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Title: 22" stainless grates
Post by: avega2792 on August 11, 2018, 10:13:45 PM
So what are my options if I want SS grates? I have 4 22" kettles and only one good hinged grate. The rest are beyond the capabilities of a wire brush!
Title: Re: 22" stainless grates
Post by: Cellar2ful on August 12, 2018, 07:20:11 AM

There are three options that I know of for SS cooking grates.

ABC Barbecue Easy Spin grate               https://abcbarbecue.com/product/22-cooking-grate/  (If you have a Slow N Sear, you'll want one of these for it)

Killa Grilla                                            http://killagrilla.com/ 

Weber SS grate (part #80728)              800-446-1071

They all are similar in price but each are different. I have all three and each have individual features that are nice for specific uses.  Here are a some write ups and comparisons of them.

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/killagrilla-heavy-duty-flip-up-grates-(304-ss)/

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/killagrilla-heavy-duty-304-ss-flip-up-grates/
Title: Re: 22" stainless grates
Post by: Jules V. on August 12, 2018, 07:23:58 AM
http://killagrilla.com/

https://abcbarbecue.com/products/
You can't go wrong with any of these but I'm partial to the killa grilla. There's also a stainless weber gbs.
Title: Re: 22" stainless grates
Post by: avega2792 on August 12, 2018, 02:25:23 PM
Aren't the GBS grates plated steel?
Title: Re: 22" stainless grates
Post by: Jules V. on August 12, 2018, 02:49:26 PM
Aren't the GBS grates plated steel?
They're sold in Europe, Asia etc but not here.
Title: Re: 22" stainless grates
Post by: vwengguy on August 13, 2018, 01:17:46 AM
I heard the SS GBS is also in Canada .



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Title: Re: 22" stainless grates
Post by: Darko on August 13, 2018, 08:27:15 AM
Yeah, I'm pretty sure I've seen them here in Canada.
Title: Re: 22" stainless grates
Post by: greenweb on August 13, 2018, 02:23:11 PM
Yeah, I'm pretty sure I've seen them here in Canada.

Where?  Let me know please.  All I can find is #8835 steel plated.
Title: Re: 22" stainless grates
Post by: Mike in Roseville on August 14, 2018, 03:23:24 PM
Yeah...I'd really like a SS GBS grate!
Title: Re: 22" stainless grates
Post by: Jules V. on August 14, 2018, 03:30:27 PM
Yeah...I'd really like a SS GBS grate!
At an affordable price.
Title: Re: 22" stainless grates
Post by: Kneab on August 14, 2018, 03:57:51 PM
I have the abc one and like it a lot. I use it about 5 times a week. I don't have a slow and sear yet, but I do have Marty's bigger better basket. Both of them rarely leave my Gray performer. Reverse searing bacon wrapped pork chops with them right now. I like that the rods are closer together and the extra rod where the handle is means no more lost wings.

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Title: Re: 22" stainless grates
Post by: Darko on August 15, 2018, 06:29:02 AM
Yeah, I'm pretty sure I've seen them here in Canada.

Where?  Let me know please.  All I can find is #8835 steel plated.
I believe it was at BBQ World in Vaughan a few years ago.
Title: Re: 22" stainless grates
Post by: zachlw on September 09, 2018, 12:14:50 PM
Yeah, I'm pretty sure I've seen them here in Canada.

Where?  Let me know please.  All I can find is #8835 steel plated.

www.Barbecueworld.com

I know they are available in store for sure.
Title: Re: 22" stainless grates
Post by: qrczak1 on September 09, 2018, 01:06:38 PM
The question is, for what do you need GBS... Honestly and that's very personal opinion, it's one of those "gadgets" for which you pay a lot and actually you don't use it at all...
Title: Re: 22" stainless grates
Post by: qrczak1 on September 09, 2018, 01:09:31 PM
You can buy the equivalents of all the inserts for less money and put it on the top of a standard SS / chrome plated grate. Same effect / less money spent...
Title: Re: 22" stainless grates
Post by: TXFlyGuy on September 09, 2018, 03:54:50 PM
You can buy the equivalents of all the inserts for less money and put it on the top of a standard SS / chrome plated grate. Same effect / less money spent...

That's a fact Jack!
Title: Re: 22" stainless grates
Post by: qrczak1 on September 09, 2018, 04:26:57 PM
You can buy the equivalents of all the inserts for less money and put it on the top of a standard SS / chrome plated grate. Same effect / less money spent...

That's a fact Jack!
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Title: Re: 22" stainless grates
Post by: TXFlyGuy on September 10, 2018, 04:20:45 PM
I have about 6 new grates, 3 of the GBS series plated steel versions. When grilling everything from burgers to steaks to fish, how much better will the taste be using all SS grates?

After using the plated steel grates for...30 years or so, I don’t see what all the excitement is about.
Title: Re: 22" stainless grates
Post by: qrczak1 on September 10, 2018, 07:28:03 PM
Well, standard SS grates are simply more durable. They last at least for few years (even by very frequent cooking). Furthermore, when you keep your cookers outside they are not tending to get rusty as those chrome plated do. That's why I'm never buying something else than SS.
Title: Re: 22" stainless grates
Post by: TXFlyGuy on September 10, 2018, 07:33:30 PM
Well, standard SS grates are simply more durable. They last at least for few years (even by very frequent cooking). Furthermore, when you keep your cookers outside they are not tending to get rusty as those chrome plated do. That's why I'm never buying something else than SS.

Correct. Rust. That is why I now keep all of my Weber’s in the garage. Even my Happy Hooker Weber Cooker as it is 1979 vintage.
Title: Re: 22" stainless grates
Post by: hawgheaven on September 11, 2018, 09:01:18 AM
The question is, for what do you need GBS... Honestly and that's very personal opinion, it's one of those "gadgets" for which you pay a lot and actually you don't use it at all...

Mine are not "gadgets" as you say. They mate perfectly with a Vortex, of which I have one for all my kettles.  8)
Title: Re: 22" stainless grates
Post by: TXFlyGuy on September 11, 2018, 10:22:05 AM
The question is, for what do you need GBS... Honestly and that's very personal opinion, it's one of those "gadgets" for which you pay a lot and actually you don't use it at all...

Mine are not "gadgets" as you say. They mate perfectly with a Vortex, of which I have one for all my kettles.  8)

What does a vortex do that a pile of charcoal does not? Why do I want, or need one?
Title: Re: 22" stainless grates
Post by: qrczak1 on September 11, 2018, 09:52:55 PM
The question is, for what do you need GBS... Honestly and that's very personal opinion, it's one of those "gadgets" for which you pay a lot and actually you don't use it at all...

Mine are not "gadgets" as you say. They mate perfectly with a Vortex, of which I have one for all my kettles.  8)
If you don't use vortex every day, it doesn't hurt the standard SS grate that much. I also agree that there is no difference if you use vortex in the middle or i.e. sns on a side for high temp cooks. The grate is getting pretty the same amount of heat in both cases.
Title: Re: 22" stainless grates
Post by: TXFlyGuy on September 12, 2018, 04:39:23 AM
How about dual baskets on the side for those high temp cooks? How high is high temp? 700? 900? 1000?
Title: 22" stainless grates
Post by: HoosierKettle on September 12, 2018, 04:54:23 AM
How about dual baskets on the side for those high temp cooks? How high is high temp? 700? 900? 1000?

In my experience two overflowing baskets with lit charcoal and lid vents open, yield 500-550 in a 22.

600-700 requires a chimney and half and cooking with the lid cracked for increased air flow. That’s my experience anyways.


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Title: Re: 22" stainless grates
Post by: TXFlyGuy on September 12, 2018, 05:13:55 AM
How about dual baskets on the side for those high temp cooks? How high is high temp? 700? 900? 1000?

In my experience two overflowing baskets with lit charcoal and lid vents open, yield 500-550 in a 22.

600-700 requires a chimney and half and cooking with the lid cracked for increased air flow. That’s my experience anyways.


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That is how we do pizza. Lid cracked, one bank of coals with some wood. Temps are 600 plus. Pizza is done in about 6 minutes.