Deep cleaning grill grates and a lucky score

[Yair Halamish]

Most of the time I don't deep clean my grates, scraping them when hot before and after use is good enough. Once or twice a year I do want to deep clean them. Also, cleaning the WSK deflector plate is always a hussle.

Over the years I tried different methods to some level of succesd, oven cleaner in nylon bags etc. None was satisfactory to me. Every time I ended up finishing the scrub in the house kitchen sink, making a big mess which neither me nor my better half enjoys.

For a while now I've been looking for a big, restaurant style wash sink. I wanted it big enough to be able to soak the WSK and Genesis grates in it.

After a long search, I hit on this score, it was only $135 but I needed to drive two hours each way to get it. The man that sold it told me that it came from a frozen pastry factory. They used it to wash the big trays.
This thing is huge just the sink is 27x27x15. It is very convenient for soaking and washing big items.

My trusty helper for perspective

 

[LMichaels]

Cool. What happened to the left side of it?

 

[timothy]

That's the pitched side for the dish drain?

 

[Mike-GA]

Now, that's a serious grate cleaning setup. Makes the Christmas Wreath storage container I use to soak kettle grates look like a toy.

 

[Yair Halamish]

That's the pitched side for the dish drain?

Exactly

 

[Yair Halamish]

Now, that's a serious grate cleaning setup. Makes the Christmas Wreath storage container I use to soak kettle grates look like a toy.

There are benefits to a smaller setup.
My wife's initial reaction when I unloaded the sink was "get that big ugly thing out of here". Over time we managed to negotiate an agreement