When you don’t feel like wheeling the griddle around your house through the snow to the garage, please think twice. You pay the price one way or another.
If you do get lazy, a set of wire wheels/cups/flap wheels and a benzomatic torch for getting the edges and corners are a great help.
texastweeter It's well seasoned steel about 1/4" thick and the stainless the rest of it is made of is very high quality. Of course I keep the SS lid on to protect the cooking surface when I'm not using it.
Accidentally left mine out in the rain about a year ago. Wire wheel treatment and reseasoning and it was as good as new! Of course, it’s easier if you put it away. 🤣😎🤣
Wow, sorry to see that. Yeah, they say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure - definitely appropriate in this case.
I don't take the best care of mine, but I did get the version with the attached lid that folds down over it AND I got the cover for it too. Though it irritates the fire out of me that I paid $50 for that cover and it doesn't fit right. Grrrrr... it covers it, but it's a tight fit and still doesn't go all the way down or 'drape' properly. It's obvious it wasn't made for the specific model I have. <sigh>
I had the same thing happen, only mine was from rain and a cover that leaked. I used a random orbital sander with coarse grain wet/dry paper (for metal) and for the corners a multi-tool with a triangle sanding head. Took the surface rust off easily. Then it was just a matter of re-seasoning the surface.
ALSO I made a wood insert to go on top of the griddle, after it is cool. This prevents the cover from sagging if it gets rained on. The water can run off, and there is less chance of a leak. The wood insert is three pieces so it is easier to deal with. I also leave a small box (the cover box specifically) on top of the wood and under the cover. This pushes the center of the cover up higher, encouraging faster runoff.
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
Current Grills:
Weber Summit 4-burner (love it, used mostly as an oven)
Weber Performer Deluxe Kettle (Favorite)
Masterbuilt Gravity 560 (used for smoking only)
MAK 2-Star General (not working)
Just about everything I know about grilling and BBQ has come from AmazingRibs. Thank you to Meathead, the AR crew, and especially the community!!
There aren't many benefits to living in a desert, but this would be one of them. Even still, I appreciate my covered patio every time hell freezes over and it rains or snows here.
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