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Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Gas Grills => Topic started by: jeffncris on December 02, 2019, 08:33:07 AM

Title: Best way to clean ceramic grill grates?
Post by: jeffncris on December 02, 2019, 08:33:07 AM
Hi guys,
  I've just bought a Weber Spirit E-310, and it has ceramic (or porcelain) coated grill grates. I have read the entire users manual front to back and not a word about how to clean the grates. Do I just fire the grill up to high for ten minutes to carbonize whatever is left on the grates, then just press on with the cook? Or should I remove them and give them a good scrub after every cook? I'm a bit reluctant to use my wire brush, I don't want to damage the ceramic. All the videos I found on youtube were of grills with cast iron grates, so that doesn't help me much.  Thanks in advance for the help!

Jeff in Portugal 
Title: Re: Best way to clean ceramic grill grates?
Post by: ronman451 on December 02, 2019, 12:20:49 PM
Hi Jeff,

Here's what Weber has to say on their website...

https://www.weber.com/US/en/blog/tips-techniques/how-to-care-for-your-cast-iron-cooking-grates/weber-29675.html

Lots of folks are advising against using wire brushes for cleaning grill grates because the bristles can come loose and cause a hazard. They make coiled grill brushes now that are supposed to be safer.
Title: Re: Best way to clean ceramic grill grates?
Post by: sschorr on December 02, 2019, 12:43:42 PM
Jeff,

This is the kind of scrubber Ron is referring to:  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000216X6M/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I use these on my Grill Grates and my coated steel grates in my MAK.  No bristles to come loose and does not scratch the grates.

Hope this helps!
Title: Re: Best way to clean ceramic grill grates?
Post by: tlg4942 on December 02, 2019, 12:44:04 PM
  For basic every day I use the nylon brushes these days. You can burn off most of the muck. Then use the nylon brush once the grill cools down.
Title: Re: Best way to clean ceramic grill grates?
Post by: jeffncris on December 03, 2019, 03:02:39 AM
Thanks for the help guys, I will look into one of those scrubbers!