Wooden grate scraper anyone tried this

Lit

Picked one of these up at Costco today. Gonna give it a shot. Anyone else tried one?

Lit

XLBalco

I saw them a couple of weeks ago. Lmk how u like it

JohnH12

Curious. What kind of wood is it made of? Soft like pine or hard like oak??

pgprescott

JohnH12 said:

Curious. What kind of wood is it made of? Soft like pine or hard like oak??

Hard oak I think. 

GWizBrewing

I have one for my gasser, works pretty well.  It will develop grate marks if your using it correctly.  Never used on the BGE, let me know how it goes.


Plus avoid the risk of wire brush leaving behind unwanted wires in your food.  

Pghegger

Bought one but haven't tried it.  Curious to see how it works as well

Jeremiah

I've seen it as well. glad you're the Guinea pig here. 

RRP

pgprescott said:

JohnH12 said:

Curious. What kind of wood is it made of? Soft like pine or hard like oak??

Hard oak I think. 

Yes that clearly is an oak specie. Actually oak is not all that hard of a wood, but in this application where it is intended to wear down creating its own groove pattern that is desireable. 

GregW

I have one that I was given by Portable Kitchen (PK Grill) product support.
I had emailed support to express my dissatisfaction with the poor quality cooking grid on the PK grill. It is a nickel coated grid that is prone to rust.

PK support graciously sent me a new grid and a wood scraper to go with it.
Support said to use the wood scraper instead of a wire brush. The wood scraper was supposed to not damage the nickel coating.

The wood scraper is great as long as it's free, but I wouldn't pay for one.

As far as the PK grill goes it's great with a fatal flaw. The grid is terrible. I know they offer the grillgrate's for it now, but it's a shame that an otherwise excellent design is spoiled by a low quality grate.

In summary, I don't recommend the wood scraper or the PK grill.

caliking

Bought one a few weeks back, but am yet to use it. 

bgeaddikt

Looks interesting, but what if your grate isnt spaced exactly like the grooves on the scrape? Wouldn't work or fit to scrape the grunge off

Chubbs

bgeaddikt said:

Looks interesting, but what if your grate isnt spaced exactly like the grooves on the scrape? Wouldn't work or fit to scrape the grunge off

I believe it forms it's own grooves as you use it 

GregW

Chubbs said:

bgeaddikt said:

Looks interesting, but what if your grate isnt spaced exactly like the grooves on the scrape? Wouldn't work or fit to scrape the grunge off

I believe it forms it's own grooves as you use it 

It does. It works pretty well.

NPHuskerFL

Yaaas sir. I have the Woody and Woody Paddle. Excellent products that work as advertised. 

RRP

Since I wasn't sure what these were going for I about gagged when I checked Amazon. Trust me - a quick trip through my lumber yard, followed by buzzing here and there in my workshop and I could produce 10 or more at the price of just 1. Those are not hard to make even if you have nothing more than a hand saw. Just sayin...

GregW

RRP said:

Since I wasn't sure what these were going for I about gagged when I checked Amazon. Trust me - a quick trip through my lumber yard, followed by buzzing here and there in my workshop and I could produce 10 or more at the price of just 1. Those are not hard to make even if you have nothing more than a hand saw. Just sayin...

Well put.

NPHuskerFL

@RRP I am very handy. And ya I get it.  Anybody can saw a piece of stock and get relatively the same results. Then again I can weld, braze, design and engineer so that means I should build everything myself?  Come on boss.  I've got $hit to do. 

stlcharcoal

RRP

NPHuskerFL said:

@RRP I am very handy. And ya I get it.  Anybody can saw a piece of stock and get relatively the same results. Then again I can weld, braze, design and engineer so that means I should build everything myself?  Come on boss.  I've got $hit to do. 

I hear you, and your ability to "weld, braze, design and engineer" is admiral, and I'm sure far above most of us here. But those talents differ far and above someone taking a simple hand saw and cutting a board to make a wooden scraper. Just think of the pride someone gets making their own scraper for a buck or two vs. paying $25 for the same. That's all I was trying to get at. Good night.

Focker

Same goes for those overpriced BGE stamped cedar planks that sell for close to 20 bucks.  Crazy I know, when you could get a bunch in the 1x aisle, but people buy them. 

As for the wood scraper, I'm skeptical.  Some sticky cooks like Q bark or BBQ chicken, it is hard to remove with wire and foil even. Occasionally, I have to dip the brush in fire to melt the grease and junk that accumulates.  

I am pro paddle, just not in this arena.
Guess I'll continue to live dangerously, and take my chances with wire.    

NPHuskerFL

@RRP Ron. Amigo. As I get older I find myself finding it easier to pay a professional to perform tasks that I once did. For instance we gutted all of the carpet and tiled nearly 15 yrs ago and now want to upgrade our ceilings and kitchen. Can I do this?  YEA But Of Course. But, I rather sit on my ass, chill with my Bride, work, cook...etc and instead. And then pay a pro to do it. Hell I'll even tip the crew w/some killer craft beer. I work hard but, I also play hard to allow myself needed downtime. Once I retire I can see myself doing these mundane tasks but, for now...hey color me lazy in that respect.

Wolfie51sb

I bought one at Costco (didn't pay $25), used it on the grate in my Egg, liked it enough to buy a second for the gasser. As has been mentioned, the spacing is formed when you use it for the first time on a very hot grate. Hence, the purchase of the second one because the grates on the gasser are different than the one on the Egg. 

dougcrann

Good idea but.....it leaves alot of fine material behind so after its use in was hitting the grate with a ball of  foil...

RRP

NPHuskerFL said:

@RRP Ron. Amigo. As I get older I find myself finding it easier to pay a professional to perform tasks that I once did. For instance we gutted all of the carpet and tiled nearly 15 yrs ago and now want to upgrade our ceilings and kitchen. Can I do this?  YEA But Of Course. But, I rather sit on my ass, chill with my Bride, work, cook...etc and instead. And then pay a pro to do it. Hell I'll even tip the crew w/some killer craft beer. I work hard but, I also play hard to allow myself needed downtime. Once I retire I can see myself doing these mundane tasks but, for now...hey color me lazy in that respect.

Fine. I turn 72 in a couple of months and have been retired for 12 years. I too used to do many things that I now pay someone else to do. I got that! 

But my whole point was trying to suggest that someone even with a simple hand saw can crosscut a piece of wood for FAR cheaper than buying a similiar tiny piece of wood for $25. DIY sure isn't a strange concept and the DIY mental benefit is so rewarding.

 

CoMoBGE

I received the wood scraper from smokeware for Christmas. It has been fine. It does a great job of removing the big stuff on the top but leaves a lot to be desired for crud hanging on the underside of the grate. The other problem I have is that I use multiple grates and sizes so it never really forms to anything. 

nolaegghead

I use a sandblasting cabinet.

YukonRon

@theyolksonyou uses MBF, @nolaegghead uses a sandblasting cabinet, with crawfish remains, (used as the media). I use fire and burn it off. I think, with the upcoming remodel of my kitchen, I will save scraps of wood to convert to a scraper. If I find there to be an advantage, I will have plenty to use going forward. Otherwise, I will keep doing it the same. I'd rather spend that money on a big jar of EW, and have a slushy while I wait for the grate to burn off.
R and R with the egg requires such measures, I think.

jakebge

CoMoBGE said:

I received the wood scraper from smokeware for Christmas. It has been fine. It does a great job of removing the big stuff on the top but leaves a lot to be desired for crud hanging on the underside of the grate. The other problem I have is that I use multiple grates and sizes so it never really forms to anything. 

I made one using hard maple.  I agree with CoMoBGE it's works great for the stuff on the top but it doesn't touch the stuff hanging on the sides.  Maybe over time as the grooves are developed deeper, it might do a better job on the sides.

BigGreenKev

I've had 1 for 3 years.  I like it.  gets most of it and works if you flip the grid over to get the underside.  I stopped using the bristle ones after hearing the stories of people ingesting them.  Went to the pumice type one but they wear out quick.  You could make one easy enough and cheaper, but at $15, it's lasted over 3 years.

SmokeyPitt

I just can't believe all the dumb@$$es who buy wedding rings instead of making them. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKR5kk1rZTY