Flat Top Grilling for Beginners Griddle Cooking 101

Girlfriends dad jusst gave me a 30" blackstone griddle on thanksgiving out of no where! Cant wait to start cooking 🔥

@TheFlatTopKing. I liked your video. I was just saying using gloves to prevent burns is not that complicated. I guess you are that guy that says " do what I say, not what I do".

Just use gloves when your cleaning grinder and you won't get burned. It's not that complicated

Great vid!

Is this the 28” size?

All your videos are excellent! Thanks for taking the time and putting out very helpful how to videos.

The stuff you're scraping away is called "fond", it's where a lot of the flavor is. That's why chefs deglaze the pan they're browning meat in with wine or chicken broth or even water, any cold liquid, which will break the fond off the cooking surface. This is the base for many sauces, also.

Im a welder and ive been wanting to make one of these.. and always feared of the warping.

you keep mentioning the use of oil! However, I don't recall you mentioning what oil. Is there that should not be used, or an oil that is preferred

I should've turned this off when you were slathering everything in sugar (a finishing move at best) but after 5 minutes with nothing hitting the grill...you lost me.

The King is a "Master of the Obvious" taking this way too seriously, at least smile once, it's just a grill dude.

You're definitely keeping them looking and performing beautifully.

Okay so the warm up is lowest setting for 20 minutes and the grill hot enough to cook Breakfast 🍳!! Pancakes 🥞 bacon 🥓 sausage eggs 🥚 COFFEE ☕️ THE WORKS !

As soon as you said you’re starting with chicken thighs, I KNEW I was in the right place.

This is great. Your video turned this anxiety into excitement. Can't wait to get started this weekend!

Thanks so much for posting this video. I learned a TON! My gas grill is on it's last legs and I have a dedicated smoker. So I'm really considering buying a griddle to replace my gas grill. I know there are things to consider but based on what we like to grill I think a griddle would be perfect and then some. But I wanted to see what I might be getting into first and this video is perfect. Thanks again!

Great tips thanks so much. I've learned alot from the few videos of yours that I've already watch. I plan to watch alot more. Keep up the good work. Yall are great.
Also my family and I thank you for your service to our country.

Shit man I got a propane grill in the house called a stove a gas stove one thing to be pit boss or master and a stove cook but hey your choice your choice I'd prefer hard wood than propane. All you got to do is put a cast-iron skillet over your hot coals man like on the trail we don't have no propane so we don't eat bullshit we got a tree I'll cook

Got my first griddle the other day. I got it used, all rusty. It’s brand new. I got it for 50 bucks. I stripped down real good and got all the rust off and started seasoning it with vegetable oil now it’s sticky and not necessarily even because I didn’t know what I was doing. Do I need to strip it all off and start over?

Do they make these in stainless steel instead of cast iron? (Sort of like I see in the Japanese places?).
I live in a humid environment and cast iron will rust almost overnight.

I stopped watching when you pulled the thermometer....OMG exactly what i was expecting, you have no knowledge about food safety. Chkn has to be cooked at what temp to be served SAFE?? You neglected that. You failed with your chkn thighs on the flat top. Unsafe to eat. Unless you have the right education. AND, what is that bacteria that comes from raw chkn?? Ummmm , do some searching. Also, edit your footage, becz tha lady voice kept corresponding you.

My husband will be so happy finding your channel!

I love it how your wife corrects you from time to time it reminds me of my wife

You have a very smart wife, she catches all your little snafus. Lucky man...😘

MANY PEOPLE DONT GET IT FLAT TOP IS JUST BIG FRYING PAN

used mine last night am i suppose to put tarp cover over it with hardtop cover
also when i cook next time do i heat with oil i left on it get it warm and wipe it down again with oil before i start cooking

This is how all cuts burn with different seasonings. You had the griddle on too high from the start. Its cooking 101. not just griddle cooking. It definitely taught me how hot these get. You are 100% right about never turning the heat up all the way. Thanks! I learned a lot

My brother just bought me a griddle.
Im just this year at, 52, perfecting my steak grilling, ribrub and smoking, and general charcoal cooking practices with different meats and veggies.
Now I feel like I'm being sent back to kinnygarden chemistry and engineering class to learn how to use this new apparatus/method.
Great vid and Info!
Greta and the climate cabal may not approve...

THIS GUY IS AMAZING !. HE IS VERY PRECISE. AND POLITE. AND PROFESSIONAL ! SIR WATCHING ALL YOU DO IS A PRIVILEGE TO LEARN FROM YOU. I AM SO THANKFUL FOR ALL YOU DO TO SHOW AND TEACH US AS NEW BEGINNERS TO HELP US GROW THANK YOU SIR !. BEST REGARDS. HONORED WW2 GRANDSON

Turn griddle on first. Pre-heat on 300 F low so that griddle does not bend.Make eggs and bacon and get comfortable with settings. Make hotdogs or hamburgers first. Dry Chicken salted on the sides, baste in BBQ sauce later. Any marinade creates a cleaning issue. Sauce cools down the heat. TIPS and TRICKS. RIGHT SIDE is hotter ? KNOW your ZONES before you cook for company.

High-Bachi, lul

My number one reason for beginners is get a back grease trap griddle, you won't have to go Through That kind of a mess in front of you. There's no mess. And those other tips he gave you were spot on😊

Teriyaki is shoyu, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, water or maybe pineapple juice. No fricking Orange stuff or siracha!

The video I didn't know I needed to see! I am already a FB follower. Thanks for all of the info!

What kind of scraper is that?

This video is 25 minutes long...but seemed like 5 minutes or less. Very informative and it grabs your attention! You're a great teacher.

Bbq sauce isn’t seasoning. Put some spices on the chicken before placing them in the grill.

Ok I bought a flattop and love it thanks to ur channel

I never turn my heat more than med. Most times low will cook anything you put on the griddle. High will give a steak a good seer then back to low. Chef Jerry

You need the scraper with a handle. Much easier to clean the grill. I never clean as I cook but as soon as the food is off their griddle, I scrape it down in less than one minutes. Sorry, but you are making cleaning much harder than is it.

anytime I cook chicken and add seasoning, I always add poultry seasoning. It makes any chicken taste great. It will not overpower the other seasonings you use but it is the best accent. Remember, cooking is all about seasoning. Give it a try. Chef Jerry

#1 safety. The main reason to get all chicken to temp is to kill harmful bacteria. Then the second reason is for taste. Calm your inner carnivore and cook chicken and pork. Go raw more safely with quality fish and beef.

Thank you. My godfather passed away a few years ago and he left me his brand new blackstone griddle. He never used it, so now I'm gonna learn how.

Great videos, all of them. The interruption of the commercials are absolutely horrible.

Thank you.

Why is the video black

I hope I didn’t make a mistake purchasing this griddle…

My flat to grill.. just got it cooked on it today. Followed the directions for starting for 1st use. Made burgers and some fryer vege’s. Now cleaning it as directed but my paper towel is never clean. I continually keep adding the water and wipe with paper towel. Paper towel is never white. Even when it looks clean and put my oil on and wipe it down , paper towel is black. Almost like it’s still dirty???? What did I do wrong??? Thank you Linda

THANK YOU for the tips!!!!
<————- black stone noob