Easiest way to clean porcelain coated grates?

[SherryT]

I'm referring to the grates on my PB tabletop...

My instinct is to hit it with oven cleaner and be done.

I don't think it will damage the coating, but am unsure. I tried the balled-up aluminum foil and, noooo...all it did was tear little pieces of foil off the ball and leave them stuck in the residue. The only grill brush I have has VERY stiff short wires but, again, I don't want to damage the coating.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!

 

[JckDanls 07]

Gas Grill on screaming hot would be my choice ...

 

[whistlepig]

I've used SOS pads for 20 plus years. They work very well.

 

[pc farmer]

Why not spray them down before using them?

 

[whistlepig]

If the steel in the SOS concerns you try these. The pure copper. I use these if scratching is a concern.

Porcelain grates are pretty indestructible. At least the the ones that I have made by Weber are.

Chore Boy® Ultimate Copper Scrubbers - Chore Boy Scrubbers

choreboyscrubbers.com

 

[Steve H]

Once you get them clean.Use a cooking spray on them. Mine clean up with no effort when doing this.

 

[tallbm]

I'm referring to the grates on my PB tabletop...

My instinct is to hit it with oven cleaner and be done.

I don't think it will damage the coating, but am unsure. I tried the balled-up aluminum foil and, noooo...all it did was tear little pieces of foil off the ball and leave them stuck in the residue. The only grill brush I have has VERY stiff short wires but, again, I don't want to damage the coating.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!

I go the simple surefire technique of getting the grill good and hot before I'm going to cook on it.

The oils and fats should burn away.
Any bits on there should turn to char and may even become light white ash.

Then I just scrape it off with one of these safe, bristle free, wire ring grill rack scrubbers!

https://www.amazon.com/POLIGO-Grill-Brush-Scraper-Bristle/dp/B089FXYH1Y/ref=pd_ci_mcx_pspc_dp_2_t_1?pd_rd_w=Egzzr&content-id=amzn1.sym.cd152278-debd-42b9-91b9-6f271389fda7&pf_rd_p=cd152278-debd-42b9-91b9-6f271389fda7&pf_rd_r=2T7WMRTX9QRW0KTKKR0J&pd_rd_wg=pxoWu&pd_rd_r=3e08252c-f7c5-47a0-acca-1cec6ee691bc&pd_rd_i=B089FXYH1Y

For some reason they are running a bit higher than normal when I looked but often you can keep your eye out and find one for $8 - $12 on amazon and basically they are all the same.
The key is that these use those round rings because wire bristles are BAD!!!

Ever use a wire bristle grill brush and then end up biting into one of the wire bristles that broke off, stuck to the grill, and then stuck to your food?!?!?! You are lucky if you only bit into it and do not swallow one. No thanks, I stick to these circle wire rings. If/when they break, they break as a whole ring not a tiny 1/4 inch bristle. I may have only ever seen 2-3 of these wires ever break and usually they stay tangled with all the other wire rings and then they fall off they fall off as a whole ring. Never has bits and pieces you might chew on or swallow.

This works well for me. I've seen people after scraping their hot grill also take an onion or a potato and cut it in half and then continue to scrap/season the grill with it more. I've never seen the purpose of that, I'd rather eat the veggies than use them as additional scrubbing tools hahahah :D

 

[Chris_in_SoCal]

This works great. Just spray it on and hose them down 10 minutes later.

 

[JIMSMOKES]

I use to use oven cleaner on mine and it worked fine. I now use dawn power wash. I put them in a shallow storage container and let them soak.

 

[SherryT]

Thanks to all for the replies!

I shut it down last night and this morning, it cleaned up easily using an SOS pad.

Going forward, I'll use cooking spray before a cook (don't know why I didn't think of that before!).

 

[whistlepig]

Cooking spray left a built up film on my porcelain grates that was harder to get off than the regular cooked on stuff. I quit using it because it was a pain to remove it after it built up on my grates.

 

[Steve H]

Cooking spray left a built up film on my porcelain grates that was harder to get off than the regular cooked on stuff. I quit using it because it was a pain to remove it after it built up on my grates.

I only use it once in awhile. One application lasts for quite a few cooks for me. Then I just clean. And put it in the dishwasher. Then reapply.