Can I salvage my grill?

[fishingsetx]

Only time my grates don't have rust on them is when I bought my grill and pit. I didn't even know they weren't supposed to rust! If I threw out my rusted grates, I would have to win the lottery to just keep up with replacing them!!!!! A little heat and a quick brushing and they are good to go! Heat kills the bacteria and loosens the crud, brush knocks off all the loose stuff so it doesn't stick to the food. Other than that, most people need more iron in their diet anyway!!! Rust is harmless. Its the bacteria it traps that is bad and if you aren't getting it hot enough to kill that, you aren't cooking your meat enough!!!

[Tmag]

Get the grill real hot. Use a wire brush to clean it while hot. Let it cool a little then coat grates with cooking oil. Then your good to go again

This is what I do.

[RevMS]

fishingsetx hit it. It's an iron supplement!

[dbaio1]

Do as said heat up and burn them clean. Rusty grates have around since BBQ pits came about

[dustoffer]

Rust isn't going to harm you--just be sure you have the grill good and hot before cooking on it--to kill any bad bacteria.

[WCB]

My doc said I needed more iron so I cook on my rusty grill more often.

She also said I needed more fiber so I drink more Whisky.

[Bucksaw]

Turns out my grates are actually porcelain coated cast iron, does that make a difference, read online that porcelain coated ones should be tossed if they get rusted

Yeah, if you wire brush the porcelain it will damage the porcelain and cause it to rust, but once the porcelain is compromised, treat it like a regular grate cuz it wont matter at that point. the rust will cause the rest of the porcelain to slowly flake off exposing more rust. Ide brush it good before each use and use it till there is no grate left, then go with the expanded metal route every season or so, or bite the bullet and get the stainless ones made.

[Tmag]

My doc said I needed more iron so I cook on my rusty grill more often.

She also said I needed more fiber so I drink more Whisky.

Sending you my empty cereal boxes to help supplement your fiber intake.

[Jerry H]

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