Bought mine less than a month ago. Seasoned it with Blackstones own seasoning and conditioning at least 4 times. Covered it with the hard cover and bough a soft cover. Opened it a week later and nearly entire plate is rusted. To add to it, mine was missing a knob when I bought it…
The instructions need to be clearer on how to attach side shelves. I finally figured out the each shelf uses six bolts, not just four that instructions indicate.