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barbeque cast iron grill
Normally cast iron grills are porcelain coated (but not always). No, they are not. Try a google search for Outback porcelain grill |
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Jeff Layman wrote:
Andrew May wrote: Gordon Henderson wrote: In article , john royce wrote: The grill that sits on top of my little barbeque is cast iron. The surfaces on the grill it are not very smooth, so its really difficult to clean off the burnt on residue. A stainless steel grill I also have (but dont use much, because it does not sit well on the barbeque) is easy to clean, because I can soak it in a water tank for a week or two after use so the burnt will always scrape off easily. If I soaked the cast iron one like that I think it would quickly turn to rust. So would anyone have any experience of easily cleaning a rough surfaced cast iron grill after use? Thanks. We have one similar. Cleans well on a hot BBQ... Failing that a wire brush taken to it works OK too. If you're not up to that, what about one of those oven-tray cleaning bags and some caustic soda? Gordon Mine (albeit stainless steel) came up well with the application of a pressure washer. Andrew What make is yours? I have been looking for a gas BBQ with SS grill for some time, but have never seen one for sale in the UK at a reasonable price (all cast iron/ porcelain coat/ chrome plated). Probably cheaper to make an SS grill to fit! It's made by a firm called Hotspot, who iirc are based somewhere in Somerset. But it's not gas. It a conventional charcoal BBQ with a spun steel (or is it aluminium) pit and tripod legs. Doubles as a fire pit in the evening after the BBQ has finished. Andrew |
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Archie wrote:
"Steve Firth" wrote in message .. . chunkyoldcortina wrote: Normally cast iron grills are porcelain coated (but not always). No. Yes- My Outback grill is. You don't appear to understand the word "normally" or the word "porcelain". The overwhelming majority of cast iron grills for barbecue use are not vitrified enamel, porcelain isn't used at all It is supposed to be heatproof but I have managed to overheat the grills and cause the porcelain to melt. That would be impressive, were you using MAPP gas instead of propane? |
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Martin wrote:
On Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:21:18 +0100, "Jeff Layman" wrote: Andrew May wrote: Gordon Henderson wrote: In article , john royce wrote: The grill that sits on top of my little barbeque is cast iron. The surfaces on the grill it are not very smooth, so its really difficult to clean off the burnt on residue. A stainless steel grill I also have (but dont use much, because it does not sit well on the barbeque) is easy to clean, because I can soak it in a water tank for a week or two after use so the burnt will always scrape off easily. If I soaked the cast iron one like that I think it would quickly turn to rust. So would anyone have any experience of easily cleaning a rough surfaced cast iron grill after use? Thanks. We have one similar. Cleans well on a hot BBQ... Failing that a wire brush taken to it works OK too. If you're not up to that, what about one of those oven-tray cleaning bags and some caustic soda? Gordon Mine (albeit stainless steel) came up well with the application of a pressure washer. Andrew What make is yours? I have been looking for a gas BBQ with SS grill for some time, but have never seen one for sale in the UK at a reasonable price (all cast iron/ porcelain coat/ chrome plated). Probably cheaper to make an SS grill to fit! Weber BBQs have stainless steel grills. I did state "reasonable price". Only the top-of-the-range Webers have stainless steel grills, and they start at around £900! All the rest have porcelain/enamel/cast iron grills. -- Jeff |
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Yes- My Outback grill is.
You don't appear to understand the word "normally" or the word "porcelain". The overwhelming majority of cast iron grills for barbecue use are not vitrified enamel, porcelain isn't used at all Did you try googling for porcelain coated grill? This site list several. Maybe they don't understand the word "porcelain". http://www.weber-barbecue-uk.co.uk/a...ue-Spares.html It is supposed to be heatproof but I have managed to overheat the grills and cause the porcelain to melt. That would be impressive, were you using MAPP gas instead of propane? I use charcoal. |
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Martin wrote:
On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:01:01 +0100, "Jeff Layman" wrote: Martin wrote: On Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:21:18 +0100, "Jeff Layman" wrote: Andrew May wrote: Gordon Henderson wrote: In article , john royce wrote: The grill that sits on top of my little barbeque is cast iron. The surfaces on the grill it are not very smooth, so its really difficult to clean off the burnt on residue. A stainless steel grill I also have (but dont use much, because it does not sit well on the barbeque) is easy to clean, because I can soak it in a water tank for a week or two after use so the burnt will always scrape off easily. If I soaked the cast iron one like that I think it would quickly turn to rust. So would anyone have any experience of easily cleaning a rough surfaced cast iron grill after use? Thanks. We have one similar. Cleans well on a hot BBQ... Failing that a wire brush taken to it works OK too. If you're not up to that, what about one of those oven-tray cleaning bags and some caustic soda? Gordon Mine (albeit stainless steel) came up well with the application of a pressure washer. Andrew What make is yours? I have been looking for a gas BBQ with SS grill for some time, but have never seen one for sale in the UK at a reasonable price (all cast iron/ porcelain coat/ chrome plated). Probably cheaper to make an SS grill to fit! Weber BBQs have stainless steel grills. I did state "reasonable price". Only the top-of-the-range Webers have stainless steel grills, and they start at around £900! At £900 you get an all stainless steel BBQ All the rest have porcelain/enamel/cast iron grills. I have owned Weber BBQs for more than 20 years. I have never paid more than £70 for a Weber BBQ all had stainless steel grills. Are you referring to charcoal BBQs? I had a look through www.weberbbq.co.uk, and although their charcoal BBQs have SS grills, the gas ones don't (why not?!) unless they cost a few bob. What model numbers were/are yours? -- Jeff |
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In article ,
Archie wrote: You don't appear to understand the word "normally" or the word "porcelain". The overwhelming majority of cast iron grills for barbecue use are not vitrified enamel, porcelain isn't used at all Did you try googling for porcelain coated grill? This site list several. Maybe they don't understand the word "porcelain". Probably not as it's a type of clay. But of course many just think of the glazed finish it commonly has in practice. And that glaze is very similar to vitreous enamel, both being basically glass. -- *If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled? * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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barbeque cast iron grill
Probably not as it's a type of clay. But of course many just think of the glazed finish it commonly has in practice. And that glaze is very similar to vitreous enamel, both being basically glass. Getting back to the OP, I generally clean the grill by getting it bleedin hot over the charcoal and burning off any food residue. Any bugs that survive deserve to live. Whatever the material used by Outback for their grills, they describe the grill as porcelain coated as do other manufactures. They also described it as heatproof which is obviously relative to typical BBQ temperatures. There is little doubt that the damage to the grill is caused by exessive heat from the charcoal. The damage is a bubbling of the coating which changes from a smooth surface to something like that of cast iron. I use a chimney starter to light the charcoal and it gets very hot, presumably hotter than the temperature required to melt the porelain /enamel coating. |
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Archie wrote:
Yes- My Outback grill is. You don't appear to understand the word "normally" or the word "porcelain". The overwhelming majority of cast iron grills for barbecue use are not vitrified enamel, porcelain isn't used at all Did you try googling for porcelain coated grill? No, why would I? This site list several. Maybe they don't understand the word "porcelain". Most likely. Marketing men talk shit. |
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barbeque cast iron grill
On Jun 11, 9:16*am, "Archie" wrote:
Normally cast iron grills are porcelain coated (but not always). No, they are not. Try *a google search for Outback porcelain grill Try a dictionary search for the word "normally". MBQ |
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