How to Clean a Blackstone Griddle | Let's Give It A Try | Blackstone Griddles 

A splash of water, a quick scrape, and a slather of oil. That's what I do right after I pull the food off. Takes less than 1 minute and then you are ready to eat with the family. Don't leave that dirty griddle until after you're done eating! It's easier to clean when it's hot. That water will boil off and help deglaze and sugars. I also like the last coat of oil to go on while the griddle is still hot. Helps keep that layer of seasoning! I love my griddle!

Just got my first Blackstone. So glad I watched this before getting into my first cook.

You explained everything so well! Thanks

Great video, love that you have the kids out there! We are loving our 36" Blackstone!

I love how simple the guy makes it. Great info for a new 22in Blackstone owner.

Yummy but messy. You always have the cleanest griddle and look how easy. Love our Blackstone. Thank you Todd!

Great video! What makes it so alluring is that you add such a great element of fun to this. Cute kids!

Todd you truly are the master of everything Blackstone griddle....We are new to all this and lovin' it. Everything we have made per your instructions has been amazing....

Thank you so much for this tutorial!! I’ve been so nervous about caring for my new griddle. No worries now!

That's a big help for when I use mine for the first time. Looks simple enough,thank you for your time

Thank you! Just bought my first Blackstone Griddle.

Great job showing your methods, Todd. I just think of my 36” as a giant cast iron skillet!

Love your videos. We.just bought our first 30" Blackstone griddle and your videos are straight to the point. Look forward to learning how to use with the guidance of your video's.

100% accurate information to clean flat top. Easy to understand triple phase mess assessment. That’s how I have been doing mine with no metal warp and nice slick surface every time.

This was a very very helpful video! Thank you for the pointers!

Appreciate the video and for keeping it super simple and enjoyable to watch. Appreciate you.

Thanks bro!! Just got my first griddle today can’t wait to start experimenting with different recipes 🙌🙌🙌

Best thorough video I’ve seen explaining how to clean the griddle

Every question I had answered with no fuss. Thanks!

Thank you! This video was informative, and easy to follow.

THANK YOU!!!!!! Just got a 22 adventure ready, I've seen the "level 3" cleaning videos but couldn't find much to tell me what to do if it's a very simple clean. After my first seasoning, I did chicken quesadillas on mine and when I was done I just wiped it down with paper towel to get the crums off and it still looked perfectly seasoned and clean so I left it at that, didnt add more oil but there was already oil from my cook. This video helps a ton! Very easy video and will make my life much easier. It sounds like what i did was correct but i didnt add more oil. However, there was already thin layer of oil and gridle is clean so i think i kind of did what you said in video without thinking about it. But at least now i know for sure lol. Thank you thank you thank you!!

Thanks for another great video, a refresher is always a good idea, helps to build best practices.

Great cleaning tips! You make it look easy and far less intimidating with your clear instructions. Thank you!

👍👍Love the different levels of cleanings 😄❤ Cleaning 1 griddle top is so fast and for sure beats cleaning 4 different pans or even my cast iron pan!!!! Praise the Lord and pass the scraper and paper towels!!😃🖤🖤🖤🧡🧡🖤🖤🖤

Agreed, I do what you do and it can't be any easier!

Thanks for the cleaning tips

Thank you for showing how to clean a griddle! It should help a lot!

Pick up an old 1 burner griddle to use in my vintage Airstream. You make it look so easy

Best towels to wipe down with are Shop Towels ...... Takes it to another level ..... Haven't done the water cleaning yet but will soon.... Wife been asking for a stir fry from the BlackAtone

Legendary stuff Todd!

Hi Todd. Great tutorial. I'm glad I watched it..

I’m a restaurant chef and I love the way that you explained it into step this was very informative

Nice! I'm buying my first Blackstone today!

Todd I don’t know if everyone is like me but I found something I was lacking to maintain and have not seen addressed. I have had the Blackstone adventure ready for about 4 years. Bought for my RV but liked it so much it was also used at home. Just bought a new griddle and was cleaning up to give to my nephew so was taking down to deliver it. I realized I never took the grill top off so didn’t see the areas of rust where the top connects to the stand. I would suggest people break down their griddle about once a year to look at this and have some high temperature paint to use after cleaning the whole grill.

Great video brother and thank you for your knowledge! 👍

Just got a beautiful 36 inch and watching you stir fry made me smile!!

Great step by step explanation. Thanks! 😀

By far the best blackstone cleaning video !! 👍👍

I have a way that utilizes chainmail that I got from Amazon. It’s about 6x8”. After I scrape and wipe on a level 3 clean I put it flat on the surface and quiet the water onto the chainmail. Then use to ga to slide the chainmail around on the griddle. It picks up food and oil that may be left. Then I quickly wipe again with a paper towel before finish with oil. I have a small stainless bowl to place the chainmail in. Fill it with hot water and I have a concentrated degreaser that I add just a small amount. Swish it around and rinse. Either hang it to dry or roll it in a paper towel. If at home I drape it on the top level of the dishwasher. It really works great.

You make it look pretty simple, probably because it is. Just got a 28" Blackstone today ... it was my uncle's who passed away this spring. Estate was selling it off, so it's staying in the family. He actually custom made a steel grate for it so they could use it like a camp stove and put pots and pans right over the burners. I think he mostly used it that way ... because the griddle itself looks like it MAY have been used once. There were a couple of dark spots, but I don't think it ever came up to temperature. LOL Cleaned it with some soapy water and a steel scouring pad, then cranked up the heat and seasoned it black. May have to break it in with some breakfast tomorrow if the weather isn't bad. :) Can't wait to try making stuff on it!

Thanks Todd for great information for those in question.

I'll be getting mine delivered Friday I cannot wait to use it

Works for you, works for me. Great video thanks!

Just got a 28” yesterday just subscribed Thanks !

Yo Todd : your daughter is a good camera person ! She does better then some of the adults I watch on you tube , THANK you Frank from montana PS you stay away to long.....

Thanks for the info. New to the Blackstone Family

Just seen these vids...OMGoodness so much easier....I see I need to do more seasoning...🙄🙂.i ended up getting one of those silicone griddle mats...suggested from a friend...thank you so much for your helpful videos...such a BLESSING!!!🤗

Catching one of your videos by chance is what Inspired me to buy a Blackstone. I bought the 28 inch and it went together nicely until I went to attach the burner plate which will not align with the holes on the base. Blackstone has not replied to my inquiries so I'm returning it. Pity, I was really looking forward to it.

Watched a lot of these cleaning videos and this is the best one so far. Nicely done Godfather Todd!!

Oooh would love that stir fry recipe PLEASE!

Thanks for the video fellow Colorado guy here and new subscriber. Just got my griddle today. Can’t wait to start using it and using it a bronco games.

Hey Todd!! I do the same thing.... I just use tong's dealing with the cleaning!!!

Thanks for the tips. Just got my Blackstone about a month ago . May/2024, did the First Blackstone seasoning five, six times smoked off, did burgers did chicken did bacon now did breakfast Saturday afternoon. First time pancakes came out... Great! The cleaning and the tips are essential for me. Just starting off trying to find that good non-stick/ oil combination, currently using avocado oil. Just cleaning tips are spot on. Thank you. Look forward to more of your vids.

Great learning for us newbies.

Just started using my blackstone griddle and I’m loving it! Best damn scrambled eggs and bacon I’ve ever had! Going to add some hash browns next time!

You made that real simple… 👍🏽

Excellent vid. Cleaning right away is definitely the way to go. Don't dilly dally and you can be in the house in time to fix my plate and sit down with the family.

I just burned the hell out of my hand from the steam wiping it down......then I watched your video. Thank you for posting this. Makes things very simple.

Great video, thanks.

Thanks for taking the time to teach us griddle wannbes. I reall appriciate tackling the different types levels of how dirty I can expect to encounter. I'm on the fence weather to buy one simply because I may not use it that much. 😃

Thank you. Information was on point 👍🏼

Awesome!! Thanks Todd!! 🙌🏼

Thanks for the knowledge. New to a blackstone here. I’d encourage the use of a Rode mic or something to reduce the scraping sound. It was a little hard to hear the talking during scrapes. Perhaps it’s just me and I’m old. Can’t wait to use my new griddle.

That looks great

Great video .Bought a 4 burner Blackstone a couple days ago. Just seasoned it. Probably cook in it tomorrow. This answers my questions exactly. Should I go ahead and shut the flames off when I start cleaning or wait until it's scraped and wiped...or actually wait until the oil re-seasoning has burned off? Thank you.

I rarely cook L1, so everytime I cook its water and steam clean it. Works every time and have not had to season either of my Blackstones or my Camp Chef since the first one. I usually let the food rest while cleaning since it only takes a couple minutes.

This was really helpful

Thanks Todd, very easy and informative. Just got mine so learning as I go. Where did you get the Prime rib hamburgers and stir fry. I know for all the funny people grocery store.

Thank you! We have cooked a few different meals on our new Blackstone and I've cooked with cast iron for years, so figured I knew the "science" with cleaning. Thank you because this is exactly what we have been doing depending on the meal my husband or I have made! Best purchase!

Water will warp the metal that hot. Nice advice!!

Awesome video! Thank you 👍

As always, another fun video. Blackstone better treat you well, the Cooking Network may give you a show of your own.

Great video. Semper Fi

Great video!! What type of oil are you using for the last step? Vegetable?

Thanks again Todd.

Good info Todd

Seasoning mine as we speak. Virgin cook tomorrow. Great info

Great video - thank you!

Thanks! Cleared up a lot of myths

Thank you for breaking it down. You've answered several questions for me.

I use boiling hot water and I treat my 36 inch like a cast iron skillet. The chainmail scrubbers are phenomenal and when I see too much build up, I clean it really good and use some 40 grit sandpaper to even everything out and re-season it.

This was great, thanks.

Thanks again dude!

Todd! Great to see you're working with Blackstone these days--I still pull up your smoked turkey how-to everything Thanksgiving!

Can you do one for the every so often clean where you clean enough to re-seasoning. Thanks

Thank you we haven't really used ours that much because cleaning has been a hassle and this actually helps

What a job!

Alright! I made up my mind. Going with a griddle this time around!

You use olive oil to lube between cooks? Thanks

Would you say that the bounty towels are more lint free? Love the vlogs, blessings always. G

Nice info.

I’m just getting started, seasoned and going to grill burgers, onions, and mushrooms. I think your back ground is beautiful, Colorado?

Awesome video

I just recently started cooking on the griddle. I’m still getting used to it. I learned the other day that coconut oil is a bad idea. I didn’t realize it had burned until we ate and everything tasted like burnt grease. I then figured out why it was smoking more than it had before. I saw you use olive oil with cleaning. Can I use it to cook with? I feel like that will smoke and burn too. I started using beef tallow. Which is great for certain things, but maybe not for all things like pancakes.

Any tips and/or steps for maintaining the grease tray??

What kind of oil did you put at the end? I just bought one can't wait to try it out I'm doing the I'm doing the griddle seasoning and cast iron conditioner now

How many times did you empty that catch container after cleaning that grill? Particularly after the water?

good job, one thing i would like to add is that cleaning it like you are doing is the best way, bc some people over clean theirs, and its important not to do that bc it washes all of the flavor away....

Great information. I just bought my first griddle and used it once. Worked great. I did all of the steps to prepare for the next cook. My concern is between bugs and moisture in between cooks. Do you just throw some eggs down on a griddle that’s been sitting without wiping it off or lightly cleaning it first? I took a paper towel and lightly wiped it and the paper towel is dirty or has residue on it. Is that ok? Or are we just to turn the griddle on and preheat to burn off any residue and go with that? Just don’t want to get food poisoning or anything. Thanks.

Im a bald Todd in Colorado!!! There can be only one!!