How to Clean Rusted Cast Iron Grill Grates
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- čas přidán 8. 07. 2024
- I'm back to start grilling on my Big Green Egg again, but my amazing Cast Iron grill grates from Craycort have rusted like no other. This was completely my fault and I should have taken the necessary steps to prevent this from happening.
Those steps are: keep your cast iron properly seasoned. The weather is not going to play nice with your grill and your cast iron, you need to make sure it is ready face high humidity which will cause your grates to rust.
To season your grates I applied multiple layers of almond, grape-seed, and coconut oil to the cast iron when I had a moderately hot fire going. The difference just a few hours can make was incredible,
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00:00 Intro
00:11 skippible Hawaii trip
01:12 Home Depot shopping
02:09 Items explained
03:09 Cleaning the Cast Iron
03:35 Seasoning the Cast Iron
04:21 Cast Iron Care
04:52 Pontificating on BBQ - Jak na to + styl
I have a friend. . . who just may have left his cast iron grate for his Big Egg outside for perhaps a year ( or two). . And while we are in the desert here in Arizona, it occasionally rains. Ive ( I mean my friend) cleaned it once with steel wool and some CLR and it is improved, but I (he) ran out of CLR. What were you scrubbing you grates with? Im glad I watched because I actually forgot that Id need to reseason it one its cleaned up. . . My friend will appreciate your advice. :)
I feel for your friend!! We all have friends like that.
I think your friends best bet is to use more CLR but with a heavy duty wire brush and not some grill brush but the kind used to get paint off of wood. I have experimented in the past with a wire brush drill attachment. I don't think that is needed but a pressure washer could also do the trick.
I wish your friend luck and we are all counting on him ;)
Cheers!
white vinegar works too
@@Th3JoNJoN I used aged balsamic.
@@jeffreysalomone6354 imaging the seasoning on that grate ;)
@@SmokedReb Dont you know it ;)
I wish when ppl made vidoes it was just to the direct point. Like buy these items and clean this way.
Thanks muchacho
I agree💯
RIGHT! Who cares about his vacation or shopping trip???
Oh my goodness I was like what is happening
People who are complaining, sounds like they just found out they had to use the grill 5minutes ago and want a quick fix🤣🤣🤣🤣 Did you learn anything Muchacho? That’s the point.
I LOVE my Craycort grates. I bought a set for the 22" kettle and the 18" Smokey Joe. I don't use my 22 during the winter so I'll season them and keep them inside in a large garbage bag. I use the Jumbo Joe year around, even though it's very little in the winter, but so far, no rust. I am expecting these grates to last me a lifetime with proper care. They cook so much better than the stainless steel grates.
Also you're one of the few people I see that actually use these grates after recommending them. Love your channel.
Thank you very much for the nice comment and for stopping by! Here is to BBQing in the winter, cheers.
I just bought some cast iron grates for my Nexgrill. The stainless ones it came with started peeling apart. The stainless is apparently just a thin overwrap over steel wire. I’m thinking about taking my cast iron grates off and keeping them in the shed between uses. I live close to New Orleans and the humidity will rust them up even with a cover. Good video. Thanks
That is a great idea. I'm in north louisiana and know what you mean humidity... gotta protect those grates! Cheers.
I’m in the UK, and the weather here simply eats grills. I coat my cast iron grates with olive oil before cooking, and after cooking I clean them with a bristle-free brush and then re coat with olive oil, I then warm the grill up to burn off the excess oil so it doesn’t go rancid between uses. This method keeps my grates rust free from spring to autumn. For the winter I give the grates, sear plates and warming rack a wipe with oil and then put them in a garbage bag in a storage box in my garage, to protect them from the air and moisture. Hope this helps.
Best way to remove rust is soak in Apple Cider Vinegar for a day or two. Not regular vinegar. it'll get the rust out where you can't by scraping.
Great tip!
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@@SmokedReb good day question for you. I have an open pit. What would you use to clean steel grates and not cast iron. I have a center block grill that I just built about a month ago and I see rust on the grates.
Your sous chef is getting big! And cute! I have to get after my grill. Florida is very wet. Rock On Brian!
Hey Sal! Yeah she is growing way too fast, I can't get her to stop. Cheers!
This was very helpful. He deserves an Oscar.
Haha, thanks!
she's not lying they are one of the best back scratchers out there I love it
Haha, yep!
Girls know their daddies! 😂
great tips.. thanks for sharing 👍
You're welcome, thanks for stopping by!
Great video. Thanks for taking the time to make it. wow, your Hawaii vacation looked AWESOME!
Thanks so much! I really appreciate the feedback and the opportunity to offer some helpful tips along the way. Cheers!
Agreed, 100000%
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Today I used a steel wire brush drill attachment to clean my rusted BBQ grill and hot plate. Then washed and dried before brushing liberally with olive oil. Came up a treat!
That's an awesome idea!
Awesome. Thanks for the tutorial.
Here's a great tip from me; October and April are the cheapest months to go to Hawaii. I barely spent anything. Hope you get to go back!
Cool, that is really good to know. Thanks!!!
Hey everyone! I'm going to teach you how to clean grill grates. But before we start, let me show you some video clips of my recent family vacation and talk about the past 10 years of my life moving across the country.
Hey thanks so much for the comment, I really appreciate the support.
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My friend just brought over the portable char griller for me because he doesn’t use it anymore, and I wanted a smaller grill. The grates were the only rusty part. TYVM for posting this video!
You're welcome!!
Cute video! Thanks for the smiles and the info! Now I know what to avoid at the store and I’ll be oiling up the grates before and after-Good way for me to start using up my giant Costco tub of coconut oil that’s been sitting around lol! :)
Thanks so much! I hope you enjoy cooking on your newly cleaned grates. Cheers!
Heyyy...Louisiana watching it today to learn. Thanks.
Cool! Let me know if you have any questions. Cheers!
ive had my ceramic grill for a couple years now maybe close to three and i always spray it with pam before and after i cook on it. i used it semi regularly, not everyday but at least several times a month. just this past December however i moved and have only used it once for the superbowl game but not since. it is not bad but the grate is still pretty rusty. i am getting ready for the 4th so i pulled it out and have been burning it for a couple hours now letting it get super hot to cook off the caked on stuff and ive dropped the temp and put a thin layer of oil on it. its still rusty, all i have access to right now is just some vegetable oil. i figure i might need to put several coats of oil on it while its hot but i just dont know if that vegetable oil is good enough. i used olive oil when i first got it to season it initially.
Interesting dilemma you got there. I would use vinegar as you scrub the grates. This should ensure that you are getting to the metal and no there is no longer any rust on the grates.
I would also suggest to season the grates with bacon grease if you are having trouble finding a heavy duty oil.
You also don't have to season the grates in the BBQ, if it'll fit, you could put them in your oven to season.
Hope this helps!
Cheers!!
there is hope for mine, was going to throw them out, thanks for the video
Yeah, I was ready to throw them out but I would hate to miss out on cast iron grilling. Good luck with your set!
Same here.
Ah this is nice to see, I seen some restoration videos, not of barbecues but of other kinds of items, and there was all sorts of processes..
I cleaned my barbecue plates and the body itself with one of those handheld wire brushes with a small scraper at the end (definitely to a point where I was as unenthusiastic and tired like your daughter looked during the video lol!), then washed everything with soapy water and a metal scrub, a rinse off, and then an application of some kind of rust converter that turned everything grey (probably an unnecessary step? My first time cleaning a barbecue, was a hand me down that wasn't used for years) followed by a final wash same way as before and then back onto the barbecue and got it running, applied oil but used the metal scraper with the oil.. I think that's where I got it wrong since I guess I'm scraping off what's being seasoned lol.
But anyway as it got hotter and the oil softened everything up, the wire brush started to take off big specks from the plate and then started to reveal light yellow rust colour again.. no idea what happened there. Maybe I just stripped and cleaned it even further? But now I think I have to go back and heat it and oil it up again lol..
Yeah, the oil should be the last step when your re-seasoning the grates. Sounds like your grill was in rough shape. With a lot of elbow grease anything can be made new again. Good luck! Let me know how it goes.
thank you
You're welcome!
Thanks for the informative video kind sir. I was wondering, after using an cleaning the grill, is the oil applied to hot, warm or cold grates?
The grates were warm when I applied the oil.
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I always regret smoking a bowl before recording too buddy 🙏❤️ great video
Not exactly...
Oh, is THAT what the "smoke" in Smoked Reb BBQ refers to?
Wow your daughter has grown so much Brian! I live in Mississippi so I know all about how bad cast grates can rust. I cleaned my Craycort grates up about 6 months ago. Have you ever tried vinegar? I placed the entire grate system into a round plastic container that I have, and poured vinegar into it until it covered the grate. I let it set two days and all the rust was gone and they turned black. Then I re-seasoned the grate like you did. Just a little tip for ya, next time you have to do it. Cheers buddy!
Imma have to try this on mine Rus!! They've just been sitting in my garage for about a year. She's gotten really big!
Rus, I haven't tried vinegar before, but I certainly will in the future. That would be the perfect cleaner. Thanks for stopping by, brother!
Let me know how the vinegar works, I am very curious to see the how well they will work. Cheers!
Brian, It works just not on cast iron, I use this method on axe heads that I restore, but have water proof gloves on when while handling and cleaning the item with soap and water or your hands will be stained and smell funny for a short time..... Russ is correct but forgot this part.
Rus did you clean the grates 1st before you set them in the vinegar? I'm going to try that on mine. I'm having an issue cleaning my grates for my drum smoker it has the X shape grill any suggestions
People come to these videos for tips,advice and help. Perhaps it be best if we could forego the back story on some of the things that do not pertain to why we came here in the first place. Vacation videos of Sea turtles and your daughter are great but should probably save it for another video.
I see your point and really appreciate the constructive feedback. I actually did another edit on this video and I also made another video with a different approach to cast iron maintenance and cleaning. Cheers!
this guy's trying to be helpful. learn to hold your tongue
You’re a troll. Some people subscribe and love to here what he has to say. But you get to tell us all how to make our own videos and why people watch. That was your excuse, speak for yourself. If you don’t like it, just leave.
To clean and scrape grill grates just make a ball out of aluminum foil. Cheap and works great!
Great idea!
Drop all those grates and parts in a bucket of vinegar for a few days. Then scrub them with kosher salt and a potato cut in half. Then clean it all up and season it with avocado oil over heat
I like your thinking! The hard thing is to find something flat and big enough to hold the 24 inch grates with vinegar. Cheers!
Funny how a simple tutorial video can totally make your day. This man and his daughter give me hope for the future. ❤
Thank you very much!!
Great job...very informative vid! Thank you for posting. Your daughter is a sweetheart and I admire how positive you keep your responses no matter what your critics say! Very tough to do. Keep up the great work!
Thank you very much for sharing! I love what I'm able to do with my daughter and nothing is going to change that. Hope you are having a great day!
great vid, thanks for the info.
You're welcome, thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Seems like you have a great relationship with your little girl! You are blessed
I am! Thank you so much for commenting!
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could you have oiled up the cast iron prior to heating up on the grill?
You certainly can, I thought it would messy with the oil.
What if my grill has been sitting unkept for over 5 years? Can it be fixed or trash it?
Definitely give it a try if nothing else to clean it up in an attempt to sell it. A lot of elbow grease is going to be needed.
Thanks for responding. I’ll give it a shot. Thanks for this video. Well done.
Your daughter has a good eye. Went right for the Traegor.
Yeah! I need to keep her around. ;)
Are you a Scorpio by any chance? I acquired an "Outback" BBQ recently. The grates are 80% OK nice smooth paint but 20% rusted paint flaked off. Any advice would be welcome. Maybe I just remove the rust in vinegar than treat with veg oil and live with the missing paint/enamel. Thanks for the info anyway BTW.
Nope, not a scorpio. I would scrub and clean those grates as best you can. You're on the right track in terms of seasoning the grates. You'll want to do multiple coats of oil to get a good seasoning on them. Cheers!
This guy says everything twice.... twice 😆🤣
Haha, I hadn't noticed
Miss those times when my daughter called me “daddy” instead of “bruh”. Lol
Hahaha, you had me laughing out loud for this comment.
Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!!
What part of LA?
Shreveport area
Just take to mechanic shop.
And have them sandblasted. In 5 mins
Eezy peezy!!👍
Good thinking!
The Never Ending Story
Seasoning Greetings ! lol🤣👍
Hahaha, so very true!
Longest 5:21 minutes of my life...and I only watched long enough to realize it was going nowhere
Thanks, buddy!
so I'm confused is the Weber brush good or not? cause he mixed me all up when he said it wasn't in the begging then said he will continue to use it. did he mix up two brushes???🤷🏾♂️
It's an OK brush but it has been noted that some of the metal fibers can fall off and stay on the crates.
Cut to the chase
I have another video which only shows the 'chase' and not our VLOG style life adventures. czcams.com/video/UQyoDMx6d3E/video.html
Where do you live in Louisian?
North west
Nice your lil helper just breathing in all that rust dust very healthy for them young growing lungs. Great job.smh.... should of got the grates wet first, just my 2 cents but what do I know
I wasn't concerned with the air rust dust because we were outside and a gentle breeze was taking it all away. I believe you certainly can have your grates wet, I don't think it is a requirement. There are a many ways to accomplish the same job. Cheers!
Seems like it was still rusted when applying the oil. Was hoping more info.
Hey, thanks so much for stopping by! I hear what you're saying about the rust is was actually just dust from the sanding. I probably should have taken a hose to it. ;)
Soaking the grates in pure vinegar will turn them back to new!
Great thinking!!
Is there also some sort of coating you use to prevent rust?
That would be white vinegar, but.... You need to add baking soda also. Leave it until it stops fizzing. Rinse, dry immediately, then heat before oiling. DO NOT oil first. The moisture needs to escape first, and the pores will be open and readily accept the oil.
@@infantrysoldier100 after you soak and clean. What next?
3:10 and on is ASMR for Satan
Dang, that escalated quickly
Save yourself a lot of work to get a drill attachment with a special brushhead make short work of that
I actually did and didn't work as well as I thought it was going to. Lol
@@SmokedReb i use it on in impact driver, special attachment way more powerful than a drill
it was clearly still covered in surface rust at 3:35 before applying the oil. if you're gonna bother cleaning it, and if you're gonna post a video pretending to know what you're doing, try to do it right ffs.
there's a million cast iron restoration videos on youtube. i hope people go watch those instead. you should get the grates very clean, then very dry, then oil them before applying heat. if you have a problem with flash rust coming back too quickly, you can scrub it off/use vinegar to remove it, and then rinse in COLD water and towel dry it. don't use warm water. heat+water is what causes the flash rust. keep it cool and then dry it quickly to slow down the rusting process, and give you enough time to apply oil. make sure it's completely dry before applying oil. wipe off excess oil. cook the oiled grates in the oven, if they fit, to get it seasoned (lodge recommends 1 hour at 450-500). if it's sticky to the touch after seasoning, the oil hasn't fully cured and needs more cooking, could mean it was applied too thick. pure vegetable oil is recommended, trying different types of oils often just causes problems, sure many other types will work, but why even bother, just go with what is known to work good
Wow, it really sounds like you know what you are talking about... I'm surprised you even clicked to watch my video at all. Thank you for providing that feedback.
Genius.
How many Xanax did you eat before hitting the record button.
Hahaha too funny
Sand blast that rust off, and then season it.
Good idea, do you have a sand blaster by chance?
take it to a metal shop they should be able to do it for you at a fair price.
I soaked my rusty grills for 24 hours in regular vinegar. It did not remove the rust.
How much elbow grease did you put into it?
Daddy-daughter duos are always the best
Yeah!! I take them any chance I can get.
Looks like the rust was still there
I don't think it was...
Smoked Reb BBQ it literally looked covered in rust before it was wet. Just being honest.
Not trying to be negative. I just CANNOT get this rust off my grill, and can’t find any tips that work for me.
It stripped it down to nothing. My cast iron cooking dishes in the kitchen. Were rusted after being in storage. You strip it down completely of everything. It looks that way. Before you restore it. Like you would anything before restoring it. I'm a chef and I love my cast iron. I used salt and citrus In. The kitchen. Scrubbed it off and seasoned all parts top bottom sides handles ect. Then heated it. They look better than before. And better non stick than they were before.
@@deviousuno9778 Thanks for the response Devious Uno
Buy the time you buy all that bro get new grates
Good thinking but good quality cast iron grill grates are fairly expensive.
Depending on what part of Louisiana you live in remember the rules: if it's a carbonated beverage, it's a "coke"...going to = fixin' to... addressing multiple people? "Y'all" of course... Oh it's not a toilet, it's a "camode"... If you feel sorry for someone, it's "bless their heart"...you WILL be answered with yes sir or no sir and don't try telling them not to say sir cause mama raised them with a switch on top of the fridge if they didn't. 😂🤣😂 I didn't realize how weird my childhood was until I typed all this. Have a good day. Ya hear?
I love the Louisiana culture, everyone is very nice, generous, which includes lagniappe, and the food is amazing. Thank you so much for stopping by and commenting.
Well, what do ya know. I was raised in Denham Springs. Have a good day
Thanks for posting this helpful video. Ignore the haters 👍🏼
You're very welcome, thank you!
Hell rust is where you get all your iron
Haha
too much unnecessary footage
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Next time, try salt, oil, and rub with a potato.
Cool idea! Thanks for stopping by.
I turned it off after your Hawaii video came up...we are here to clean BBQs not look at your holiday video
I never said I was on vacation... ;) please don't assume before you rush to judgement.
Id gladly watch your Hawaii video if that's what it was titled as and I was looking for that, but the title was cleaning a BBQ . I wasn't being judgemental, just saying people are watching to get tips on the BBQ cleaning.
Jesus I wish people that make videos that just get to the point ffs
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Thanks for watching!
We came to watch the video just to learn a method how restore my pan not to know your personal Life been to Hawaii or whatever i am not interested
Hey, thanks for the comment.
Ohh my goodness. Just get to the point on how to clean it!!!
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Thanks for the help but man don't need your life story just get to the point
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It's a five minute video lol. You must be a very busy and successful person to have such little time for a video
Soak in vinegar for 48 hours and it’s gone
Great idea. The problem with these grates is there are 24 inches in diameter. I personally don't have a container flat and big enough to hold the grates with the vinegar.
Get to the point
Point taken ;)
WTF!
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You cant just scrape the rust, you need something like WD40
Haha, yep!!
Couldn't get past the fluff...
Hey, thanks for stopping by and the comment anyway. I hope you have a great day!
3:20 my lips curled against my teeth
Hope you enjoyed watching
This was not helpful as a "how to" video
Thanks for watching!
Why cant you just get to it.. instead of draaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaging it out!!
Lol sorry about that
Omg 😩 why don’t just get to the point
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Is this a day in the life of dipshtt or how to clean your grill??,..🤦🏽♂️
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@@SmokedReb your welcome dipshtt 👍🏽
This 40 yr old looks 10
Wrong on both counts 😂😂😂
The fact that were here trying to clean our grills and hes showing his Hawaii trip... Pointless.
Lol, thanks for watching
Too much time spent on things we did not come here for
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Ridiculous…
Hey, thanks for watching!
So this does not show restoration but upkeep. SUCKS
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2 minutes of gloating to be told, buy a grill stone.
Lol 🤣🤣 thanks for stopping by
If you stumble your words you don't want to do talking videos. FYI
Hey there, I really appreciate the advice. Cheers!
Annoying get to the point
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Wasted a lot of time; just show what works
Cool stuff
@@SmokedReb i agree
Pretty useless
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I dunno... a lot of stuttering and stammering and just a few seconds of actual instruction and showing of what has to be done.
This could have been done better. Now I gotta click on something else.
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I bet all the people eho disliked this video are all triggered vegans lol
Haha, maybe
No, we just don’t have time to watch family home videos and a few seconds only of what has to be done.
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Hahaha thanks for stopping by and commenting! ;)
Nobody cares about your vacation or you shopping. You need to cut the filler, I literally stopped watching this after you didn’t even know what you were buying.
Hey man, thanks for checking it out. I hope you are having a great day.
Get to the point. Too much rambling.
Thanks
Get to the point already.... Wow you went to Hawaii... 🙄
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I'm sorry but get to the point already. This video is all or the place.
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Want to know how to get rust off a cast iron grill ..not dip into your personal life.wasted time..stick to the subject not wonder off to your home videos of whatever trip you have taken.
Sorry not sorry ;)
Lol looks like you cared enough to respond though😂😂
@@inkslinger4now01 Well, that would be just rude to not respond ;)
That’s so rude great video beautiful photos of your trip
OMG get to the point. Don't care about your trip
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