How To Season A Blackstone Griddle (2023)

Griddles are a marvelous little cooking tool, aren’t they?

Not only are they some of the perfect surfaces to cook or grill on, but they also leave a distinctive griddle pattern on your food that just makes the food look more authentically cooked, without ruining the flavor.

However, perhaps more importantly for cooking, a blackstone griddle is perfect for seasoning your food, without actually seasoning your food, if that makes sense.

After, why waste all that time seasoning each piece of food that you are grilling when seasoning your griddle is just an effective way, if not more so, way of seasoning your food, and quickly too?

If you want to learn how to do this for your griddle then make sure you keep reading this guide that we have created for just such a need.

Here, we’ll not only show you why you should be seasoning your griddle but how to o it on your own, as well as any tools and ingredients you may need to do it!

What Exactly Does ‘Seasoning’ Mean For Blackstone Griddles

Before we go any further into this topic, you may be wondering what exactly it means to season your griddle in the first place.

After all, seasoning is for food, not for your equipment.

Well, it’s very simple and as we described earlier. It is a way of cutting down cooking time for foods that you plan on cooking with a griddle.

No need to season them beforehand, if you just season the tool that is cooking them.

How To Season Your Blackstone Griddle

So, with that little note out of the way, we can finally get to the section that you are here for: How to do this for yourself!

Now, technically there are plenty of ways to do this, as well as ways of imparting new flavors onto your grilled food.

However, we’re going to show you a great seasoning method that will cover most of your basic grilling needs with this tool, and one that will work well with just about any food you could want to cook, from beef to peppers!

Step 1: Knock Off High edges (For New Griddles)

This is a step for people who have just recently bought a new griddle and want to properly prepare it for their first time using it.

If you have a girdle that has been used a few times, feel free to skip to the next step, or simply follow these instructions to be thorough.

A newly purchased blackstone griddle may have a few rough or sharper points that haven’t been worn down yet.

A simple soft stroke across the top will tell you if you have these.

To get rid of these, and maintain as large and flat of a cooking area as possible, simply rub the new girdle down with a large piece of sandpaper. It shouldn't require too much work.

Step 2: Make Sure The Griddle Is Clean & Dry

Hopefully, this shouldn’t be too difficult of a task, provided that you are someone who looks after their griddle well.

You do properly clean and look after your griddle, right?

Make sure that the surface of the griddle is clean from any waste from the last time that you used it (or the sanded-down sections if you followed the first step), and that there’s no water or moisture on the surface already.

Water and oil do not mix well, and will ruin any even seasoning you are looking to get.

Step 3: Heating Your Griddle

Once you are sure that your griddle is clean and dry, you can turn the heat on. The oil will need to be applied onto a hot griddle so you will need to do this step first.

However, the heat shouldn’t be too high, otherwise, the oil will burn, leaving you with a messy residue, and no seasoning. So, keep the griddle on low heat for around 10 to 15 minutes so that the temperature is right, and that the griddle is thoroughly heated up.

Step 4: Applying Your Oil

Now, you can start applying your seasoning oil!

We’ll cover the best options you can use later, but make sure that you are getting an even spread of your oil of choice.

The best way to do this is either through using a spray bottle filled with your oil or with a paper towel that you can apply the oil with across the blackstone griddle.

The griddle will be hot at this point, so make sure that you’re keeping your hands away from direct contact with it. Some heat-resistant gloves will suffice.

Repeat this step a few times to make sure that you have a strong enough seasoning for your food. Now, you’ll be able to start cooking food on it!

Step 5: Reapplying After Use

If you are cooking lots of food on your griddle, remember to reapply more oil and the previous step after taking cooked food off of the griddle, and before adding new food.

Why You Should Season Your Blackstone Griddle

There are a few reasons that you may want to season your Blackstone griddle, outside of cutting down time on seasoning your food.

Seasoning your blackstone griddle helps the prevention of rust on your cooking surfaces, as the cleaning and applying of oil prevent oxidization of the metal surface.

It stops food from sticking to your griddle surface, which both prevents the food from burning and helps prevent the buildup of dirt and any mess on your griddle.

What Is The Best Oil To Use For Seasoning A Griddle?

Generally speaking, while you can use most types of cooking oil for applying to your blackstone griddle, you should ideally be using high-heat cooking oil to prevent it from burning off.

The best cooking oils for this are generally considered to be avocado oil, canola oil, and peanut oil.

Final Thoughts

So, as you can see, not only is seasoning your

We hope you put what you’ve learned here to good use!