Soaking Grates


 
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Joe F

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I just started using a 24" diameter, plastic hot water heater catch pan for a soak basin.
Home Depot $9.98 + 1" PVC plug or you could valve it and connect to a hose drain.
Works great for up to 22.5" grates.

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Great idea, but unless you have stainless steel grates, that looks like a guaranteed way to make your grates rust years before they would if you did nothing but brush them off before and after each cook. Soaking cast iron grates would be a disaster. The chrome plated wire grates don't much like moisture, either. Building up layers of cooked on crud is the only thing keeping the chrome plated wire grates from rusting.
 
Harold C said:
Great idea, but unless you have stainless steel grates, that looks like a guaranteed way to make your grates rust years before they would if you did nothing but brush them off before and after each cook. Soaking cast iron grates would be a disaster. The chrome plated wire grates don't much like moisture, either. Building up layers of cooked on crud is the only thing keeping the chrome plated wire grates from rusting.
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Just dry and hit 'em with cooking spray.
Works good, lasts a long time.
 
i think he means cleaning grates from second hand pick ups

i thoroughly soak and scrub 2nd hand grates on arrival to the stable
 
I soak mine in the sink and they never fit right....you can only get half in the water at a time. This is brilliant. I'm getting one. Thanks , Joe F.
 
Thinking outside the box...or outside the pan...or the sink..er, uh...I think you get the message.

Since I'm headed out toward Lowes and HD (they're just about a half mile from each other), I'll pick one up, too.

Thanks for the tip.
 
You can even get SWMBO to paint the underside and use it as a firepit rain protector when not used for cleaning. (The rock is to keep it in place due to a bit of a high wind/rain even last night.)

 
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