Here we'll show you how to easily clean your Blackstone Griddle top and get it ready for the next cook.
Cleaning your Blackstone Griddle top after each cook is a great way to get it ready for the next use and to properly maintain the griddle surface. You can do this in about 5 minutes right after you finish cooking, or a little later that same day.
This is incredibly easy to do, especially if you properly seasoned your griddle when you first got it.
Taking care of your griddle will help ensure that it will be looking great for years to come!
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Scrape the Griddle
The best time to clean your Blackstone is immediately after you're finished cooking before you turn it off, while it's still hot.
First thing you want to do is get a metal scraper like this one. Make sure you have a dedicated scraper for cleaning. Don't just use a spatula. You’ll ruin your spatula, and it just doesn't work as well.
Always wear a good set of high heat BBQ gloves when you're working over griddle. We use these for everything, from working with smokers to Solo Stoves.
You just want to give it a little bit of pressure and scrape everything from the front towards the back grease catch. We always use these grease cup liners to make clean up super easy.
Because we had just moved the griddle this day to shoot the video for Blackstone Smash Burgers, you can see it was not really level anymore, so a lot of the cooking oil ended up in the back.
If that happens to you, you can just run your scraper along the edges and in the corners to pull the oil toward the center before pushing it toward the grease catch.
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Clean the Edges
After the griddle has been scraped, take a folded up paper towel with some tongs and wipe up any other bits of food and oil.
It's important to really get into the corners to clean out any food, oil, or seasonings that may be stuck in there.
Steam Off Stubborn Spots
If the griddle is well seasoned, most of the time, you will just need to do these 2 steps.
When filming this video, we had just made some Smash Burgers with grilled onions, and you can see just about everything was removed after scraping and using the paper towels.
We added a little maple syrup directly to the screaming hot griddle to simulate if you were cooking something more sugary that would caramelize, or in this case carbonize, and stick more to the griddle top.
You can see that if the griddle is seasoned properly, even a sugary mess should come off fairly easily with a scraper.
If it doesn't come off as easily, just squeeze a little bit of water on the spot to help steam it off.
Some people start with water and do the whole griddle top this way every time, but we find it is not typically necessary.
Oil the Griddle
At this point, it's good to add a thin layer of oil back to the griddle surface. Drizzle a high smoke point oil, such as grapeseed oil, across the surface of the griddle.
Using paper towels held with tongs, wipe the oil across the surface to form an even layer. We discard our used paper towels in a small metal bucket.
Allow the oil to smoke off for a few minutes until the smoke dissipates. Then, turn the griddle off and let it cool down.
Cover the Griddle Top
After the griddle is completely cool, we like to cover our clean Blackstone griddle top with one of these silicone covers. It provides full contact with the surface of the griddle top to keep out air and moisture, which can cause rust.
We especially like this one because it goes completely around the edge of the griddle and stays in place nicely.
After the silicone cover, the hardcover goes on top, followed by a soft cover to protect the rest of the grill from the elements.
Following these easy steps will keep your griddle clean, protected, and ready for the next cook!
Delayed Cleaning
If you don't have time to clean the griddle right when you're done cooking because you want to enjoy a hot meal with your family, that's ok! Simply turn the griddle off after cooking, and come back to it when you're ready.
Turn it back on, let it heat up, and follow these same steps.
How to Clean a Blackstone Griddle
Equipment
- metal scraper
- high heat BBQ gloves
- squeeze bottle of water and of oil
- metal tongs
- small metal bucket
Ingredients
- high smoke point oil such as grapeseed oil
- paper towels
Instructions
- With the griddle still on and hot from cooking, use a metal scraper and high heat BBQ gloves to apply a little pressure and scrape everything on the griddle surface from the front towards the back grease catch. If the surface is uneven, grease may pool in the corners and along the edges. Run the scraper along the edges and in the corners to pull the grease toward the center before guiding it to the grease catch.
- Take a folded up paper towel with some metal tongs and wipe up any other bits of food and oil, making sure to get into the corners thoroughly.
- If you have spots that are not coming off with the scraper, squeeze a little bit of water on the spot to help steam it off.
- Drizzle a high smoke point oil, such as grapeseed oil, across the surface of the griddle.
- Using paper towels held with tongs, wipe the oil across the surface to form an even layer. The paper towels can be discarded in a small metal bucket to avoid melting a trash bag.
- Allow the oil to smoke off for a few minutes until the smoke dissipates. Turn the griddle off and let it cool down.
- When the griddle is completely cool, cover the surface with a silicone cover, then the hard top cover, followed by a soft cover over the entire griddle.
Delayed Cleaning
- If you don't have time to clean the griddle right when you're done cooking, simply turn the griddle off, and come back to it when you're ready.
- Turn it back on, let it heat up, and follow these same steps.
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