my wife bought me the two-burner, 28". i assembled it Thursday evening with intention of doing an initial cleaning and season on Friday to ready it for the weekend. friday afternoon, i started with a bowl of hot soapy water and a rag, and rinsed that. then i grabbed a bottle of grapeseed oil, and my wife handed me another dry rag. as soon as i took the first swipe, remnants of the rag were melted on the flat-top. she'd handed me a microfiber cloth. i tried scraping it off, letting the griddle cool, then scraping and scrubbing...nothing helped. wife said reddit recommended goo gone, and i said, nah...let's disassemble this, I'll return it and get a new one. I'll say a burner was defective. i didn't want to waste time finding the right solution when assembling a new one would be quick. i returned it, and then upgraded to the 36" four-burner.
i put it together just as i was losing daylight. when i woke up Saturday morning, i again used a wet rag (not microfibre) and hot soapy water. i rinsed it and was ready to season it. i fired up all the burners, waited for a few, then applied a drizzle of grapeseed oil. THIS TIME, i used a paper towel. i let that go and repeated the oil application three more times. then my wife brought out cut-up pieces of bacon and sliced onions for seasoning. holy shit, it smelled fantastic. finally, i cracked an egg on it to see if it would stick--i saw a couple of videos of people doing this as a test. it worked.
one of the twins asked if i'd make him an omelette. a simple one with shredded cheddar. done.
I've since made smashburgers (twice) for the family, pancakes--probably the best I've made in my life, french toast, and french toast sticks stuffed w/nutella, chicken, and sauteed veggies.
i clean it after each use, scraping it after it cools, then spraying a little water, which i wipe off with a paper towel. i re-season with grapeseed oil.
the summer of smash has begun.
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my wife bought me the two-burner, 28". i assembled it Thursday evening with intention of doing an initial cleaning and season on Friday to ready it for the weekend. friday afternoon, i started with a bowl of hot soapy water and a rag, and rinsed that. then i grabbed a bottle of grapeseed oil, and my wife handed me another dry rag. as soon as i took the first swipe, remnants of the rag were melted on the flat-top. she'd handed me a microfiber cloth. i tried scraping it off, letting the griddle cool, then scraping and scrubbing...nothing helped. wife said reddit recommended goo gone, and i said, nah...let's disassemble this, I'll return it and get a new one. I'll say a burner was defective. i didn't want to waste time finding the right solution when assembling a new one would be quick. i returned it, and then upgraded to the 36" four-burner.
i put it together just as i was losing daylight. when i woke up Saturday morning, i again used a wet rag (not microfibre) and hot soapy water. i rinsed it and was ready to season it. i fired up all the burners, waited for a few, then applied a drizzle of grapeseed oil. THIS TIME, i used a paper towel. i let that go and repeated the oil application three more times. then my wife brought out cut-up pieces of bacon and sliced onions for seasoning. holy shit, it smelled fantastic. finally, i cracked an egg on it to see if it would stick--i saw a couple of videos of people doing this as a test. it worked.
one of the twins asked if i'd make him an omelette. a simple one with shredded cheddar. done.
I've since made smashburgers (twice) for the family, pancakes--probably the best I've made in my life, french toast, and french toast sticks stuffed w/nutella, chicken, and sauteed veggies.
i clean it after each use, scraping it after it cools, then spraying a little water, which i wipe off with a paper towel. i re-season with grapeseed oil.
heading to the bbq shop this weekend...my BGE is 12 yrs old now..for the last couple years the hinges on the back have rusted and i have to use a pipe to keep the lid up..salty sea air takes its toll..anyway, going to see if its worth it to get a couple guys here to fix it up or talk my wife into letting me get a brand new one for $999...