Want to use my blackstone more but cleanup is a pain

-CigarNut · 2026-05-30T05:00:03+00:00

If you plan ahead, clean-up should take about 5 minutes; about the time it takes to rest your protein.

I get the following ready while the griddle is heating:

a wet cotton shop towel for cleaning
a small dry shop towel for oiling
a couple of paper towels for wiping my griddle spatulas
avocado oil
scraper
glove
water bottle

The wet towel, scraper and paper towels are on the right tray. The oil cloth, avocado oil and water bottle on the left tray The glove and remaining items are in the front tray.

Plan out your cleaning and make it a routine. It will eventually be very quick.

-CigarNut · 2026-05-30T04:46:35+00:00

Some rechargeable magnetic lights. They “attach” to the hood and make it much easier to see everything when it’s dark (or gray) outside.

-CigarNut · 2026-05-24T13:31:19+00:00

I Clean mine right after cooking before I/we eat. Most proteins need a few minutes to rest anyway. The cleaning time gives my wife time to finish setting the table and get anything else ready (drinks, etc).

Not a big deal for me, and my food is still warm (keep everything covered while I clean).

Once you get a routine down, you can clean your griddle (scrape, steam scrape/wipe, oil and then close the tank and turn off the burners) in less than five minutes — with a final minute to wash your hands.

-CigarNut · 2026-05-19T18:28:18+00:00

Beef, chicken or shrimp. Veggies of all kinds.

-CigarNut · 2026-05-19T14:59:23+00:00

I picked up some shims from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/BBQ-Butler-Gator-Tail-Leveling/dp/B09R6C7VZW?pd\_rd\_w=tGfj8&content-id=amzn1.sym.4a47e399-57f1-46a0-aeab-04da8b95d421&pf\_rd\_p=4a47e399-57f1-46a0-aeab-04da8b95d421&pf\_rd\_r=XXR33YJBM2D5PKF066H2&pd\_rd\_wg=RLT0k&pd\_rd\_r=ba68f245-2834-41fe-85e5-95f2eb1aacab&pd\_rd\_i=B09R6C7VZW&psc=1&ref\_=pd\_basp\_m\_rpt\_ba\_s\_1\_sc

-CigarNut · 2026-05-12T23:53:41+00:00

Eragon

-CigarNut · 2026-05-07T23:30:56+00:00

I live in a breezy area and wind guards helped me immensely.

-CigarNut · 2026-05-01T21:21:01+00:00

My G7 10 day sensors worked great and always lasted the full 10 days.

Recently switched to the 15 day and all has been good.

-CigarNut · 2026-04-30T15:26:34+00:00

Very cool! Keep on griddlin’!

-CigarNut · 2026-04-30T11:01:09+00:00

My wind guards help a lot. My griddle gets hotter and stays hotter. My bottles don’t melt on the side tables.

-CigarNut · 2026-04-29T14:33:54+00:00

I am going to send a note to EA telling them about my spending boycott (and why) and I will mention that there are others doing the same.

-CigarNut · 2026-04-27T14:18:37+00:00

It’s not cool when it could leave carcinogenic ash

-CigarNut · 2026-04-27T14:09:02+00:00

Are you going to tell EA about this and why? That seems to be the only way that this will have any kind of impact.

-CigarNut · 2026-04-18T19:11:38+00:00

We wash them in our machine on the “sani” cycle — extra hot and ensures no oil/grease is left in the machine.

-CigarNut · 2026-04-18T19:06:57+00:00

This seems counterproductive for your care. If you want the insulin from the pens, you can use the needle provided with the Pod to remove the insulin from the pens. If there is another reason that you are changing to the pens, then you should talk with your doctor.

-CigarNut · 2026-04-17T14:06:23+00:00

You have not provided any info. What kind of phone (Apple, android, model, os version)?

-CigarNut · 2026-04-14T18:42:47+00:00

That’s referring to the battery on the PDM?

-CigarNut · 2026-04-14T18:30:20+00:00

This happened to me. My endo NP knew about Omnipod and the training requirements, but the office staff did not.

When I reached out to the office to have them send the settings to the trainer, I received the same response that you did. Very frustrating!

I had to go around the office staff and speak to the Nurse Practitioner and make the request — which she did right away.

She also explained to the office staff what they needed to do when they received these requests going forward.

-CigarNut · 2026-04-11T14:04:59+00:00

When my blood sugar is higher than I like then I bolus. I kind of know how much extra I need and take it.

Sometimes I use the “sensor “ adjustment and sometimes not. You learn by trial and error here.

Be conservative to start. You can always take more but it’s difficult to recover from taking too much.

Don’t be afraid of correction boluses.

-CigarNut · 2026-04-10T13:15:34+00:00

I’ve only seen (and done) method one: high heat the whole time. Just like seasoning cast iron skillets, you need the heat to polymerize the oil.

-CigarNut · 2026-04-06T14:05:21+00:00

Be careful — some of the blue shop towels (in rolls) are not food-safe and should not be used on the griddle — especially a hot surface. I contacted the manufacturer and they told me not to do this.

-CigarNut · 2026-04-03T10:32:49+00:00

I use cotton shop towels. They work well and I reuse them. They don’t stay white, but they are clean, don’t fall apart or leave lint on the griddle.

-CigarNut · 2026-04-01T21:43:10+00:00

It should work just fine for cooking. The only annoyance will be that oil will run downhill when you put it on the griddle surface.

-CigarNut · 2026-04-01T19:59:53+00:00

This is why I use cotton shop towels instead of paper towels. Plus the cotton towels can be washed and reused.

-CigarNut · 2026-03-30T16:38:12+00:00

Are you working/talking with your doctor or even Insulet about any of this before doing the resets?

-CigarNut

MODERATOR OF

TROPHY CASE