I ended up buying a couple melting domes and some special cleaning supplies. These are the things you’ll use the most. I recommend Blackstone’s simple 5-piece kit. You don’t need much to enhance the flat top experience here. My advice though, is to keep it simple with this one. I love all the extras that you can buy to enhance your hobby. I love accessories, probably more than most. I’d recommend going through the process detailed in the manual a couple times before committing to a cook on it. Seasoning develops that non-stick surface you’re expecting to cook on. I ended up re-seasoning it not long after I got it and it performed better the more I used it. It wasn’t the non-stick surface I was expecting and I attribute that to how I seasoned it when I got it. I don’t think I seasoned mine very well the first time I cooked on it. I wish someone would have talked about the great things seasoning your grill does for it. It happened to me once (which was one too many times) and I immediately ordered the natural gas kit for it so I'd never have to bother with filling propane tanks again. If you’re a gas griller, you know what I'm talking about. You can buy one of those crazy scales or gadgets to let you know when your tank is about to run out but I think the peace of mind of having a fresh bottle on hand is worth the price you pay for it. This one might be a no brainer but having an extra propane tank on hand is key. Having one burger done long before the others sucks! Knowing this can save you a lot of time when you’re cooking multiple things at once. When I’m doing a hot sear or want to cook something fast I know exactly where to put my food. For example on my flat top the middle zone of the cooker is by far the hottest. I’m talking about knowing where the cooker surface is the hottest.

Know your cooker! We talk about this often, but this is great advice. I made a list of the most valuable things I learned and we talked about it on our podcast. I had a few of those “aha” moments where I wish my future self would have told me about. After owning it a while and the newness wore off I reflected on what I cooked on it and the accessories I purchased for it. I promptly did epic breakfasts, fried rice, country style potatoes and whatever else I could find an excuse to cook on it.

Santa brought me one that Christmas after I wouldn’t shut up about it. I was hooked once I saw how easy it was to handle and cook on. A couple of years ago I got to “test drive” a Blackstone griddle prior to owning mine and it was awesome.

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