Finally something to contribute. Super way to clean your grill grates.

[lowandslowdadio]

I have been with AmazingRibs for a long time, first grilling with a Ducane, a Pit Barrel and for 10 years a Napoleon. I recently cleaned up the Napoleon and gave it to a neighbour to make room for my Blaze Professional which I installed into an Island I built.

Oh yea, cleaning grill grates. I discoved this trick by accident. I had just finished a big batch of Korean chicken thighs which left the grates really gunked up. I turned the burners up high, which with this grill is perfect for forging steel, and reached for my grill brush. I live in Florida, where it usually rains when it's time to grill, so the brush was soaking wet.

Cold water on hot stainless steel = steam and a super easy clean. I had seasoned the grates and that wasn't taken off.

[smn1285]

And next time you can put a pot of boiling water on your side burner and dip your cleaning brush in that!

[SmokeyGator]

I have discovered that easy off oven cleaner will dissolve anything. I’m pretty sure the mob uses it to dispose of snitches.

[Mudbeaver]

Nice, I’m gonna soak my scrubber next time, supposed to rain all weekend here!

[Frozen Smoke]

Otherwise known as deglazing. That's how I clean my flat top. I have a squeeze bottle of water and when the food comes off the flat top and it's still hot I squeeze water all over it creating the steam and scrape what food and char is left off. The water totally evaporates. I then wipe it down with paper towels. It's still hot enough I add a bit of oil to it and it's good to go for the next time.

[allsid]

Solid method!

[Steve R.]

I remember when I worked at McDonald's as a teenager, at the end of the day we would clean the flattops with a soaking wet rag after the scraper and a scouring pad. Pretty satisfying how they shined right up.

[Cheef]

I wonder if they still have an actual grill in McDs? I don't recall seeing one in years.

[bten]

I have a little bucket that I fill with water and dip my brush into it to "steam clean" my Stainless grates. I leave them dirty until I am ready to cook the next time. I then heat the grill up and clean them with the wet SS brush.

I don't recommend using this technique for porcelan coated grates, it will crack the porcelan. I always clean those cold.

[ecowper]

Great point .... I never really thought about using water on my very hot grates ..... but I'll use a wet brush next time. Thanks!

[Fire Art]

In the winter I just dab my brush in the snow

[bten]

No snow in Houston.....

[Fire Art]

bten lucky dog

[bten]

been to Jackson Hole in the summer, absolutely beautiful!. Heat index of 105 deg F. here today.