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Originally Posted by DoubleF
Random question about cast iron grates. The grates on the old BBQ I inherited somehow kinda rusted in certain areas and bits of the metal blistered off. There's no rust remaining on the areas this happened, but there are definitely random indents all over the place where the metal rusted, blistered and fell off. Is this bad? Are these grates still ok to use or should I be looking to replace the cast iron grates as soon as possible?
On casual glance it seems like replacement grates would run me around $150+ whether I choose porcelain cast iron or stainless steel. Not that expensive, but not money I'd rather spend if not needed.
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Are they full cast iron or are they porcelain plated cast iron ? If they are porcelain plated, trash them you can’t stop the flaking. But if they are full CI then scrub the living hell out of them with a wire brush and then re-season them similar to the way you would a cast iron frying pan.
Coat them all over with canola/peanut oil something with a high flash point. Warm them up on low/med heat around 400F and run it there for about 30 mins. Turn it off, let the grill cool and boom re-seasoned.