Blackstone's griddle tops are uncoated steel. Rust can naturally occur on the cook top if it is exposed to oxygen and water. Properly seasoning a cook top necessary to prevent rust. If the cook top is rusted you can try out these steps that we have found helpful and that we provide to customers if they have this rust happening.

Step One. Preheat the griddle top. This will loosen the debris and particles and make it easier to remove any rust. Then, turn off the burners.



Step Two. Scrape all the damaged areas with a heavy scraper to remove surface rust and chipped seasoning.



Step Three. When no more debris is coming off by scraping, add food-grade cooking oil to the griddle surface and scrub at the rusted areas with a griddle stone or steel wool. The oil will attach to the oil and pull it away from the cooking surface.



Step Four. When the oil gets too dirty, wipe it away with a paper towel and add more oil. Continue until no more rust is in the griddle surface.



Step Five. Clean the griddle surface with water and a paper towel, then reseason.