this is exactly how we clean our grills at restaurants, don’t listen to others, you’re doing it the correct way and the way that will allow flavor to stay and still be cleaned
Modern dish soap doesn't really do much to cast iron. I have multiple cast iron and carbon steel pans and I use dawn sometimes if I need to, then I just heat it in the oven, put on the thinnest coat of flaxseed oil and let it cool down in the oven and the seasoning is just fine. This is the same process I use if I use soap or not. The idea of not putting soap on cast iron was from when soap was lye heavy and WOULD strip off seasoning.
You don’t have to totally re-season. That was when soap had lye in it. It doesn’t anymore. Just use a little bit. Course salt actually does an amazing job too
@@TFreshour08 There is hardly ever a case where I have used soap to clean any cast iron. Maybe after bringing back to life an old rusty dutch oven, but anything seasoned and used I literally burn it out and wipe out with oil or hit it with some water and wipe it down.
@@picklesandoxfordcommasI use soap on my cast iron and don't ever reseason it. Sometimes I put a thin layer of oil on it before putting it away (I don't even heat it), but usually I just put it away as is. Works just fine.
I usually clean with the burners on high. I do water vinegar water then burners off and seal with oil. The vinegar will help disinfect and clean any other grime.
I just got a stainless stanbroil griddle top for the lack of ease of upkeep. You have to waste so much fuel with seasonings and if your in a place with high humidity year round. Good luck keeping rust off for more than a few weeks if not using regularly. My next Blackstone purchase will be a 36" with pizza oven air fryer or 2 air fryer basket warmer on clearance. Then immediately ordering the stainless griddle. Never using the stock griddle again for peace of mind.
Looks like you changed your cleaning process from before. This is definitely better! Just enough cleaning so you don't remove the seasoning. Great video!
Buy grill-brick 3m 4x8 this will change your game Turn your burner to high add oil, let the oil heat up put the grillbrick, use heat gloves start scrubbing (side to side )your life away lol jk but this step is not easy do sides to .the grill will change color it would look more stainless steel like and cleaner. Then add water after scrubbing, after use a damp cloth towel to clean all of it. repeat water ass needed. use the spatula up to down to remove the water as needed turn burned of wait a bit hot but not to hot Use plenty of paper towels to finish the cleaning. Add a bit of oil at the end and wala😊❤ Before anything cut a bit of the brick to clean the sides it will make it easier.just my opinion this really works.
I love this daily and a deeper clean maybe bi weekly? You can google commercial grill cleaner and a set by scotch brite comes up. Pricey at first but after you’ll only need the scrubbers and liquid and a bottle of the liquid is like 12 bucks and will last forever. You have to turn off your the heat and wait ten minutes and use water just like you did, then draw a zig zag ( a little product goes a long way) spread it quickly, and wait another ten minutes. Then you get scrub and see all the burned stuff come off and wipes it away with paper towels. The set comes with a holder for the scrubbies. The next day you can heat it full blast and spread oil and that’ll season it. You really don’t need to deep clean it often but I love seeing your videos and figured with as much cooking on your blackstone that it’ll eventually need a good scrub. Best of luck!
Water is fine! And Avocado oil is a great choice! And lastly a griddle brick and some fat like the Avocado oil and scrap that off and re-season I clean a commercial griddle everyday!
Thanks so much for the efficient video! Short-Sweet and to the Point! My husband won our Blackstone and I’m the grilled in the family. I was doing what you do but I didn’t oil it after- I did that before use. Makes sense…here’s to years of fun😃 Liz at Country Stitchers (needlework)
I use the black stone griddle seasoning and cast iron conditioner and I find it works amazing and I don’t know why anyone would tell you that you shouldn’t use water that’s stupid. Of course you can use the water to clean it. I ran food trucks that have griddles for years and I’ll tell you right now that’s what I used was water to clean them
Why do people think it “takes too long to clean?” Imagine all the pans you need to clean or the counter, or the stove top if you cooked all that in your kitchen…..cleaning the Blackstone is super fast. Easy
I love the blackstone videos so I subscribed! I had a different brand flat top and didn’t love it so I got rid of it but your videos have convinced me to buy a small blackstone for our camper! I will be seasoning and installing it today!
How clean would you expect the paper towel to be? I used mine for the first time and it still seems dirty. I wonder about cooking pancakes on it since if a paper towel shows up brown, wouldn't a pancake?
The reason you shouldn't put water on it is because of the sharp temperature change. The immediate from hot to cold to hot can crack it. Instead wet a paper towel and wipe it. If you want to scrub it use an oiled green scrub pad. Cleaning works better when the black stones warm not hot.
couple recommendations....1) when you are at the water cleaning phase....turn the heat up HOT and use HOT water (so you don't shock the cooktop). You want this to steam and steam vigorously. 2) if you cooked something particularly greasy or sticking to the cooktop use a little bit of DAWN dish detergent in your water...it will NOT harm your seasoning...DAWN is NOT soap, it is a detergent that will not harm anything....then rinse with clear HOT water a couple times to get rid of the detergent residue. Bonus tip: after you oil your cooktop turn the burners on medium and let it heat up until the oil starts to smoke then turn off the burners. You do not want raw oil sitting there as it can go rancid. You want to heat/polymerize the oil to improve your seasoning and NOT have oil left that will go rancid and when it comes to how much oil...less is more
I’m learning with you! So, we just leave the oil on after done cleaning? Is ready to go for the next use or anything I should do before I use it again?
Black stone should sell pumice grill bricks that’s the best way to clean these is oil and grill brick You can probably get them at your local restaurant supply stores
Some people say things just to make you question yourself, too. I’m all for tip and tricks! But Ima research it first just in case they’re wrong or yanking my chain 😂.
DONT listen water is what you’re suppose to use
As a former cook at a burger joint, water is the way 😂
Soda water works the best
She’s doing it right. You’re meant to use water, did you even watch the full video?
When I was younger I worked at a fast food joint and we used ice and scraper but I'm not sure of thickness of grill there but commercial!
I’ve seen them do it at HuHot and always thought it was so cool
this is exactly how we clean our grills at restaurants, don’t listen to others, you’re doing it the correct way and the way that will allow flavor to stay and still be cleaned
Think of it as a cast iron skillet. You don't use soap, just get it hot and use water.
Modern dish soap doesn't really do much to cast iron. I have multiple cast iron and carbon steel pans and I use dawn sometimes if I need to, then I just heat it in the oven, put on the thinnest coat of flaxseed oil and let it cool down in the oven and the seasoning is just fine. This is the same process I use if I use soap or not.
The idea of not putting soap on cast iron was from when soap was lye heavy and WOULD strip off seasoning.
@@mhoffman30yeah you can use soap on cast irons, but you have to re season every single time you do. it's just not wise
You don’t have to totally re-season. That was when soap had lye in it. It doesn’t anymore. Just use a little bit. Course salt actually does an amazing job too
@@TFreshour08 There is hardly ever a case where I have used soap to clean any cast iron. Maybe after bringing back to life an old rusty dutch oven, but anything seasoned and used I literally burn it out and wipe out with oil or hit it with some water and wipe it down.
@@picklesandoxfordcommasI use soap on my cast iron and don't ever reseason it. Sometimes I put a thin layer of oil on it before putting it away (I don't even heat it), but usually I just put it away as is. Works just fine.
I’ve been loving your blackstone videos! they’re my favourite to watch :)
great job, Tori. Thank you for the demonstration.
I usually clean with the burners on high. I do water vinegar water then burners off and seal with oil. The vinegar will help disinfect and clean any other grime.
I do exactly the same as you to clean mine, never had any issues
These videos will never get old🙌
You give me the confidence to get one of these and actually use it!
❤❤❤
I probably watch 100 videos before i got mine... after a month of using it, the process it 2nd nature and very simple! You'll be okay :)
I just bought mine!!!! 😁
Absolutely love the Blackstone videos
You are correct, definitely use water. It’s called deglazing. Restaurants even do it to their griddles.
I love waching your vid
THANK🤗YOU!!! 😊
I just got a stainless stanbroil griddle top for the lack of ease of upkeep. You have to waste so much fuel with seasonings and if your in a place with high humidity year round. Good luck keeping rust off for more than a few weeks if not using regularly.
My next Blackstone purchase will be a 36" with pizza oven air fryer or 2 air fryer basket warmer on clearance. Then immediately ordering the stainless griddle. Never using the stock griddle again for peace of mind.
Looks like you changed your cleaning process from before. This is definitely better! Just enough cleaning so you don't remove the seasoning. Great video!
Buy grill-brick 3m 4x8
this will change your game
Turn your burner to high
add oil, let the oil heat up
put the grillbrick, use heat gloves
start scrubbing (side to side )your life away lol jk but this step is not easy do sides to .the grill will change color it would look more stainless steel like and cleaner.
Then add water after scrubbing,
after use a damp cloth towel to clean all of it. repeat water ass needed.
use the spatula up to down to remove the water as needed turn burned of wait a bit hot but not to hot
Use plenty of paper towels to finish the cleaning. Add a bit of oil at the end and wala😊❤
Before anything cut a bit of the brick to clean the sides it will make it easier.just my opinion this really works.
I love this daily and a deeper clean maybe bi weekly? You can google commercial grill cleaner and a set by scotch brite comes up. Pricey at first but after you’ll only need the scrubbers and liquid and a bottle of the liquid is like 12 bucks and will last forever. You have to turn off your the heat and wait ten minutes and use water just like you did, then draw a zig zag ( a little product goes a long way) spread it quickly, and wait another ten minutes. Then you get scrub and see all the burned stuff come off and wipes it away with paper towels. The set comes with a holder for the scrubbies. The next day you can heat it full blast and spread oil and that’ll season it. You really don’t need to deep clean it often but I love seeing your videos and figured with as much cooking on your blackstone that it’ll eventually need a good scrub. Best of luck!
I just bought a Blackstone griddle and this is so helpful.
I love the helpful hole to make cleaning on the black stone easier!
Water is fine! And Avocado oil is a great choice! And lastly a griddle brick and some fat like the Avocado oil and scrap that off and re-season I clean a commercial griddle everyday!
Thanks so much for the efficient video! Short-Sweet and to the Point! My husband won our Blackstone and I’m the grilled in the family. I was doing what you do but I didn’t oil it after- I did that before use. Makes sense…here’s to years of fun😃
Liz at Country Stitchers (needlework)
I just wanna say your black stone looks PHENOMENAL
Loooooove using avocado oil
Nice! 👍
I use the black stone griddle seasoning and cast iron conditioner and I find it works amazing and I don’t know why anyone would tell you that you shouldn’t use water that’s stupid. Of course you can use the water to clean it. I ran food trucks that have griddles for years and I’ll tell you right now that’s what I used was water to clean them
Your so cute🥰
Is that a drywall scraper?
You should have done it with Kenzie as well as Riley or disguse
i literally love all of your black stone videos! don’t listen to the hate!
I use avocado oil too
Another great video! Thanks again
Thank you!!! I asked for this video! ❤
Why do people think it “takes too long to clean?” Imagine all the pans you need to clean or the counter, or the stove top if you cooked all that in your kitchen…..cleaning the Blackstone is super fast. Easy
Super helpful, thanks!
Always great videos x
Basically what I do, but I use about half the oil, thin coat is really all you need.
You're amazing for trying this way of cooking ❤
that's exactly what I do, works great, and water is necessary to get everything un-stuck.
Great job! Looks like you took all of the tips we gave you and put them to good use! 👍
Beautiful season 😻
Look at you, already a pro ❤
You are so beautiful! 🥰❤️
Love your videos mam!
I use grape seed oil
I love the blackstone videos so I subscribed! I had a different brand flat top and didn’t love it so I got rid of it but your videos have convinced me to buy a small blackstone for our camper! I will be seasoning and installing it today!
Thanks for subbing!❤❤❤
Grill rescue makes a cleaning “brush” that’s perfect for blackstone!
you’re so pretty tori 😍😍😍. you’re videos just light me up!
Mixing your water with sprite or lemonade will aid in removing built up residue :) ❤
Wow you are a professional now 🥲
So does the oil burn off when you ignite your blackstone for your next cook?
After cleaning and oiling I put aluminum foil on it then you don’t have to worry if any critters or bugs have left any surprises
Honestly Hon you need to have the heat on HIGH then water and scrape then turn off keep scraping til clean...then oil it ...
Yes! I had one of these in the hotel I worked at and we always used water first. 😊
Love ur lashes ❤️
Thank you so much 🥹🥹
Water is fine for steaming off crud, use it every time and my blackstone is 🍒 and my seasoning is fantastic.
I do the same clean except I use the black stone cooking spray to coat the griddle
I have to pick up Avocado oil
How clean would you expect the paper towel to be? I used mine for the first time and it still seems dirty. I wonder about cooking pancakes on it since if a paper towel shows up brown, wouldn't a pancake?
thank you for the help
Your beautiful 😍
I want to get one badly and this is helping me alot to get it. ❤
Great job
The reason you shouldn't put water on it is because of the sharp temperature change. The immediate from hot to cold to hot can crack it. Instead wet a paper towel and wipe it. If you want to scrub it use an oiled green scrub pad.
Cleaning works better when the black stones warm not hot.
I just got a black stone for christmas
I do a toy rotation for toys to keep the kids interested
couple recommendations....1) when you are at the water cleaning phase....turn the heat up HOT and use HOT water (so you don't shock the cooktop). You want this to steam and steam vigorously. 2) if you cooked something particularly greasy or sticking to the cooktop use a little bit of DAWN dish detergent in your water...it will NOT harm your seasoning...DAWN is NOT soap, it is a detergent that will not harm anything....then rinse with clear HOT water a couple times to get rid of the detergent residue.
Bonus tip: after you oil your cooktop turn the burners on medium and let it heat up until the oil starts to smoke then turn off the burners. You do not want raw oil sitting there as it can go rancid. You want to heat/polymerize the oil to improve your seasoning and NOT have oil left that will go rancid and when it comes to how much oil...less is more
Will the oul get rancid ?
How long does it take to warm up fully and to cool down fully? Thanks ❤
As someone who works in kitchens we use ice and charcoal on ours and then we re oil
You dont need that much oil. It doesnt take as much as you would think. Oil is expensive, no need to be excessive
How often do you clean it? Let say I haven’t used it for a month but I do check to see if there is any rust
okay but lets take a moment to just appreciate how gorgeous she is
Heya ! I really like and appreciate your Blackstone cooking . Could you please post more Blackstone videos . love from India ❤🇮🇳
That’s a nice seasoning you got going on there
Do you heat it up again once you apply the oil? And is that enough oil for the next cook, or do you apply oil again for the next cook?
It's the exact same as cooking with a cast iorn pan
I’m learning with you! So, we just leave the oil on after done cleaning? Is ready to go for the next use or anything I should do before I use it again?
I always add oil when I’m done and then even add a little more oil before your next cook. This will help keep the food from sticking ❤
Your doing pretty darn good don't listen to em.
Using an expensive oil just for a protective coating is crazy, just use something cheap like canola.
Thanks 🙏🏽
How do you not have flies ??? Please let me know what you do for that! I know besides keeping clean but I always have flies when I cook outside ):
Do you put the oil on and leave it if your not cooking for a long period or keep that step off?
Very nice
Black stone should sell pumice grill bricks that’s the best way to clean these is oil and grill brick
You can probably get them at your local restaurant supply stores
That griddle is looking great, and yes you use water to clean awesome job
I don’t put the left over food in the grease tray I put grease in the grease tray
slay tori
My boyfriend loves his Traeger, but I might have to get myself a blackstone 😅
Do you leave the avocado oil over night?
You need to get in with some elbow grease with the scraper because in about a month you’re going so start noticing buildup
What do you guys recommend to do if the griddle gets rained on?
Thank you!
Lemon juice to clean & ice!
Make sure to season after every use.
🔥👍👍👍
What’s your #2 oil? I’m allergic to avocados.
I use salt and butter
How many avocado oil bottles do you go through a month?
Why add the oil at the end?
Some people say things just to make you question yourself, too. I’m all for tip and tricks! But Ima research it first just in case they’re wrong or yanking my chain 😂.
I like Tori