CI grates?s

[Carl Soltow]

I just received my cast Iron grates from academy sports said to be porcelain coated sure do not appear to be. Best seasoning method any recomendations
Thanks Cgff(carl)

 

[W Tyler]

Is this the Charbroil 2-pc CI grate for the 22 kettle? If so, you'll need to get some solid type fat (Crisco, lard, etc.) to coat the grill for a good coating.

Then just do a quick soap wash to clean, towel dry, fire up your kettle to 300-400 degrees, coat the grill grate generously, then place it on the kettle.

Let it season ("cook") for about an hour, slowly open the lid to check, restok with coals of necessary. It's gonna smoke like crazy. After the first hour slap another coat of solid fatty on it again. Let it go another 30 mins to an hour, and cool down. It should be good and seasoned, ready to use.

Only issue you'll ever have is if you get temps up too high, or if overscrub or use too abrasive an item to clean. You could scrub the seasoning off and have to re-do. Or, like I did in my Bubba keg a couple of weeks ago, make the mistake of letting the temp get up to 600-700 degrees sustained, and basically burning the seasoning away (but it did a HECK of a job cleaning the inside of the grill!)

 

[Brad Olson]

Carl, I noticed that, too. Does porcelain in its most basic state have a color? I'm wondering if the grate coating is clear and very thin.

There were no instructions in or on the box so if the grates do have a coating perhaps they don't need any seasoning...which is what I'm counting on, since I didn't do it.

 

[Carl Soltow]

W Tyler thank you for the great info!saved it to my recipe folder

Brad Olson I was thinking the same they have a slight kinda a dull sheen, If that makes sense

I sent an E mail to Academy sports with the ? not sure if I will hear back. I am usually careful with my cooking grates
Thanks
Cgff (carl)

 

[S Nagle]

I have had good luck using peanut oil in a small Kerr jar with a natural bristle paint brush before and after every cook, Then once and awhile I throw the grates in my fire pit and they come out factory fresh looking, then more peanut oil.