Big Joe III
Big Green Egg lg
Grill Dome lg (at camp and it sucks!)
Gas:
Modern Home Products WNK
RecTeq Matador w/WOK
Blackstsones (at home & camp)
Yakatori: Konro XL
Electronics/Tools:
FireBoard - Original, II, and Spark
Fans - Pit Viper, Pit Bull, FireBoard
Temp measurement - Thermapens (all), DOT, timers, . . .
KJ rotisseries (L and XL)
Lots of cast iron, woks, etc.
GrillGrates® and SearMagic®
Sous Vide Water Immersion Oven
Kindling crackers (at home & camp), axes - Gransfor, other favs
Just like most everyone here, a lot of other stuff!
Did a lazy man's cleaning of the Grill Grates for my PK360 yesterday. I sprayed them with some Simple Green HD, gave them a scrubbing with a hard bristle brush, and rinsed them off. They'd been leaning against a wall for months and were quite nasty looking. They're better now but not as good as I would prefer. I am not a huge fan of Grill Grates because cleaning them is a real PITA. I end up not using them very often for this and other reasons.
SnS Kettle
Napoleon 500 Pro gasser grill
Pit Boss Ultimate 2-burner griddle
Instant Pot Duo Crisper 8 qt
Cuisinart food processor
Kitchenaid Stand Mixer
Breville Smart toaster oven
Anova Sous vide (Pro version and Standard Version)
Cabella 15” Vacuum Sealer
Combustion Inc Wireless Probes
Fireboard v2
Fireboard Spark
Meater2+ wireless probe
Thermoworks IR gun
Thermoworks MK4
Thermoworks Zero
Thermoworks Signals
Grill Rescue brush
7 Shun knives (paring to 12" slicer)
Misen Chef's knife
Dalstrong Phantom Series Boning Knife
8-9 other knives (enough to get an eye roll from wife!)
2 Mandolins, 1 veggie spiralizer
Work Sharp E5 sharpener
Chef's Choice sharpener
Amen to this - definitely PITA to clean even between cooks. I have them on my Weber Summit in place of the original Weber grates. It is a constant battle to keep the "valleys" and the related openings/holes cleared of carbonized fat/grease. Their grill brush tool is sort of useless as the coiled cleaning bristles are round while the valleys are basically squared. I use their flipper tool to gouge out the carbonized stuff.
I don't care for the grill side, never been a huge fan of grill marks since they don't add any flavor to the final product. However, the flat side is my favorite when cooking on my PK, that side turns out a nice crust on steaks, burgers and anything else you want to sear.
But you're right, PITA to clean. Find myself cooking on my cast iron griddle for the Primo, love that thing.
My toys:
Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center (WSCGC) aka Mr. Fancypants
Pit Barrel Cooker (which rocks), named Pretty Baby
Weber Summit S650 Gas Grill, named Hot 'n Fast (used mostly for searing and griddling)
Weber Kettle Premium 22" named Kettle Kid, eager to horn in with more cooks in the future
Camp Chef Somerset IV 4-burner outdoor gas range named AfterBurner due to its 30kBTU burners
Adrenaline BBQ Company Gear:
SnS Low Profile, DnG, and Large Charcoal Basket, for WSCGC
SnS Deluxe for 22" Kettle
Elevated SS Rack for WSCGC
SS Rack for DnG
Cast Iron Griddle
Grill Grate for SnS
Grill Grates: five 17.375 sections (retired to storage)
Grill Grates: six 19.25 panels for exact fit for Summit S650
gasser
Grill Grates for 22" Kettle
2 Grill Grate Griddles
Steelmade Griddle for Summit gas grill
Fireboard Gear:
Extreme BBQ Thermometer Package
Additional control unit
Additional probes: Competition Probes 1" (3) and 4" (1), 3 additional Ambient Probes. 1 additional Food Probe
2 Driver Cables
Pit Viper Fan (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Pit Viper Fan new design (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Thermoworks Gear:
Thermapen MK4 (pink)
Thermapen Classic (pink too)
Thermoworks MK4 orange
Temp Test 2 Smart Thermometer
Extra Big and Loud Timer
Timestick Trio
Maverick ET 73 a little workhorse with limited range
Maverick ET 733
Maverick (Ivation) ET 732
Grill Pinz
Vortex (two of them)
18" drip pan for WSCGC
Ceramic Spacers for WSCGC in Kamado Mode: 2 sets each 1/2", 1", 2". The 2" spacers work best with the 18" drip pan. The 1+1/2 inch spacers work best with the 14 inch cake pan.
Two Joule Sous Vide devices
3 Lipavi Sous Vide Tubs with Lids: 12, 18 and 26 quarts
Avid Armor Ultra Pro V32 Chamber Sealer
Instant Pot 6 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Instant Pot 10 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Charcoal Companion TurboQue
A-Maze-N tube 12 inch tube smoker accessory for use with pellets
BBQ Dragon and Dragon Chimney
Shun Classic Series:
8" Chef Knife
6" Chef's Knife
Gokujo Boning and Fillet Knife
3 1/2 inch Paring Knife
If you happen to have a gasser, they clean up pretty nicely when you fire it up and leave them on at high heat for 15-20 min. Brad said that using high heat to clean GGs is OK on gassers, but not on kamados.
After doing the high heat session, I scrub them down with wadded aluminum foil shaped to fit in the valleys. Works great.
Then, while still hot, if I have one available, I'll rub a raw onion half over the top of the grates. Brad recommends this to give them a smooth, non-stick surface.
Then they're put to bed until the next cook.
I'm with au4stree --I almost exclusively use the smooth side (or the Grill Grate Griddles that I also have) for maximum Maillard.
Kathryn
P.S. Alphonse , you did a great job on the cleanup. They look so nice and clean!
Last edited by fzxdoc; February 4, 2020, 10:04 AM.
I hate cleaning grates period and especially GG's. Like Kathryn I get them pretty clean on the gasser letting propane do the work. As with all grates, I generally once a month spread them out on my driveway, hit them hard with Simple Green HD and pressure wash them. You don't always get the discolored parts all shiny again but I know that they are clean and ready for another month's service.
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For the flat side, I use a 1" stainless paint scraper, which also does a good job keeping the holes clear.
I use a pair of these to move them around and hold while cleaning. They also get used for the coal basket and rebars on my PBC:
I just clean them on the grill, once heated... scrape and brush, then cook. Same for the griddle or the rail size. A couple times per year I may break them down and do more. I do use them more on my gas grill than on my kettle, and its certainly easy to burn stuff off on the Genesis. After cooks with them in the kettle, I just open up the vents and let things burn off as well, versus shutting down the vents and snuffing the charcoal.
I agree with the fact that they are a pain to clean. I use both sides of them and do pressure wash them with some regularity in the summer but the washers get tucked behind everything else in the winter.
You can use my Dad's method. I bought him a Santa Maria grill a few years back for his birthday. For Christmas I bought him GrillGrates. After Christmas, I explained over the phone how to use them. When he went through back surgery I camped out at his house for a month. I brought down a lot of meat. I asked him where the GrillGrates were. He had no idea what I was talking about. I figured it was the effects of the pain meds. My mom and I scoured the entire house and garage. No GrillGrates. I asked my brother about them - he remembered seeing them in the house, but never saw them on Dad's BBQ. We are going on two years since the surgery and they just don't exist. Wherever they are, they are pristine (unless my brother was re-gifted them and they are afraid to tell me)!
I'd be fine with cleaning them if they just weren't so sharp on the ends. I wish they would give them a good de-burring and break the sharp edges before anodizing.
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
Hovergrill
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I use high heat sometimes until the schmutz turns white. But mostly, I hit them right after the cook with the Commercial Grade Grill Brush and then sometimes with the Grate Valley Grill Brush. I hadn't used the flat side much since I bought the GrateGriddles. However, they warped after a smash burger cook and won't lock together anymore. So I am starting to use the flat side of the GG again. I do like the holes because I am putting wood chunks or pellets on the gas burner heat deflector. The holes let some of the smoke hit the foods on the griddle. I am a little pissed that the griddles warped. I am thinking of replacing the griddles with the LittleGriddle.
I purchased a large sheet metal drain pan from the home building center that is designed to fit under a water heater, tapped up the drain hole and I use that to soak and clean my grills. Fill with hot water and dish soap and it works well. It is large enough to hold any grill that I have. I got the idea from this web site.
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