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How do you keep your grates clean
GrillSgt
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I'm a bit of a nut about keeping my grills clean, real clean. How in the he!! do you keep the stacked grates clean? Mine are a gooey mess.
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Was thinking of getting a Great Scrape - a cheap knockoff made locally, to be precise.
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Use the ash tool to scrape. Anything that doesn't come off stays along for the ride. No reason to have a bright clean grate IMO. Things won't stick as bad either.Snellville, GA
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If you are going to fret about them then I suggest the oven cleaner Easy Off. It will do the job, but be a p.i.t.a. After a while you will probably mellow as cleaning the stackers is a hassle! OTOH to clean single grates I use a inverted metal garbage can lid. It's shallow and makes overnight soaking a breeze. Want to know another trick for single grates? Buy a couple extras and that way you can space out your self-imposed cleaning chore.Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time
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Clean?____________________Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage. •Niccolo Machiavelli
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No to the Easy Off. I don't need them shiny, just clean. Probably crank up the gasser and throw the grates in.
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Fire does the grate clean for me-residual heat for the upper level. And it there are some healthy chunks I knock them off with a putty knife. No wire bristles here.Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.
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@JohnInCarolina ? Thoughts.
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I use this:
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You guys are thinking about caked on hard stuff. My issue is greasy grimy as in gopher guts.
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That's flavorGrillSgt said:You guys are thinking about caked on hard stuff. My issue is greasy grimy as in gopher guts.____________________Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage. •Niccolo Machiavelli -
I like clean grates too. I recently ran mine through the pots and pans cycle of the dishwasher, followed by the heated dry cycle. It came out pretty good, with the gooey mess gone and the stuff that was baked on then flaked off pretty easy too.GrillSgt said:I'm a bit of a nut about keeping my grills clean, real clean. How in the he!! do you keep the stacked grates clean? Mine are a gooey mess.
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Single guy I assume...epcotisbest said:
I like clean grates too. I recently ran mine through the pots and pans cycle of the dishwasher, followed by the heated dry cycle. It came out pretty good, with the gooey mess gone and the stuff that was baked on then flaked off pretty easy too.GrillSgt said:I'm a bit of a nut about keeping my grills clean, real clean. How in the he!! do you keep the stacked grates clean? Mine are a gooey mess.
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No, married 34 years and by now she just shrugs it off when I put stuff other than dishes in the dishwasher. She did frown a bit about the motorcycle parts.
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I have become a fan of these: https://www.amazon.com/EarthStone-750AZ003-GrillStone-Grill-Cleaning/dp/B000LF61TI/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1491095478&sr=8-4&keywords=Pumice+grate+cleaner
Coleman, Texas
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I'm pretty sure I still have pork butt stuck to my grates from last year.. But hey, that's just me. It adds flavor~ John - Formerly known as ColtsFan - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
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hmmmm, if you really do then you need to start egging more!ColtsFan said:I'm pretty sure I still have pork butt stuck to my grates from last year.. But hey, that's just me. It adds flavor Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time -
If i ever leave a grate out my dogs get to them asapThe Cen-Tex Smoker said:Just get you one of these
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Clean grates = failing to season your food.Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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I use one of those wooden paddle doohickeys....knocks the chunks off....quick wipe with paper towels...
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RRP said:Single guy I assume...
Ron, You think that's an indicator of being single ... A grill in my living room has become a permanent fixture it seems. Right now a PK grill I just assembled. Before that eggs, primo, webers, UDS etc. I think my kid would ask what's wrong if there wasn't a grill in the house.
To the op - putty scraper and tinfoil ball when needed. And STOP grilling those gophers!
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I lick them when they are hot. Really works great for the grate, but not great for me. #sadgratelicker
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I use a ball of used foil to scrape the bigger stuff off after the fire has heated them up. I found out that leaving them in during an accidental clean burn (opened up for cooking steaks) cleaned off most of the stuff on the grates. It got up around 900 degrees before I noticed and shut it down.Aledo, Texas
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I've put them in the gasser and cranked her up.
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Worked like a charm.
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