cleaning stovetop cast iron grates
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BS & CC users: How do YOU clean your cast iron grates?
Comments (9)Like mojavean states, the grates are coated with a porcelain enamel, almost a glass like substance. It will wear, and it might be susceptible to attack by "some" of the stronger dishwashing detergents that have potassium or sodium hydroxide in them. I quote one sentence from Wikipedia under the topic 'dishwasher'-"glass dissolves slowly in alkaline aqueous solution."... you can read the article yourself. I mentioned before, it's like the porcelain coating on French cast iron ovens, such as Le Creuset and Staub. Having said that, it would probably take years to have much of an effect. Still, I would rather have the bottom of my pans wear out this coating. The grates will take a seasoning, you just wipe them with the smallest amount of oil, and turn the burner back on. Some oils smoke less than others, refined light olive oil is good, this seasoning may burn off and stick to the bottom of your expensive copper pan, especially if it's a fresh seasoning....otherwise, not a problem, and in fact it probably protects the porcelain from wear. The big thing with cast iron, even porcelain cast iron, is to keep it dry. Sometimes you'll see a light 'bloom' of rust on it, just wipe it off. But if rust gets under the porcelain, it will lift it off and chip it. To clean, I use an almost dry scrubby sponge, and leave the bowls on the cooktop. If I spill a mess of flour, or manage to make a complete mess, I do take the bowls to the sink and rinse them there....See MoreCleaning Cast Iron Grates on New Range
Comments (5)Clean them before the first use to remove manufacturing oil and an rust preventive oil applied to protect them during storage and shipping. Dish-washing liquid and hot water is all you need. Dry them off, then put them back on the stove and turn the burners on high till they heat up and dry completely. Wipe up spills, but you are not going to be able to keep them like new. A few thousand degrees of gas flame tends to cook things on pretty well. Once a week they all get a trip through the sink with hot water and dish-washing liquid. Sooner if a large spill occurs....See MoreBlueStar cast iron grate mod...
Comments (6)Thanks to both of you for letting me know. I was really curious if my grates were missing screws, or if this was a new idea. The four screws underneath the square iron pieces worked just fine for getting them level and keeping them from rocking, but they had no effect on the round iron grates rocking ~within~ them. In fact the square pieces could be completely off of the stove and the grates would still rock in them. Now they didn't rock a lot, just enough to make a clanking sound, but just one screw per grate in the preexisting hole was enough to adjust away the tipping. So that now the whole surface is solid as a rock and doesn't make a sound no matter where weight is applied. I wrote to BlueStar suggesting that they might consider making a grate leveling screw a new feature to include on their ranges since the hole is already cast into all of the grates. It's cheap enough to do as it only cost me $4 for the stainless steel screws, and just a few minutes turning a small tap by hand to thread the holes. The really strange coincidence was that the hole was in one of the low arms where the additional screw height would keep the grates from tipping. If they tipped in the other direction perpendicular because it was a high arm, I would have had to drill another hole, or grind it. (lol) This post was edited by tinyhomebuilder on Fri, May 9, 14 at 11:57...See Morestovetop grate cleaning?
Comments (14)Thanks for all the good suggestions! If I every feel really inspired I might try the dishwasher. Probably won't happen, though. The grates don't bother me much (already look like they've been Pam-ed!), but I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't missing something. (Like a fire hazard.) a2, I've pretty much gone back to lurker status, but I'm here! I'm fixing to make my Roman shades, so will post those in a couple of weeks. And the perfect backsplash for me is out there somewhere. You all will be the first to hear about it when I find it! Ann Arbor can't STILL be cloudy, so where are those pics you promised us?! :)...See Morefranci37
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