I'm finding that the pristine new look of most grills disappears quickly and will never look as good as when they were new. My stainless steel Weber gas grill looked awful a few years out, but even my M Grill stainless turns color from the heat and grease. Perhaps the kettle and ceramic grills show the least degradation. Wondering whether others bother to try to keep them clean or let all the marks accumulate as a reminder of use?
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- Mar 2020
- 3508
- Muskego, WI
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Current cookers:
Rec Tec RT700 "Bull" pellet cooker
Smokin-It model 2 electric smoker w/ Maverick 732 temp monitor and cold smoking kit
Weber Genesis 3 burner gas grill w/ rotisserie
Charbroil Grill2Go gas grill
Weber 22" Performer Deluxe kettle grill w/ThermoPro TP-20S temp monitor
Onlyfire rotisserie kit for 22" kettle
Weber Smokey Joe
SnS Deluxe
Vortex
The Orion Cooker convection cooker/smoker (two of them)
Pit Boss 29â€, 3 burner griddle
Joule Sous Vide circulator
Favorite beer: Anything that's cold!
Favorite cocktail: Bourbon neat
Oh man. You just made me feel so much better! No. I do NOT clean my cookers to keep them looking "like new." I clean them as needed for a good tasty cook. But the outside especially, well not a beauty contest.
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- Mar 2020
- 3508
- Muskego, WI
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Current cookers:
Rec Tec RT700 "Bull" pellet cooker
Smokin-It model 2 electric smoker w/ Maverick 732 temp monitor and cold smoking kit
Weber Genesis 3 burner gas grill w/ rotisserie
Charbroil Grill2Go gas grill
Weber 22" Performer Deluxe kettle grill w/ThermoPro TP-20S temp monitor
Onlyfire rotisserie kit for 22" kettle
Weber Smokey Joe
SnS Deluxe
Vortex
The Orion Cooker convection cooker/smoker (two of them)
Pit Boss 29â€, 3 burner griddle
Joule Sous Vide circulator
Favorite beer: Anything that's cold!
Favorite cocktail: Bourbon neat
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- Dec 2014
- 1355
- NC, The Triad
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WSM 22.5", Pitmaster IQ110, Weber 22.5" Kettle with SNS, Weber 14" Smokey Joe.
I bought a used Blaze 304 SS cart grill last year. It was a year or two old. Looks just like it came from the store.Last edited by Hulagn1971; August 20, 2020, 05:10 PM.
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Funny you brought this up now. I try and keep everything clean but there is a change after use and time that does bother me just a little bit. I just finished my first cook Monday after spending the previous week stripping my Yoder down to almost bare metal and repainting the entire exterior. Hopefully I will be satisfied for a few more years before repeating all the work.
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Club Member
- Nov 2017
- 7089
- Huntsville, Alabama
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Jim Morris
Cookers- Slow 'N Sear Deluxe Kamado (2021)
- Camp Chef FTG900 Flat Top Grill (2020)
- Weber Genesis II E-410 w/ GrillGrates (2019)
- Weber Performer Deluxe 22.5" w/ GrillGrates & Slow 'N Sear & Drip N Griddle & Vortex & Party Q & Rotisserie (2007)
- Custom Built Offset Smoker (304SS, 22"x34" grate, circa 1985)
- King Kooker 94/90TKD 105K/60K dual burner patio stove
- Lodge L8D03 5 quart dutch oven
- Lodge L10SK3 12" skillet
- Anova
- Thermoworks Smoke w/ Wifi Gateway
- Thermoworks Dot
- Thermoworks Thermapen Classic
- Thermoworks RT600C
- Weber Connect
- Whatever I brewed and have on tap!
I think you are right in that my Performer Deluxe kettle stays cleanest. My Weber Genesis II hood and stainless side tables have discolorization. My next gasser, if any, I will go black for the hood rather than a light color. The Camp Chef flat top so far is staying pretty clean, but I’ve noticed a little discolorization in some of the stainless at each end, from heat.Last edited by jfmorris; August 20, 2020, 10:46 PM.
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I normally give the gasser a quick rinse with the power washer, when I have it out for another project. But I don't worry about it too much.
Wife didn't like how the PBC looked. Said she wasn't going to eat anything out of an old barrel. So I painted it.
I care more about what comes off the cooker than how pretty it is.
Function before form.
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- Mar 2016
- 1626
- Sunny SoCal
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Cooking gadgets
Weber Summit Charcoal Grill Center
Weber Summit Platinum D6
Blue Rhino Razor
Dyna-Glo XL Premium Dual Chamber
Camp Chef Somerset IV along with their Artisan Pizza Oven 90
Anova WiFi
Thermometers
Thermapen Mk4 - ThermaQ High Temp Kit - ThermaQ Meathead Kit - ThermaQ WiFi - ThermoWorks IR-GUN-S - ThermoWorks Signals & Billows - ThermoPop -ThermoWorks ProNeedle - ThermoWorks TimeStick Trio x2 - and a Christopher Kimball timer - NO, I do not work for ThermoWorks...I just like their products.
Other useful bits...
KitchenAid 7-qt Pro Line stand mixer
A Black & Decker food processor that I can't seem to murder
A couple of immersion blenders, one a "consumer" model & the other a "high end" Italian thing. Yes, the Italian one is a bit better, but only marginally
Instant Pot Duo Evo Plus 8-qt + accessories like egg-bite & egg holders
All-Clad pots & pans, along with some cast iron...everything from 7" Skookie pans to 8.5qt Dutch ovens
Weber GBS griddle, pizza stone, and wok
Knives range from Mercer to F. Dick to "You spent how much for one knife? One knife?!" LOL
I don’t stress over it...but mine are pretty clean. They don’t really look too different from new...on the outside. Open a lid and it’s a different story. LOL They’re clean, but it’s obvious that there has been smoke & fire in them...as there should be.
My griddle is getting nice and dark...as it should as well...but the cart looks pretty good.
And the stove still looks almost new, but the flame tamers have obviously seen some heat, same with the pizza stone in the oven.
Truth be told, I probably clean my cookers better than I clean my cars. LOL Then again I don’t eat out of my cars.
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- May 2017
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- North Central Washington
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KBQ C-60
PK360
Thermoworks Smoke
Thermoworks Thermopop
Thermoworks Dot
None of my grills are dirty, I call them well patinaed. And I've watched enough episodes of 'Antiques Roadshow' to know patina adds value....
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Mr. Bones Aye. I if I ever decide to sell my KBQ I figure I can purchase two new ones with the proceeds! ;-)
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Aye, then, Brother!
Great Minds!!
Reckon I'll throw in Rare, Vintage, Hard to Fiind, 1 owner in th description, push th bids even higher...
Kinda sounds misleadin, deceptive, perhaps from an outsider's perspective, I'd reckon...
Never meant as such...
Jus wanted to level th field, allow stoopid folks to participate in my auction(s), as well...
Demographically, a most valuable target market.
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- Jun 2017
- 1040
- Spokane Valley, Wa.
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Grills/Smokers
Blaze 32" 4-Burner Gas Grill w/infrared rear rotisserie burner
Weber Jumbo Joe
Weber 22" Master-Touch Kettle w/rotisserie
Pit Barrel Cooker
Great Outdoors Smoky Mountain Series 36" Vertical Gas Smoker
Traeger Timberline 850 w/BBQ Hack griddle and Pizza oven attachment
Thermometers
Thermoworks Smoke
Maverick ET-733
Thermapen Mk4, Red
Sous Vide
Anova Culinary Sous Vide Precision Cooker, Bluetooth, 800W
Anova Precision Cooker Insulated Container
Lipavi C15 container and lid
Lipavi L15 Rack
Accessories
SNS
BBQ Guru DigiQ (for PBC and 22" Weber Kettle)
BBQ Dragon
BBQ Dragon Grill Table for 22" Weber Kettle
Fire Butler (for Weber 22")
Grill Grates for Jumbo Joe and Blaze grill
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Name: Jim
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I tried to keep my Blaze gasser clean for the first month or 2. I do clean the inside and try to keep the shelves as clean as possible. But I just noticed that the outside of the cart has streaks of the cleaning material dried up on it. Oh, well, will try to remember to also clean that the next time, whenever that may be. My Traeger gets cleaned on the inside after every 3 or so long cooks, and I wipe the shelves down a bit. I have never really cleaned the outside of my Weber, just a hose down. I have only cleaned the inside of my PBC.
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I brush 2-3 times per day, floss all day, blue rinse 2-3 times a day. The grills get a pressure wash every couple years on the outside, grates get pressure washed in between cooks. I've yet to have any plaque, tartar, or cavities on the grills.
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Club Member
- May 2016
- 5615
- Huntington Beach, Ca. Surf City USA.
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Equipment
Primo Oval xl
Slow n Sear (two)
Drip n Griddle
22" Weber Kettle
26" Weber Kettle one touch
Blackstone 36†Pro Series
Sous vide machine
Kitchen Aid
Meat grinder
sausage stuffer
5 Crock Pots
Akootrimonts
Two chimneys (was 3 but rivets finally popped, down to 1)
cast iron pans,
Dutch ovens
Signals 4 probe, thermapens, chef alarms, Dots, thermapop and maverick T-732, RTC-600, pro needle and various pocket instareads.
The help and preferences
1 extra fridge and a deep chest freezer in the garage
KBB
FOGO
A 9 year old princess foster child
Patience and old patio furniture
"Baby Girl" The cat
Erik S.
I’m just lazy. The last darn thing I wanna do is clean. Or pick thyme. Or turn artichokes.
I give the primo a wipe with a damp paper towel but the covers usually on when not in use.
id have to clean the grease off the Blackstone to tell if there is any damage.
Honestly though I Make the Princess (9 yr old Ava) do it. And the kettles too.
once she gets over having to clean something she’s fine and does a good job.
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Club Member
- Nov 2017
- 5079
- Virginia
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Grilla Silverbac
Grilla Primate
Weber Kettle
Camp Chef Escape
Old Hickory Knives
More Cast Iron than I care to admit
Cleaning can sometimes be a futile effort. I will try to give it a once over right before cooking but thats it. They are just not going to very clean over time.
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