

Just started to season mine

[ComfortablyNumb]

Don't forget to post your first cooks!

[HouseHomey]

Craigar

"The first day of my summer vacation... I woke up."

[ComfortablyNumb]

I'm glad I wasn't in her class, I don't remember my summer vacations. But I'm told I had a high time! ;-)

[ComfortablyNumb]

Tonight was burgers and fries. Hand cut up a couple of potatoes, let them soak in water in the refrigerator. Rinsed and dried, then covered with avocado oil and put on griddle. While they browned up I assembled the burgers and buns. Pushed the fries to the cooler side to keep warm and put the meatballs on melted butter, then smashed with the bacon press and a sheet of parchment paper. After flipping burgers I put more butter on the griddle and smeared the buns in it and let them toast.





Well thanks for putting up with my first griddle adventures. If you are thinking of getting one stop thinking and get one, you won't be disappointed. And feel free to steal the thread with your cooks.

[Craigar]

Fries on a griddle? I might have to try that truck someday. I am liking the size of that spatula. I am guessing it is a Blackstone?

[Mr. Bones]

"Puttin up with???"
Hail, Many Thanks fer sharin em, amigo!

I'm so very glad to see yall gittin th Griddle Bug, I started out doin it commercially professionally, nigh onto 50 years ago (1976)

Like anything, th more ya do it, th better ya git, an th more ya use/season that there griddle, regardless of make/model/etc., th better it will git, as well....

[ssandy_561]

My go to "oil" for the griddle when I make pork chops on it is my garlic ghee. So good. I also use it for many other cooks on the griddle.

I created a post about how I make it a while back if this is something that interests you.

https://pitmaster.amazingribs.com/forum/the-pit-mastery-program/slaws-salads-amp-other-veggies/696006-ghee-roasted-garlic

[ComfortablyNumb]

I remember the thread.

[Mr. Bones]

Dayum, this sounds Serious Good!!!!
I'll be a checkin out that thread, many thanks fer postin, Brother!

[fzxdoc]

That was a great post. I've made it. Delicious, both the garlic and the ghee.

Kathryn

[ComfortablyNumb]

Craigar I thought to myself, "Self, you make diced potatoes on the griddle, why not try fries?" So I Googled and found this video:

So I thought to myself, "Self, you can do that." So I did, but skipped the boiling part. Not as good as deep fried, but quite eatable.

The spatulas are Blackstone. I was searching Amazon for a set and it was overwhelming and I didn't know what the quality would be. WM sells a set that has the two spatulas, one large 'burger' spatula, a scraper, tongs, and a large oil/water bottle for $30, plus I could get it now and not two days from now. They are thick and heavy, almost knifelike on the edge with the bevel, which is good for chopping. Next time I'm around a restaurant supply place I may check to see if they have a thin, flexible set and add that to the arsenal.

[ComfortablyNumb]

Okay, I lied. I have another picture. I know, you're thinking, "Another breakfast picture?" Well, this is a little different. Last night when I made the burgers I toasted the buns on the griddle like I do when I'm using the grill. It occurred to me I could do the same with my morning muffins. At the end of the cook I put some butter on the griddle, smeared the cut side of the muffin into it, the put the bacon press on it. A toasted buttery crunch on one side, the rest soft and warm. Best muffin I ever had, in fact I told the toaster it had just been made redundant. Now it is sitting on the counter looking nervous since it knows it is now just taking up space. ;-)

So here a bed of diced potatoes, onions, and bell pepper topped with three eggs, a few slices of bacon, and the muffins with a bit of local honey.

[ofelles]

Now you're just rubbing it in. And showing off!

[Mr. Bones]

Not only that, lol, but jus teasin us with th taters...
Mighta mentioned afore, but Loves me some Taters, in fact, wouldn't have lived through childhood, without em...

[jgreen]

Fantastic cooker for smash burgers as well as other things. Now you got me craving a smash burger and my black stone is up at my cottage buried in snow till next season.

[surfdog]

Just to add to the MCS...you NEED this. ;-)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07M6ZVKJR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[ComfortablyNumb]

That's pretty neat. I wonder if you have to use up the butter or if you can just jam it back into the fridge and use again. I have a small (like one egg) CI pan I was thinking of using to have some melted butter at had. I notice in the video posted below they had one.

[surfdog]

ComfortablyNumb I generally just shove it back into the fridge when I’m finished to await it’s next trip to the backyard.

[Dr ROK]

If you want to really add to your MCS you NEED this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hSN...em-uploademail

Maybe it can be the next test for Max.

[ofelles]

Dr ROK you're not helping!

[ComfortablyNumb]

I wonder what the price will be on that.

[Mr. Bones]

Looked, don't need, but thanks fer postin, Doc!

[MonsterDuckMadness]

Can I ask a dumb question... What does MCS stand for?

[mnavarre]

More Cooker Syndrome. It's the inevitable and irresistible desire to eventually acquire every cooker and bit of kitchen gadgetry ever made by man.

[tbob4]

If you don't have it, you will catch it here. There is no vaccine.

[MonsterDuckMadness]

Oh man. I guess this means I am officially diagnosed. Thanks (?) folks!!

[Brewmaster]

Finally got around to my first cook, bacon, grilled onions and smash burgers with pepper jack cheese, SWMBO said it was the best burger she has had in a long time, I ground up a brisket, some bacon,rib flap meat and trimmings from some whole beef tenderloins, about a 75-25% mix

[ComfortablyNumb]

Good job! I like starting with bacon, it greases up the grill. I use a bacon press and I'll slide the bacon around to get the cooking area greased for the rest of the cook. I like how you just used the whole grill!