Just got the updated version of this griddle vs previous iterations. Delivery: Amazing delivery!! Handled by Fedex Freight, delivered on time, phone call ahead to advise ETA and phone call when on site too. Packaging: Box is extremely heavy, you need two people or super strength to slide it around. Everything was well packaged and labeled. Every box had the code of what the item was and I love how the screws are in individual bags. So much better than those plastic screw cases that you have to rip the cardboard off the back if you know anything about assembling stuff. Assembly: Instructions are the best I've ever seen. It's a very high quality printed booklet with clear instructions. Tools needed that I used vs the booklet are: 1 x small philips, 1 x large philips, 1 x low torque electric screwdriver if you want to save your wrists. Don't use a drill, too strong. You will need 2 people to lift the griddle top. Probably weighs 100LBS in itself. All the videos you see online of assembly are for older versions. Set aside a good 2HR aside to set this up and make sure next day is garbage day. Lots of plastic and cardboard to throw out. Quality: OUTSTANDING!! All the panels are painted with a matte finish and seems durable. Everything is welded very tight and it's built with heavy gage steel. Doors and panels have hefty weight to them. Lid is double walled which is way better than the competition with just an X brace. Only suggestion I would make is the lid bar is a bit loose. Next time I'd cut a think piece of the cardboard in a circle and make a gasket to tighten it up. No sharp edges and all fasteners have rivnuts / nuts instead of screwing into threaded steel. Final Thoughts: Very, very good alternative to the other brands and I'm not 100% but I think this is made in Thailand instead of China. This griddle gets extremely hot so watch out when seasoning it for the first time. It was so hot that it baked the seasoning and caused the oil to polymerize and create a brown gooey layer. I scraped my top and cleaned up all the polymerized oil, gave it a wipe down with some water and re-seasoned at med-high heat, not full blast. Much better outcome. Some more robust knobs would be better. They are made with very thin plastic and the rubber is pretty much non-existent. Would definitely recommend this griddle over bigger name brands.

Initial impressions are great! Cooked one meal so far and I'm impressed with the build quality. It's a good bit to assemble but I didn't have any issues. Well packaged and delivery was smooth. At the time of my purchase the description did not mention whether it is set up for propane or natural gas, but it is set up for propane out of the box.

Been looking at Blackstone griddle for a few years but never purchased. Checked reviews on this one and decided to go for it. Had for one week 4 cooks, very nice.

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I've only had for a few days so I can't speak on its longevity, but I've been super impressed with its performance so far. Easy and fairly quick to put together. Excited!

Really impressed with this so far. Easy to assemble, great first cooks. Surface is nice, easy to season at first. Heating seems pretty consistent from side to side. Glad I pulled the trigger.

Really excellent griddle for the price. 0 reason to choose blackstone over this, especially when it's on sale. Rolls well, good assembly instructions, big top, lit dials. No regrets

I am sure it would have been a good grill and a great Father's Day gift, but Sam's Club decided to cancel the order two days before Father's Day. Another Sam's Club disappointment.

We had to get it ourselves since there was not any available staff to help. Okay cool, but then we load it up and drive home 30 miles away unload it again and take everything out..NO SCREWS! Only thing missing in the box and the most important part of assembly!

Grill seems great and impressed with the quality. What's the best conversion kit to make this connect to natural gas?