drsteve wrote:
WTP-GC wrote:
Hammerboy wrote:
While its not a Blackstone we purchased a Camp Chef Explorer 2 burner last year and love it also. Large griddle is awesome, also have a grill for it as well as a dutch oven. Very versatile and plugs into the RV propane quick connect. Takes up a little space but then again we had the space for it.
Dan
I'm with you on this. We also have the Explorer 2 burner but we're fixing to upgrade to a Camp Chef 3-burner system. I don't mind that it takes up so much room. We do almost all of our cooking on it and need a bigger grill box than the Explorer 2 Burner has.
I know that Blackstone has a strong following and tons of great reviews. But the apples-to-apples comparison between their products and the Camp Chef products isn't even close.
The Blackstone is a flat top griddle, not really comparable to the Camp Chef stove, which can be decked out with a variety of accessories. Camp Chef also makes simple flat griddles too.
Blackstone also has a system available with interchangeable griddle, grill, and bare burner pieces:
linky at Tractor Supply. No idea how well it compares to the Camp Chef system; it did seem rather lightly built when I poked at it in the store (aside from the griddle top itself).