I decided to use Easy Off Heavy Duty on my Weber grill pan because nothing gentler would get it clean. I understand the pan will discolor with use and am fine with that but was hoping to at least remove all of the burnt on crud. The Easy Off can says it's safe on stainless steel and can be applied overnight to particularly tough stains, so I set the pan on a stack of folded paper bags inside a plastic pin, sprayed the top surface thoroughly with the Easy Off Heavy Duty, put the lid on the bin, and let it sit overnight.
When I cleaned off the pan the next morning, I found a spot where the steel appears to be "flaking" off (see center of image) and what looks like numerous tiny pockmarks:
Is it actually not safe to use Easy Off Heavy Duty on those grill pans? Is the surface of the pan coated with something other than stainless steel that reacts with the Easy Off?
In addition to that, most of the burnt on crud was still burnt on (not visible in the image above); the Easy Off didn't even do a good job at removing it.
I was thinking about using Easy Off Heavy Duty to clean my Summit's stainless steel grates, but after this experience am wondering if I should just stick with the gentler chemicals and accept that the grates, pan, etc. are never going to be truly clean.
When I cleaned off the pan the next morning, I found a spot where the steel appears to be "flaking" off (see center of image) and what looks like numerous tiny pockmarks:
Is it actually not safe to use Easy Off Heavy Duty on those grill pans? Is the surface of the pan coated with something other than stainless steel that reacts with the Easy Off?
In addition to that, most of the burnt on crud was still burnt on (not visible in the image above); the Easy Off didn't even do a good job at removing it.
I was thinking about using Easy Off Heavy Duty to clean my Summit's stainless steel grates, but after this experience am wondering if I should just stick with the gentler chemicals and accept that the grates, pan, etc. are never going to be truly clean.
