[rodie]

What is best to use to clean stainless steel grills?

[mrfixit]

Originally Posted by rodie

What is best to use to clean stainless steel grills?

.........................We use "FLITZ" products.

....They make lotsa cleaner/polish products......

.........Has been available at ACE HARDWARE near Spanish Springs.
..................between Winn-Dixie and Villages golf car store.......

IMHO, Flitz products are Higher priced...BUT...worth every penny....

[graciegirl]

Are you asking about the stainless part on the outside of the grill or the stainless part on the inside of the grill???? We bought a new grill and the grids and the underpan are stainless and it is a pain in the fanny. We spend more time cleaning than we do cooking.

If you put it in the dishwasher, you have to first scrape off all the little burned on bits and if you do put it in the dishwasher it sticks the next time. I wish our old grill that was much less lovely hadn't fallen apart. You just wiped it off with a clean rag after you cooked and before you cooked the next time and you were good to go. This new one has a catch pan that has teeny tiny holes in it and ...it gets burned on gook everytime.

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by mrfixit

.........................We use "FLITZ" products.

....They make lotsa cleaner/polish products......

.........Has been available at ACE HARDWARE near Spanish Springs.
..................between Winn-Dixie and Villages golf car store.......

IMHO, Flitz products are Higher priced...BUT...worth every penny....

If your cleaning the grill grate, I dont recommend using a wire brush. There are reports of the steel bristles breaking off the brush and sticking to the grill. The next time you cook on it, theres a chance one of those little wires can get in your food and if you swallow it, could cause injury. Just freaks me out thinking of that scenrio. Brillo pads ( no offense Bill) seem to work the best.

[hotrodgirl]

Flitz does work great. Use it on the old cars to polish up the steel! Also, if you spray your grill grates with Pam for BBQ, the stuff comes off really easily! On the outside I use a SS cleaner bought at Home Depot for appliances.

[billethkid]

the best brush to use on the grates is either copper or bronze.

Much softer and abrasive enough to do the job. They are usually close by the steel ones in the places that sell grilling supplies.

Also be careful to not get the inside too clean or it will spoil the flavor (just kidding). Some things however are just not meant to saty shiny clean, like the inside of a grill.

btk

[Joaniesmom]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Are you asking about the stainless part on the outside of the grill or the stainless part on the inside of the grill???? We bought a new grill and the grids and the underpan are stainless and it is a pain in the fanny. We spend more time cleaning than we do cooking.

If you put it in the dishwasher, you have to first scrape off all the little burned on bits and if you do put it in the dishwasher it sticks the next time. I wish our old grill that was much less lovely hadn't fallen apart. You just wiped it off with a clean rag after you cooked and before you cooked the next time and you were good to go. This new one has a catch pan that has teeny tiny holes in it and ...it gets burned on gook everytime.

No offense, but don't invite me over for dinner. I'm allergic to meat!

[batman911]

Most professional grill chefs will tell you never to oil the grates. Put the oil on the meat or vegies but never on the grates.

[PaPaLarry]

Try this remedy!!! Take aluminum foil, and cover entire grate, by folding under. Turn on grill, close cover, and let burn for at least 20 minutes or so, and you will have a clean grate!!!