Kettle Razor Burn

[Troy]

I could see how a nicked up blade could potentially cause damage

I think moving forward I will continue to suggest using a razor, but emphasize care and new blades.

[kettlebb]

Change blades more frequently than you think you should and keep a low angle of approach. And I agree, no need to go balls deep on a cooker.


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[Heyjude]

Itll be interesting to see how many more grills are wrecked by rounded razors....

Damn shame so many grills have had the piss scratched out of them, especially the ones that were barely dirty and never needed to be razor rashed & scoured to begin with.

Damn, what you guys are doing with your razor blades?? I have cleaned and resto'd probably 100+ kettles and never had issues with scratching. Am I careful? Of course... but that's just common sense.

Unless you are holding it at too steep of an angle or dry scraping the shit outta it I'm rather baffled by this?

Tools don't do damage to your kettles.. it's the inexperience of the tool user and lack of for thought that causes damage.

BINGO!

@vwengguy great suggestion on the rounded blades as that's the one bit that could potentially dig in - thanks

I agree 100%  Never hurt a grill with a razor.. And at $15 a box, I'll stick to my Harbor Freight ones at $2 a box
I also don't use a tool to hold a blade, its hard to get the correct angle.
The only nicks I get are on my fingers!

[pbe gummi bear]

Razor blades can scratch the porcelain. Usually its because they are dull, nicked, or at the wrong angle. Those scratch looking things in Matt's picks are minute residue left over after the scrape that can be removed with soap and 0000 steel wool.

[Harleysmoker]

A can of Easy Off eliminates all the "razor rash" and is so much faster. Now the tree huggers will comment,,,,,,,,,,,,

[haeffb]

A can of Easy Off eliminates all the "razor rash" and is so much faster. Now the tree huggers will comment,,,,,,,,,,,,

I can't speak for everyone, but I always use Easy Off to clean my used razor blades before resharpening them to use on the next kettle.

If you think razors damage the porcelain, don't use them. I've personally never had a museum quality kettle and don't think I ever will.

I'll use razors to clean them up so the next user feels like they've got a nice piece of equipment. If that means the kettle will only last them 20 years instead of 30, then they've still gotten 20 years they wouldn't have otherwise. Plus Weber gets to sell another kettle in 20 years - it's a win win win situation.

[pbe gummi bear]

A can of Easy Off eliminates all the "razor rash" and is so much faster. Now the tree huggers will comment,,,,,,,,,,,,

Easy off doesn't remove creosote.

[Troy]

A can of Easy Off eliminates all the "razor rash" and is so much faster. Now the tree huggers will comment,,,,,,,,,,,,

I used to swear by the Easy off, but it ends up being more work and it takes even longer than razor blades.

[AZ Monsoon]

I buy about 6 cans of oven cleaner at a time. I just hit the inside of the kettle every time I walk by it for 2 - 7 days. By that time, 90% comes off with a hose. The rest comes off easily with a blade or steel wool. I'm in no rush though.  Never had a problem with scratches from a blade though.