Blackstone griddle seasoning

[Kovac]

We bought this riddle just over 3 years ago and we absolutely love it.
I seasoned it properly with linseed oil. If I remember I did six coats.
To clean it I only use water and clean rag right after grilling while it's still piping hot. When it's warm to the touch I add a layer of cooking oil.
Grill surface it's now completely black and it works really good, nothing really sticks to it.
What I noticed surface gets scratched with spatulas but not all the way to the bare metal, almost like it's scratching and flaking off seasoning layers.
My question is if this is normal wear and tear or I should remove it and reseason again. If so what's the best way of doing it.

Thank you so much in advance....

 

[Mike Twangzer]

Don't know for sure ... but I'd just knock of whatever would come of with a light spatula scrape and keep on cooking .... and see what happens ....I'm kinda lazy...

 

[RemoGaggi]

That's all normal. As Mike T said, just scrape it off and keep cooking. Over time, the seasoning will build up to a point where all the dark black seasoning will stay. Don't worry about the flaking stuff as that isn't good seasoning anyways as it has not adhered to the grill surface and you don't want that in your food. It's all good - keep cooking!

 

[SMOKE FREAK]

My 22" Hunsaker griddle is the same. But I keep using it. Things don't stick so it's all good.

 

[Kovac]

That's what I thought, but every time you look at one of those videos on YouTube, their griddles look really nice and smooth.
As long as those flakes are safe and okay if some of them get on food, because there's always few that might flake away...

 

[ModelMaker]

When I was 16 and flipping burgers at Henrys' Hamburgers at end of night we threw some fryer oil on the flat top and scrubbed with a grill stone until the days grunge was in the drip tray, then another ladle of grease for overnight.
Ed