Blackstone 17" Griddle

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BobLandry

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I'm looking at this as it seems perfect for the two of us and an occasional guest. All of the online photos show it with a 1lb propane bottle with regulator attached to it, so it is obvious it needs a regulated gas source. I'm not really disposed to carrying 1lb propane canisters or a 20lb gas bottle to run it and I don't want to be constantly disconnecting/reconnecting one of the 30lb bottles.
How hard would it be to convert the existing gas connection on the griddle to a QD so that it can plug into the trailer's outside gas QD? I did it with my CampChef stove and a Weber Baby Q, but I havn't seen the gas connection on this one.
A parts list and source would be great if anyone has it.
 
We are very happy with ours. Havent done the conversion yet, but the picture below shows the part to do it. It's on my list of things to purchase. Previously I kept an extra 20lb bottle in my truck bed just for the griddle. Screenshot_20210403-200521_Chrome.jpg

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Thanks guys. After I posted I went to Google and found several items for this conversion. I'm going with just the QD as I already have a hose that I use on other appliances. My trailer is only a 268BH so storage is at a premium. The more things I can get to do multiple applications, the better.
 
BobLandry said:
Thanks guys. After I posted I went to Google and found several items for this conversion. I'm going with just the QD as I already have a hose that I use on other appliances. My trailer is only a 268BH so storage is at a premium. The more things I can get to do multiple applications, the better.
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I would recommend ordering from propanegear.com. I ordered a kit for my Blackstone Tailgater off Amazon. It clearly stated it would fit the Tailgater Combo Grill. Well it didn't.

The reason I did not order from propane gear was that it would not have arrived before a trip we were going on. I now use an extra 20# propane bottle instead of connecting to the port on the trailer. This allows me to put my grill wherever I want to at the campsite.
 
BobLandry said:
I'm looking at this as it seems perfect for the two of us and an occasional guest. All of the online photos show it with a 1lb propane bottle with regulator attached to it, so it is obvious it needs a regulated gas source. I'm not really disposed to carrying 1lb propane canisters or a 20lb gas bottle to run it and I don't want to be constantly disconnecting/reconnecting one of the 30lb bottles.
How hard would it be to convert the existing gas connection on the griddle to a QD so that it can plug into the trailer's outside gas QD? I did it with my CampChef stove and a Weber Baby Q, but I havn't seen the gas connection on this one.
A parts list and source would be great if anyone has it.
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I love cooking on our Blackstone Griddle when camping. I purchased the QD line with the 90 degree fitting on Amazon and it works great. Our 303RLS did not come with an outdoor kitchen but I made a little table with a folding leg to hold the griddle and provide for quick set up and storage. See pictures below. The table leg was also an Amazon purchase, the small table top and 2x4s were Home Depot.

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That is slick. I have a heavy plastic picnic table with folding legs. I can do away with one of the legs and cut it to the needed length and make the piece that hangs over the lip on the pass through door. It's already self reinforced except for the side I'll be cutting off.
 
BobLandry said:
That is slick. I have a heavy plastic picnic table with folding legs. I can do away with one of the legs and cut it to the needed length and make the piece that hangs over the lip on the pass through door. It's already self reinforced except for the side I'll be cutting off.
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Thanks, I can flip the leg up and slide the whole thing back into the pass through. I originally thought about a slide but it takes up a lot of space.
 
I'll leave mine detachable so it can be stored in the rear compartment. I'm already out of space in my pass through, but I'm still organizing and re-arranging stuff.
 
OurNewEra said:
...I now use an extra 20# propane bottle instead of connecting to the port on the trailer. This allows me to put my grill wherever I want to at the campsite...
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We have done the same thing for the past two years. It can be a little heavy to get in and out of the bed of my 350, as I keep it in a pretty solid/heavy plastic milk crate, so that I can tie it in place. I just ordered a 10” version, which will be much lighter. It will go in the same milk crate, and I have cut some blocking to keep it tightly in the crate, then tied in place.
 
They are great griddles for cooking. I would recommend going with the 22” instead of the 17” because you have two burners with the 22” which allows you to cook on one side and keep warm on the other. Both do a great job cooking.
 
We have the 22" Blackstone, for now I'm hauling a separate 20# propane tank. Eventually I want to replace the 20s with 2-30s, what real trailers used to come with before tank exchanges got popular. Yes 20s are easier to handle, but if you don't have solar and run the furnace, water heater on dual, and cook, you'll go through 20s pretty quickly. I prefer 30s even on my Weber at home, but with the "new" safety standard, it gets expensive to keep buying tanks, since very few propane dealers will inspect and certify an outdated tank.
 
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BobLandry said:
I'm looking at this as it seems perfect for the two of us and an occasional guest. All of the online photos show it with a 1lb propane bottle with regulator attached to it, so it is obvious it needs a regulated gas source. I'm not really disposed to carrying 1lb propane canisters or a 20lb gas bottle to run it and I don't want to be constantly disconnecting/reconnecting one of the 30lb bottles.
How hard would it be to convert the existing gas connection on the griddle to a QD so that it can plug into the trailer's outside gas QD? I did it with my CampChef stove and a Weber Baby Q, but I havn't seen the gas connection on this one.
A parts list and source would be great if anyone has it.
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I’m a little late to respond to your original post but for what it’s worth I purchased the hose and fitting kit from propanegear.com and it works perfectly with our Blackstone. Personally I prefer dealing with an independent company rather than Amazon but you can find the same part there. We love our Blackstone and being able to use the low pressure QD fitting on our Imagine. I even have a “Y” QD fitting so I can use the grill and griddle at the same time.

Happy griddling! :cool:

Bob
 
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Just bought a 22" Blackstone at Sam's for $98. From what I've seen, that's a pretty good deal I think.
 
Captcolour said:
Just bought a 22" Blackstone at Sam's for $98. From what I've seen, that's a pretty good deal I think.
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That’s an excellent price! I paid that for my 17” Blackstone a year ago at Walmart - same company but you got the better deal ;-)

Bob
 
My wife and I returned a week ago from our Spring Western trip (from Florida) of just over 5,100 miles. Much as we love our two Blackstone griddles (17” & 28”) we were very disappointed with our 17” when we tried to use it on a chilly, windy evening while boondocking north of Moab at around 7,000’. It would not get and stay hot. We ruined a beautiful ribeye steak trying to use the Blackstone. We’ve pretty much decided to go back to our old Weber Q1200 on future trips, especially if cooler temperatures may be encountered.


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