CI rust

henapple

I have a... Err, a friend who has a set of mangrates that are rusted. How can I.. Uh, tell him to fix them?

Eggcelsior

Pee on them like Travis. Duh.

Village Idiot

Mangrates only rust when they WANT to be rusted.  Just wait until the mangrate changes it's mind.  It will look as good as new.

SmokinDAWG82

I think Rusted Mangrates are used in the Zapatec Indian harvest ritual of Oaxaca 
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Village Idiot

SmokinDAWG82 said:

I think Rusted Mangrates are used in the Zapatec Indian harvest ritual of Oaxaca 
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By Jove, I think you're right !!!!    [-O<

Mickey

Sandblasting:

 

Mickey

The other way to keep them is not to let Travis "mark" them anymore.......

SmokeyPitt

You might try just letting them heat up on the egg (or in the oven) for a while, then hit them with a brush and wipe them down with a rag soaked with cooking oil. I've heard PAM also works.  

MrCookingNurse

Those results mickey got are amazing


Mine for my large got really nasty once. I heated the egg up to blazzin, sprayed it with Pam and threw it in the coals for 20 min. It looked awful after that. Then I just seasoned it a couple times in a 500 degree egg indirect rubbed down with Pam and olive oil.

This isn't really directions, or recommendations, just what I did once. Now I try and oil it up and let it set in a 500+ degree egg while cooling down every so often.


But I just realized your talking about man grates X_X so don't know why I typed all that.

SmokeyPitt

MrCookingNurse said:

Those results mickey got are amazing Mine for my large got really nasty once. I heated the egg up to blazzin, sprayed it with Pam and threw it in the coals for 20 min. It looked awful after that. Then I just seasoned it a couple times in a 500 degree egg indirect rubbed down with Pam and olive oil. This isn't really directions, or recommendations, just what I did once. Now I try and oil it up and let it set in a 500+ degree egg while cooling down every so often. But I just realized your talking about man grates X_X so don't know why I typed all that.

Just a general tip...I always try to put the DFMT inside the egg after I finish cooking, and snuff it out with the ceramic cap.  It keeps the daisy wheel in pretty good shape. 

henapple

I guess I'm throwing them away. I just had them and thought I'd keep.

MrCookingNurse

@smokeypitt

Thanks man. Yea man, That's what I do, but every couple times I spray it with Pam. Take it off, sit it on grate, shut dome and then put ceramic cap on.

yellowdogbbq

What are they made of?   Cash them in at a scrap yard.

SmokeyPitt

henapple said:

I guess I'm throwing them away. I just had them and thought I'd keep.

Hey man...I'm certainly no CI expert, but I bet you can clean them up.  I left my CI griddle out in the rain for days and it was looking pretty bad. I just put it on a hot egg for 45 minutes or so and wiped it down with a veggie oil soaked rag and it came out looking good as new.  

henapple

And the rust?

yellowdogbbq

Not paying attention, CI grate, sandblasting will work best to get rid of the rust. 

henapple

Not worth it...

fishlessman

henapple said:

And the rust?

if its just a light rust its fine just to put a light oil on it to season,it wipes some off as well. rust is iron, iron is good for you. if its heavily flaking off thats another story. my cast iron rusts all the time, my heat abused stainless does too
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tazcrash

If you are in the need for a project, and want to satisfy your inner mad scientist: 

Electrolytic Rust Removal aka Magic

Now if i can do this to chrome various things around the house.

Is it worth it for mangrates...... you decide.

Chubbs

Mickey said:

Sandblasting:

 

Showoff...  :-h

Chubbs

Wrap it in bacon and cook it raised direct at 375 and it will look good as new.

sumoconnell

I had a hibachi for years with a CI grate.  Loved it.  Heat it up, clean the rust off with an onion - smells great!  Rub with an oil rag once you are done cooking .  No worries on the rust on sides and bottom, unless the mangrates are so manly they can cook on both sides at the same time.

PS - now I want a sandblaster.

Eggcelsior

^^^This^^^

Mangrates are the manliest things ever. 360 degree cooking!

Food does not stick to Mangrates. Mangrates holds onto the food until it is ready to let the food go.

caliking

Don't sweat it... they're mangrates after all. Brush off the loose flakes, spray with Pam or whatever sprayable oil stuff you have and cook on it. The rust is only oxidized iron - it won't kill you, and it may be good for anemia (if you're anemic, that is).