Accidentally left my grill on all night, and woke up the next day to this.
Do I need new grates?
by botoriousBIG
16 Comments
eagleace21
if they are cast iron you can clean and re-season them
S_Mposts
I think you need a new BBQ 🤷♂️
FrightWig67
No.
reddit_and_forget_um
Na, but I would heat them up and give them some oil/quick clean before putting meat back on the grill. As long as nothing is flaking, you will be fine.
Clear_Quit8181
At least it didn’t blow up?
rampheus
The prolonged heat cooked away the seasoning on the iron grates. Propane contains water vapor, hence the rapid rusting of the unseasoned parts of the grates.
Make a paste with Vinegar and Baking Soda. Apply to the rusted areas and scrub with a stiff brush. A steel brush will yield the quickest results.
When rust has been fully cleaned away, rinse the grates thoroughly with water and immediately dry them with a towel. Quickly follow up with a blow dryer or heat gun to evaporate all remaining moisture from the pores of the iron before it starts to oxidize again.
Find a sheet pan large enough to contain one of the grates. You’ll want one with sides tall enough to allow you to submerge the grate in cooking oil and bake in the oven. Whatever the least expensive oil available to you is fine, but Canola has the highest smoke point. If you have old cooking / frying oil, then this can be reused for this purpose instead of expensive fresh cooking oil. I have an oil spray bottle filled with used frying oil to spray on my grill grates and smoker to maintain the seasoning layer. Used oil works great for this purpose.
Bake the grates submerged in oil at 375F for 1 hour. If the oil begins to smoke, then turn down the heat 25 to 50 degrees. Turn off the oven and allow to cool overnight before attempting to remove the oil filled sheet pan.
Remove grate from the oil pan and allow the excess oil to drip back into the pan. Wipe away remaining oil with a soft towel.
If you have multiple sheet pans and racks in your oven, then you can season multiple grates simultaneously. Otherwise, repeat the process until finished with all grates.
Your grates should now be well seasoned and good as new. Happy Grilling!
Jv1856
Just hit up Weber and tell them your ceramic grates are rusting and send them the picture. You may have to pay shipping. Don’t offer that you left it on overnight
konablend1234
Fine. Oil & wipe down. Carry on.
TheMarashtsi
This is why you stick to charcoal and charcoal alone 🤣
JelliedHam
So you cleaned them? Looks “grate” to me.
They’re upside down anyway. Flip them over. The flat part is supposed to be the grill surface.
Unless they’re rusting through and falling apart, which they are not (look brand new) just grill on them. Maybe a little oil on them if needed just before grilling. The only thing you’re out of is propane.
cfreezy72
I woke up one morning and stepped outside to let the dog out. Took in a big whiff and said mmm somebody grilling early this morning. Then i remembered nobody lives within miles and look over to my Weber Q over there just chugging away still. I forgot to turn it off the night before and have it hooked to a large propane cylinder. Felt thankful nothing bad happened and felt like an idiot the rest of the day.
chupacabra816
Those grates are totaled. I will sell you some top notch stuff. PM for more info
TimeCryptographer547
If it helps, you probably ran out of gas long before the night was over.
Flyinghighturtle
I would worry more about my gas bill 😢
madplywood
I’ve done this a few times and never thought anything of it.
MDFlyGuy
Be mindful to turn it off. Not only is there a ln obvious fire hazard, but you could melt things you don’t want to melt. My old boss’s son left their grill on one evening and ended up melting the knobs.
16 Comments
if they are cast iron you can clean and re-season them
I think you need a new BBQ 🤷♂️
No.
Na, but I would heat them up and give them some oil/quick clean before putting meat back on the grill. As long as nothing is flaking, you will be fine.
At least it didn’t blow up?
The prolonged heat cooked away the seasoning on the iron grates. Propane contains water vapor, hence the rapid rusting of the unseasoned parts of the grates.
Make a paste with Vinegar and Baking Soda. Apply to the rusted areas and scrub with a stiff brush. A steel brush will yield the quickest results.
When rust has been fully cleaned away, rinse the grates thoroughly with water and immediately dry them with a towel. Quickly follow up with a blow dryer or heat gun to evaporate all remaining moisture from the pores of the iron before it starts to oxidize again.
Find a sheet pan large enough to contain one of the grates. You’ll want one with sides tall enough to allow you to submerge the grate in cooking oil and bake in the oven. Whatever the least expensive oil available to you is fine, but Canola has the highest smoke point. If you have old cooking / frying oil, then this can be reused for this purpose instead of expensive fresh cooking oil. I have an oil spray bottle filled with used frying oil to spray on my grill grates and smoker to maintain the seasoning layer. Used oil works great for this purpose.
Bake the grates submerged in oil at 375F for 1 hour. If the oil begins to smoke, then turn down the heat 25 to 50 degrees. Turn off the oven and allow to cool overnight before attempting to remove the oil filled sheet pan.
Remove grate from the oil pan and allow the excess oil to drip back into the pan. Wipe away remaining oil with a soft towel.
If you have multiple sheet pans and racks in your oven, then you can season multiple grates simultaneously. Otherwise, repeat the process until finished with all grates.
Your grates should now be well seasoned and good as new. Happy Grilling!
Just hit up Weber and tell them your ceramic grates are rusting and send them the picture. You may have to pay shipping. Don’t offer that you left it on overnight
Fine. Oil & wipe down. Carry on.
This is why you stick to charcoal and charcoal alone 🤣
So you cleaned them? Looks “grate” to me.
They’re upside down anyway. Flip them over. The flat part is supposed to be the grill surface.
Unless they’re rusting through and falling apart, which they are not (look brand new) just grill on them. Maybe a little oil on them if needed just before grilling. The only thing you’re out of is propane.
I woke up one morning and stepped outside to let the dog out. Took in a big whiff and said mmm somebody grilling early this morning. Then i remembered nobody lives within miles and look over to my Weber Q over there just chugging away still. I forgot to turn it off the night before and have it hooked to a large propane cylinder. Felt thankful nothing bad happened and felt like an idiot the rest of the day.
Those grates are totaled. I will sell you some top notch stuff. PM for more info
If it helps, you probably ran out of gas long before the night was over.
I would worry more about my gas bill 😢
I’ve done this a few times and never thought anything of it.
Be mindful to turn it off. Not only is there a ln obvious fire hazard, but you could melt things you don’t want to melt. My old boss’s son left their grill on one evening and ended up melting the knobs.