The NEW Weber Slate 30″ Griddle HIGHLY Requested REVIEW!
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This Weber Slate griddle review has been HIGHLY requested by so many of you, so in this video, we’re testing out the all new 30” …
bought a Blackstone from Costco. It was the biggest POS ever. Cheaply made, the bolt holes were offset so things didn't fit. Many of the screws that were in it were pre stripped. Anything I tried to tighten started to strip. If I basically looked at the coating on the grill itself (not the griddle top) it started to fall off. Very disappointed so I returned that crap and then bought this from ACE hardware. While it was basically double priced, it was exponentially better made and very easy to set up. Quality product from top to bottom. Ive cooked on it a few times already and am far happier with it.
Cost.
I bought the cheaper 36" Weber griddle on sale a while back. The new one does look a lot nicer, and I like the folding shelf and the cabinet with doors. Not sure I'd use the caddy system. For double the money though, I don't know if I'd have bought the Slate if they were sitting side-by-side at the time. I'm completely satisfied with the way mine cooks.
It's cool, but don't think I'll try and go through the hassle of trying to sell mine to upgrade.
Thanks for showing the bread test.
Love kislux the way you show it! You really focus on showing off the bag. I don't think any other YouTuber can show off bags in as much detail as you.
I am in the market for a new griddle. I have a camp chef and hate the grease trough so I want something better. I was looking at the flat rock so wondering if you would recommend this or flat rock
Thank you for this review. Like many, I've been patiently waiting… I have the original 4 burner Weber and love it. I doubt I can resist the upgrade… I'll go watch the big breakfast!
What's the chance you could mail me one to Australia. I want one so bad. Not sure if this is going to be release in Australia.
I will say it looks impressive, but when you’re given a griddle for free not sure you’ll talk that bad about it haha
What the hell man, you just demonstrated worst ever uneven heating while claiming it was balanced heating. That griddle is crap, my wood fired griddle has perfectly even heating so just goes to show no one should be trusting you flapmouth ulterior motive reviewers.
Am an Electrical guy….so pardon the ignorance….but I don't understand why they don't add vertical tubing to the bottom of that griddle right at the location of the flames…? Seem that would diffuse the heat a bit better and not get such a defined hot spot at the burner locations….especially at the middle. Thanks for the honest review….can always depend on Neal to be honest about any discrepancies from manufactures claims.
In the market for a new outdoor griddle. Should I wait for the 36" weber slate or pull the trigger on the Traeger Flatrock? Leaning Traeger at the moment
I saw the new Blackstone select 36 but there is no review/1st impression videos about it. How good is it in comparison to other griddle equipment? Might be nice to see it on your channel first. Enjoy your videos
Le Griddle is still king, decent entry level griddle.
My man, Neil! I need to get me one of those hats… tell me how and I’ll buy one tomorrow!
This video helped be so much this caused me to buy this beast of a machine thank you so much 🙏🏼
You should reach out to recteq and see if you can review the smokestone 600 griddle!
I like those drop in trays. However that feature alone won’t sell me on that Weber to replace my 36” Weber currently. I am going to fabricate fold down shelves for my existing Weber. Shelf it certainly were that Weber is lacking.
Do NOT like that uneven heating. Good test.
thats an awesome looking weber. i may get this 1.. nice job. i sold my evey thing stuck tight, pitboss ceramic flat top.
Come on Cookie…. there's NO way a guy needs to strain and lift a 20# propane bottle UP and OVER a side shelf of a grill/griddle. There looks to be plenty of room below that shelf rim to lift and secure your tank in place.
Wow, I can't believe WEBBER went cheap on the burners like that. You need 4 burniners on anything over 28". At the 700 price point you'll get a better cook off a Blackstone
After numerous cooks, I did something more delicate today and loaded the Slate full of pancakes. Very controlled heat at low/med-low. Worked fantastic with the middle burner slightly lower than the outside burners, couldn't be happier cooking on this thing
Thoughts on this versus the Traeger? honeslty.
Thanks for slamming lots of info into a compact bit of time Neal!
I just got one,great balanced heating, easy clean,very happy.
Thank you for the video.. I am in Canada and got the 28" Weber last year.. I love it, and it works great for consistent heat across; still waiting for the Traeger to come to Canada.
Stunning review thanks' probably wait a year or two before it gets to South Africa
this i want. and i have only watched half of the clip.
Hopefully the plastic doesn’t melt. My Blackstone 36 inch melted all my containers when I Cooked. I can’t put anything on my shelf’s or it melts
Got to admit – I got a new 36 and had it delivered the other day and watched your video just before I was going to season it. I was a little nervous about temperature variability, but was pleased that it was pretty darn even edge to edge once I got it going. Is it possible seasoning and heating/cooling a few times could affect that ? Medium on mine is about a steady 425 across the board. So far the construction quality seems great and the way they set up the interchangeable options on the side tables is genius … happens to fit a bunch of my kitchen trays just perfectly.
First off, the 36" is already available, I've had it over a week. I can't speak on the 30", but the 36" is extremely even edge to edge based on my cooking so far. I will have to do this bread test everyone seems to put all their trust in. On the 36" the temp probe is dead center of the griddle surface, and the temp registers exactly what a laser does at that spot. I'm not sure how anyone would expect a thermocouple located in one spot, to register the temp of anything other than that one spot. Its a great reference for preheating, and seeing temp move when going higher or lower.
If you could only have one griddle, which one would you own?
Man that side shelf system is cool, especially the fold out extension on the right side. But, it’s not $650+ cool. Hard to be a BS 36” for 300 bucks or less.
In my opinion, Weber products are over priced.$$$$$
At this point what’s your fav between this and the flat rock?
Simple summary; another Weber fail.
Good griddle review. So many new models coming out but the rule is the same, get what you can afford that gives the options you like.
I just got this griddle yesterday. It’s my first real griddle and I made smash burgers for about 10 people last night and it really performed well. I got even toasting on all the buns in about 3 min and the burgers were perfectly thin with edge to edge maillard reaction. The bacon cooked in about 5 minutes and was perfectly crispy but not overdone. Everyone thought they rivaled a restaurant. Cleanup was super easy as well. I will say, I did not trust the “pre seasoned” so I did season it and I noticed a couple hot spots. Pretty much right where yours were. I also found that I was playing with the dials a lot and the temps did drop and raise really fast. Overall, I am really happy with this griddle. Between this, my grill and my Gozney Arc XL, I am set for any dinner party!
I believe until manufacturers thicken up their tops to 3/4 to 1" stainless slab, uneven cooking is a given. I remember at my Dad's DQ, we would fire up the grill 30-45 minutes before dropping the first burger onto it because it was so thick, 5 minutes after you lit it you could still hold your hand on it for a moment without burning it. Even my ridiculously expensive Evo 30" has unevenness. If I did it again, I would go to Chef's Toys and order an Imperial ITG-36 Natural Gas model. 30" wide by 24" deep with a 1" slab top. A wee over $3K but in the realm of Evo it's not that far off. But going back to my first comment, if one of the manufacturers made a 5 or more ply of stainless and aluminum and aimed for 3/8 to 1/2 inch in thickness, my bet would be you could achieve a +/- 5-degree evenness. I wonder what others think?
The paint is weak. It got chipped off at the 4:22 mark on the video when the tap measurer was pulled away from the shelf.
Great overview. Thanks brother