Caring for ABC half moon griddle?

[Mosca]

I’ve always polished this thing back down to shiny after using it. But I read somewhere that griddlers just scrape the griddle down and let it turn brown.

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It works just fine with polishing it, but I won’t do that if I don’t have to.

[Davek8282]

time to write something so it gets back on page 1. I do the same as you but would like to know if I could let it season.

[pkadare]

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[Davek8282]

But when it drops off the recent posts lists the chances of a reply are greatly diminished.

[FireMan]

So here’s one at ya, what do you think? 🤔

[ssandy_561]

I think it depends on the surface. A blackstone griddle has a surface somewhat like a cast iron pan. This needs seasoning. The ABC drip and griddle is stainless steel. The restaurant I worked at in college had a commercial stainless steel griddle and we always polished it up shiny after we were done.

I myself try to polish up my ABC drip and griddle after every time I use it.

My Blackstone griddle I treat differently.

[klflowers]

I foil mine so it stays shiny. Not sure if it is necessary though. I ran across an article about seasoning SS awhile back though - I am ASSuming just scraping it is a form of seasoning

https://madeincookware.com/blogs/care/how-to-season-stainless-steel-pans

[jfmorris]

In my book stainless doesn't "season" the way regular steel or cast iron does. In other words, it ought to be shiny. We certainly scrubbed down the grill surface when I was flipping burgers at a Wendy's in 1982-83. I use a Brillo pad to clean my Drip 'N Griddle after use, but don't stress if there is a little black around the edges of the handles and such.

On a side note, that 6 months working at a Wendy's my senior year in high school was enough to show me that the food service industry is HARD work, and not where I wanted a career. I also outlasted 3 managers and all but 2-3 other employees by being there for 6 months. Such high turnover. I have not-so-fond memories of mopping floors and cleaning tables and such until 1AM some nights. The worst duty was the salad bar, something that Wendy's was experimenting with back then.

[troymeister]

I've put mine in the dishwasher under the Pots and Pans setting....Worked well...I think it took 2 times for it to come out real nice.