Got this second hand for €100 with stand, cover and a new hose. Is this rusty grate salvageable? I've tried oven cleaner and steel wire brush and got the grime off but it only hid rust. I believe it is (or was) enamel coated.
Fix or replace?
by LoadInSubduedLight
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That one might be a replace. To my eyes it’s hard to tell if what I’m looking at is corrosion or baked on crud. But if you’ve scraped it clean and you’ve got metal flaking off it’s cooked.
Doesn’t look like the previous owner seasoned this grate to protect it.
Have the exact same issue. Fire up the heat, give it a good scrub under fire and get some oil on that bad boy
replace. those are porcelain coated and the rust means the porcelain enamel eroding in those spots. the enamel will continue to chip and degrade.
That’s just surface rust on cast iron. You can clean it with 0000 steel wool and some elbow grease. Suggestions to replace it are moronic.
I had a similar situation on my old Weber Spirit grill grates, a lot of rust due to my own negligence. I just never really used the propane when I had my charcoal grill.
I removed the grates and scrubbed the hell out of them. I then cleaned them with hot soapy water and dried them in the oven. After that, I seasoned them a few times with some oil; same thing you’d do to a cast iron pan. It’s been about 2 years and only a few cooks but it’s been holding up fine.
Use some Crisco and fire it up. It’ll go away. Not sure how long that will last but give it a shot. I had the same issue with my Q.
Clean with grill stones, it’ll remove the rust in about 2 minutes and it’s way faster than regular brushes or steel wool. The grate is fine and has a ton of life left.
https://a.co/d/hVElcMh or your local big box store will have them as well
Probably salvageable. Or for… if I see this right, $90, get a brand new set and while you’re at it just give it an all around clean.
Yeah, they look fine – fire + brush, maybe some vinegar and then oil them if the porcelain is worn through (this is a Weber Q with porcelain grates, right?)
I’ve used a wire brush on my drill to clean them up.
It’s barely broken in