Blackstone 22 Inch Tabletop Griddle Cover Review

First Impressions of the Blackstone 22 Inch Tabletop Griddle Cover

Out of the packet it is a soft, shallow box of black canvas. A Blackstone patch sits on the top, and there is nothing else to look at. It weighs 16 ounces.

The shape is the giveaway. Blackstone describes a pocket up to 9 inches deep that slides over the griddle surface. It drapes over the plate and the cookbox and stops there. It is not built to reach a cart or a stand.

A cord runs through the bottom hem and ends in a cord lock barrel. You drop the sleeve on, pull the cord, and slide the barrel up. The product photos show it closing around the griddle body on a picnic table.

Nothing else is attached: no handles, no straps, no buckles. Amazon’s structured field says buckle, but the maker describes only the cord lock. Trust the maker on this one.

Key Features of the Blackstone 22 Inch Tabletop Griddle Cover

A 16 ounce sleeve carries only a handful of claims. These are the ones Blackstone actually makes.

• 600D polyester canvas: Heavy for a tabletop sleeve, and described as UV-treated on the Amazon listing.
• Reinforced stitching: Named on both the maker page and the listing. No seam tape is mentioned.
• Cord lock barrel: One drawcord cinches the hem. The listing also calls it a slider clasp.
• A 9 inch pocket: Enough depth to clear the plate edge and the knobs on an open griddle.
• No-hood design: The fit statement excludes any griddle with a hood or hard cover.
• One year warranty: Shown as a badge in the maker’s own gallery art.
• Black only: One color, one size.

Fit and coverage

Blackstone never names a model number for this cover. Its rule is a description: a 22 inch griddle with no hood. Amazon’s listing adds “or hard cover” to that exclusion. The 1666 meets the rule because it ships open, with no lid in the box.

Here is the catch: the rule follows the griddle’s configuration, not its name. Fit a hard cover to your 1666 later, and this sleeve is off the list. Blackstone’s current 22 inch stainless front griddle, SKU 2144, never qualifies. It has an integrated hood.

Size figures add a second wrinkle. One set of figures, from the gallery art, reads 23 by 21 by 9 inches. The maker’s own panel on the same listing gives 19 wide, 22.5 deep and 9 high. Only the height agrees.

On a slip-over cover, two inches of width separates snug from baggy. The drawcord takes up some of that slack at the hem.

Weather protection and durability

Start with what the canvas gets right. 600D polyester is a sensible weight for a cover this small. UV treatment is claimed, which matters on a black fabric left in sun. Reinforced stitching is claimed too.

What Blackstone leaves out matters more here than on a big cart cover. No backing coating is named. Blackstone’s page stops at weather-resistant. Neither that nor the listing’s water-resistant amounts to waterproof.

No vents are described either. A tabletop griddle often goes under cover still warm and a little greasy. Trapped damp on bare carbon steel is how rust spots start.

So the habit matters more than the fabric. Let the plate cool, wipe on a thin coat of oil, then cover it. Under a roof or in a shed, this cover is plenty. Through a wet season on an open patio, it is a light shield, not a shelter.

Durability is ordinary for the tier. A single cord lock is the only hardware, so there is little to break. The warranty runs one year.

Handling, upkeep and value

A tabletop griddle moves more than a cart griddle. It goes to the car, the campsite and back to the shelf. Blackstone even pitches this cover for “storage or transportation”.

Yet it is a sleeve, not a bag. With no base, no zipper and no grip, it cannot hold a griddle in transit. It keeps road dust off the plate in the trunk. It will not carry the griddle for you.

Putting it on is a one-hand job, and cinching takes the other. There is no orientation to puzzle over beyond patch to the front. Taking it off is the same in reverse.

Value is where it scores best. Amazon has it at $21.95 in October 2026, and Blackstone once listed it at $19.99. For the maker’s own cut, that is low.

The only caution is supply. Blackstone’s product page for the 1724 no longer loads, so buy it while it is listed.

Possible Blackstone 22 Inch Tabletop Griddle Cover Complaints

• It fits a configuration, not a model. Add a hood or hard cover and it stops fitting. Buyers of the hooded 2144 will find it useless. Check your griddle’s top before ordering.
• No vents and no named coating. Covering a warm, damp griddle can trap moisture against the steel. Let the plate dry and oil it first.
• Two published sizes. The width figures differ by two inches. The drawcord takes up some slack, but the fit may sit looser than the photos suggest.