Blackstone 1899 36' Griddle W/ Hood

Love this grill. So glad I switched, the versatility for larger gatherings like we tend to have at our cottage is a game changer. I would highly recommend if you want to get more than one type of food done at once. Great for breakfast lunch and dinner. Or just everything really.

We put our grill together this weekend, and we are so excited to use it! We love all of the accessories like the front shelf and built-in cutting board and the hooks to hang utensils. We haven't had a chance to use it yet because it was raining the rest of the weekend, but we can't wait!

I have a tiny kitchen and the blackstone really makes it easy to cook for a large group but also convenient enough to cook for just me and my partner. We had our first full breakfast cooked perfectly this morning. The assembly was fairly simple but some of the directions or pictures could be more clear or enlarged. Otherwise 2 less than mechanically inclined people took less than 3 hours.

The product package was complete and wasn't missing any parts. However, one bolt was tightened so much on the pre built stand that I had to cut through it in order to remove. Other than that, the assembly was easy. I have seasoned it and started using. So far so good.

I bought a second 36 inch Blackstone griddle because I wanted the one with the hood. I love my first 36 inch and had it for at least six years. It was still in great shape, but definitely one of the upgrade with the hood. Assembly was easy did it by myself with the exception of getting grid on top.

Looks great! Took about 60 mins to build and easy when an extra pair of hands around (for two or 3 heavy or awkward lifts). Looks great, shame they don't include a tub of the seasoning oil to do the first couple of preps, but to be fair, it does come ready seasoned, just needs a good clean to get rid of dust etc. that done, bring on the bank holiday barbie!!

The unit was very easy to assemble. Just follow the instructions exactly as written. (The only thing I would do differently is reverse instructions 1 and 2. It is easier to install the shelf first and the install the wheels to keep the legs from being top heavy.

Building was easy, my frame arrived with a few scratches, which is why I did four stars, however as long as it works I do not mind them too much and the grill still works! I've cooked one meal on it so far and loved it - excited to experiment with all sorts of cooking over the summer.

The frame was bent where the left rear griddle pin locks into place. However, the way the griddle is engineered to lock into place made this a non-issue. Very easy to assemble. It's raining so the we chose not to oil the griddle until the weather clears up. Looking forward to using it.

I am mostly happy with my purchase but there are a few defects. The front shelf was bent straight out of the box and the mechanism for the left work shelf is machined so tightly that it barely actuates as it should. Other than the quality control/damage straight out of the box the grill does function well.