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When joined properly, I haven't had a problem with slipping. They sometimes move a little on me but not enough to be an issue. Are you just cooking with lot's of emotion? (Not that that's a bad thing).
Like Max, they work for me fine just the way they are. I just tongs to hold down whichever grate I'm scrubbing, which is only time I really have a problem with slippages. After a little use your GGs will get a little carbon buildup in the interlocking channels and they'll be harder to slip apart.
If you're talking about keeping the 2 GrillGrates from moving on top of the existing grate you've set them on, I'd use some wire that can take temp and use the holes in the GrillGrates to attach them to the existing grate (upper left and lower left of the left-most GG, and upper right and lower right for the right-most GG).
When I used them like that on top of an existing grate, as on my old Traeger 125, they eventually built up enough "gunk" on the bottom surface to give them some tackiness. Plus, with 6 linked together, they stayed put a little better than just a couple (I started with 3, liked the performance, bought 3 more and ran 6 across the existing grate).
I'm not sure about this technique. It sounds like you would get a lot of built up gunk between the grates, which could go rancid. Plus that gunk will burn during cooks and taint the flavor of the food.
Not saying that I wouldn't clean them from time to time...'cause I would.
I cleaned them once in my indoor oven set to Self-Clean. That worked GREAT.
Except for the unintended consequences. The smoke that came billowing out of the oven was impressive. Good thing I had my builder put in a vented hood! The other was the inside of the over has never looked the same. Meh. But those GrillGrates were gunkless!
Too funny! I just hold mine down with a pair of tongs while scrubbing. Works well enough. I don't use mine every cook, though, so the slipperiness isn't as big of a deal to me.
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
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