Whenever I find another griddle, I clean it up, reseason it, and hand it off to another big family whose cooking needs long ago outgrew the 10-inch skillet.
I have developed a strange superpower as I near middle age: I am really good at finding free Blackstone griddles.
That’s not an arcane metaphor or analogy of any kind. I have a legitimate skill for finding these fairly expensive outdoor cooktops for free. I’m not sure why I developed this particular knack. Perhaps I stood too close to a radioactive Blackstone one time and it imbued me with this unique, extremely specific ability.
If you’ve never used one before, a large outdoor griddle is an incredible cooking tool. It’s the closest you’re apt to get to feeling like a fry cook in an old roadside diner — and be honest, you’ve always kind of wanted to know what that’s like.
The larger griddles, usually around 36 inches across, are particularly amazing: You can cook entire massive meals on them in one go. If you don’t have a large family you probably don’t quite realize what a blessing this is: A 36-inch flattop can turn what would be five skillet batches
