Hello all,

Does anyone have suggestions on the best method for cleaning the grills of my charbroiler? The grills in my kitchen are pretty ugly and could use a good cleaning. I'm afraid that once the oxidation begins to come off I may not find much iron left :) Also, how often should the grills be replaced? Can any experts in this area chime in?

thanks a million,

scott

PS - I was a battered child. Never deep fried, just battered :)

Scott - welcome aboard and VERY COOL tag line.  Loved it.

Here's a thread concerning cleaning chargrills.  You'll have to scroll down to the bottom of the page to get the info you want.  Or, you can use the search function in the upper right and type in grill cleaning.  It'll bring up several threads from over the years (as well as some ads).

If your grates are totally trashed, I'd suggest you go to a bbq grill fabricator or metal fabricator and give them the dimensions of your grates.  Measure EACH ONE as they often differ.

Ciao,

Welcome Scott! 

We use a product here called Carbon Off - It does a great job on grates, stovetops etc.  We purchase ours through GFS, but you can find it on line if GFS doesn't service your part of the country.  A word of caution - this stuff is extremely potent, so make sure and follow the safety and use instructions on the can and have the proper safety equipment available.

Mark

Thanks for your input Steve & Mark.

scott

We put a sheet pan inverted over ours, and let it "self clean" like an oven. It works okay. Not great for the sheet pan though.

Jason Parfenoff
Owner/Operator
Toast fine food and coffee
Littleton, Colorado
www.ToastyGoodness.com

I cooked on a charbroiler for about 8 or 9 years and had the duty of, every Thursday, cleaning the charbroiler.

The charbroiler was proably about fifteen years old by the time I left. It was still in great shape and the only thing we ever had to replace on it was the ceramic blocks on the bottom because they'd sometimes crack (rarely, though). To clean it, I would take a thick handled butter knife and scrape each individual grate until it was free of most debris. They also make nice brushes to keep the tidy during cooking times.

Maybe you could sandblast one and see what happens? Also, we rotated our grates each week to ensure even wear and use.

Thirty years ago we used to cover the grates, turn it up high, burn off the stuff and then brush it off.  You had to be careful not to warp the grates or tents but it was all we ever did in a high volume steak joint.