Blackstone sells the 1529 as its 28 inch griddle cover. Read the listing closely, though, and it describes one shell for three different griddles. Its artwork names a 22 inch electric cart, a hooded 22 inch, and a hooded 28.
Our catalogue matched it to the 28 inch Griddle Cooking Station, model 1517. That griddle has a single side shelf and no hood at all. Its gallery prints a frame 44 1/2 inches wide. This cover is quoted at 44.
So the question is simple. Does a cover cut for hooded griddles actually fit a bare 1517?
44 x 22 x 25 inCover size, wide by deep by high
600DPolyester canvas, per the listing
3 lbItem weight on the listing
$20.45Amazon price, 2026-10-19
First Impressions of the Blackstone 1529 28 Inch Griddle Cover
The cover is a black canvas box with a white Blackstone logo on the front. It has square shoulders, straight sides and a hem that stops short of the floor. Nothing about it is shaped for a hood bump. The top runs flat.
Out of the packet it weighs just 3 pounds. Fitting it means lowering the box over the plate, sides past the shelf. Then you clip it under. The buckles hang from webbing straps near the legs and close with a plastic side release.
The weave is canvas, not a slick plastic sheet. Blackstone’s own photograph shows water standing in beads on it. That is a finished surface, though the listing never says what the finish is.
Key Features of the Blackstone 1529 28 Inch Griddle Cover
This is a plain fitted cover, and it lists only a handful of features. Each one is worth reading against the griddle it has to sit on.
- 600D polyester canvas. The listing calls it heavy duty. One box on the same page says vinyl; the bullets and description both say polyester.
- Reinforced stitching. Blackstone names it but does not say where the extra rows run.
- High impact buckles. They fasten the hem to the cart. The listing says they hold even in wind.
- Weather and UV resistant. A claim, with no rating attached to either half.
- A 25 inch drop. That reaches from the top over the plate, the burners and the shelf.
- Cover. The whole product is the cover, sold without a griddle.
- One color, one size. Nobody offers it in another shade here.
Fit and coverage
Blackstone states the fit three ways, and they do not agree. The bullet says 22 and 28 inch griddles “with single side shelves” and mentions no hood. The description says one side shelf “and a hood or hard cover”. The artwork names only the hooded 28 inch.
The 1517 fits the bullet, not the drawing. That is not as bad as it sounds. A cover sized around a hood has headroom to spare on a bare griddle. The top should sit slack, not tight.
Width and depth are the tighter question. Printed on the 1517’s gallery art: 44 1/2 by 22 3/4 inches. Its Amazon table says 44 by 22.75. The cover is quoted at 44 by 22, and the fabric “can conform”.
On paper, then, the 1517’s frame is the snuggest fit of the three.
Why sell one shell to three griddles? A 22 inch plate sits well inside 44 inches, so those owners get a loose drape. The hooded 28 inch is the largest griddle the artwork draws. That makes the 1517 the owner with the least slack in width.
Height is the easy part. The 1517 stands 33 or 36 inches tall, depending on which figure you trust. A 25 inch drop covers the cooking end and leaves the lower legs open.
Weather protection and durability
Blackstone shows droplets sitting up on the canvas in a close up. Sun resistance is claimed alongside it.
Yet no figure backs either claim. There is no water column rating and no fade rating. Blackstone prints neither number. That leaves you trusting a photograph.
The bigger gap is airflow. No vent is described, and none shows in the six gallery images. Under a closed cover, a seasoned plate can sweat on cool mornings. An oil wipe after each cook matters more under this cover than under a vented one.
Durability rests on three things the listing names: 600D polyester, reinforced stitching and the buckles. That is the usual kit for a maker’s fitted cover. The warranty is one limited year, which tells you little about year three.
Handling, upkeep and value
Nightly use asks very little of you. Three pounds is easy to lift with one arm while the other steadies the cart. There are no handles, so you pull it off by the hem. Unclip the buckles first, or the straps drag across the shelf.
The buckles are also what earns the cover its place outdoors. A loose hem on a cart this size acts like a sail. Clipped under, the cover moves with the frame instead of lifting off it.
Upkeep is a rinse when pollen or dust builds up. Let it dry on the griddle before folding. Damp canvas stored in a ball is how mildew starts.
Cost is the strongest card the 1529 holds. The tag was $20.45 at Amazon on 2026-10-19, with $34.99 shown as list. Blackstone’s own site asks $49.00 for its hooded 28 inch cover. The 1529 is no longer listed there, so Amazon is where to buy it.
Possible Blackstone 1529 28 Inch Griddle Cover Complaints
- Three statements, three slightly different griddles. Blackstone never names the 1517 outright. A 1517 owner relies on the bullet and the word “conform”. Hold a tape to your own frame and compare it with 44 by 22 inches.
- No vent on a steel plate cover. Trapped moisture is the real enemy of a griddle top. A dry day uncovered now and then helps.
