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Shiny Grate

dpok
dpok Posts: 2
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My wife and I were watching a utube vid and the guy just brushed his grate and it was mostly black.  She asked if he was going to put food on that.  I told her that most people don't SOS them like I do after each use to keep them shiny clean.  I don't much care for the effort it takes, but I like the results.  Anybody know of a better way to get the same shiny clean results with less effort?  Before you jump in to tell me just to heat and brush it or something else about how I don't need a shiny clean grate, I appreciate your opinion, but I gotta do me.
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  • hoosier_egger
    hoosier_egger Posts: 6,808
    f that
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  • jtcBoynton
    jtcBoynton Posts: 2,814
    Less effort?  Use a new grid each time! 😀 a bit pricy though!
    Southeast Florida - LBGE
    In cooking, often we implement steps for which we have no explanations other than ‘that’s what everybody else does’ or ‘that’s what I have been told.’  Dare to think for yourself.
     
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,960
    dpok said:
    My wife and I were watching a utube vid and the guy just brushed his grate and it was mostly black.  She asked if he was going to put food on that.  I told her that most people don't SOS them like I do after each use to keep them shiny clean.  I don't much care for the effort it takes, but I like the results.  Anybody know of a better way to get the same shiny clean results with less effort?  Before you jump in to tell me just to heat and brush it or something else about how I don't need a shiny clean grate, I appreciate your opinion, but I gotta do me.
     Let me know if you ever want to sell your egg!
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • brentm
    brentm Posts: 422
    A cordless drill and a wire brush attachment would probably work faster.

    Then there's always oven cleaner.

    Both have their drawbacks.
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  • smbishop
    smbishop Posts: 3,061
    I get what you are saying.  My CI pans are shiny clean, but they require some hot water, scrubbing, lightly oiled, wiped completely off, followed by drying on the stove top.  Don't know any easier way with the Grid.  My CI Grate doesn't get that kind of attention...
    Southlake, TX and Cowhouse Creek - King, TX.  2 Large, 1 Small and a lot of Eggcessories.
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,872
    Welcome aboard and enjoy the journey.  Above all, have fun. 
    I have nothing to offer regarding your challenge.  Good luck with that crusade.  
    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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  • paqman
    paqman Posts: 4,937
    Just heat and brush it, you don’t need a shiny clean grate! 🤷‍♂️

    Easy off in a garbage bag I guess...

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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,397
    Back when I used an electric water smoker, I took the plastic lid from a Rubbermaid garbage can, set it on the cement next to the smoker upside-down, and poured half a pail of hot water and a glug of white vinegar into it.  Once I took the cook into the kitchen, I dropped the grate(s) into the lid (they fit perfectly and was just deep enough to cover two grates).  
    Usually didn't scrub them until the next day, does require some scrubbing but much easier than any other method I'd tried.  

    "Dumplings are just noodles that have already eaten"   - Jon Kung

    Ogden, UT, USA


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  • JonWesson
    JonWesson Posts: 166
    mom teached shiny grate leads to hairy palms
    large small and mini all in legal proceedings but i can use them for now no more, all gone                                                                                                                        usa somewhere on the road
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  • Matt86m
    Matt86m Posts: 471
    Dishwasher?
    XL aka Senior, Mini Max aka Junior, Weber Q's, Blackstone 22, Lion built in, RecTec Mini 300, Lodge Hibachi, Uuni, wife says I have too many grills,,,,how many shoes do you have?
     
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