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Grill Talk => Weber Grill Forum (Grills, Accessories) => Topic started by: SimSportPlyr on July 29, 2013, 06:53:34 AM
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Last night I used my (model 6435) stainless steel grill pan for the first time, to grill salmon and scallops.
The food came out great, but I'm having difficulty cleaning the pan.
googling for cleaning tips, I find contradictory info: use SOS pad; don't use abrasives.....
I'm trying a paste of baking soda and water, but that isn't accomplishing much.
I don't care about the discoloration, but I want to get the crusty stuff off.
I welcome any suggestions.
Thanks.
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bar keepers friend powder. If you have sensitive hands, use gloves, as it has a mild acid in it.
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Bar Keepers Friend. That shit is simply amazing on stainless steel.
Also, if you can fit your grill pan into a frying pan --- put some water in the pan and get it to boiling. The crusty stuff will basically fall off. When wifey burns stuff on our better cookware, I use the boiling water trick with great results. (taught to me by my grandmother)
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edhead25 and Bman, you guys are awesome. Thanks! I'll get some of this stuff.
Do you know if this is generally available locally, in stores, or whether I need to mail order it?
Thanks again.
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You can also try a halved lemon and some table salt.
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Bar Keepers Friend can be found at Home Depot, Target, or most grocery stores.
If you have crusties, might wanna to a scraping or the boiling trick first. But the B-K-F will do a great job afterwards.
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edhead25 and Bman, you guys are awesome. Thanks! I'll get some of this stuff.
Do you know if this is generally available locally, in stores, or whether I need to mail order it?
Thanks again.
It is usually with the cleaning supplies in most grocery stores with Ajax and dish soaps.
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Bar Keepers Friend can be found at Home Depot, Target, or most grocery stores.
If you have crusties, might wanna to a scraping or the boiling trick first. But the B-K-F will do a great job afterwards.
I've love to use the boiling method, but my tray is 13.5" X 18.5" X 1.5", so I'm not sure how I would manage it.
I have Home Depot and Target nearby. Thanks for letting me know!
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It is usually with the cleaning supplies in most grocery stores with Ajax and dish soaps.
Perfect. Thanks!
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I soak my Rib-O-Lator trays in 6" full sized pan with Oxi-Clean powdered bleach, hose n' go!
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You can always try a thin razor blade to scrape the larger cunks and then the sos pad..
I suggest the soak it and wait method first.. Let time and patience do the work!
8)
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It's stainless...if you already have SOS pads go for it. What could it possibly hurt?
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You can also try a halved lemon and some table salt.
glrasmussen, I haven't picked up Bar Keeper's Friend yet, so I'll try lemon and salt. Thanks for the suggestion.
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swamprb, Heyjude, and Mmmmm, thanks for the replies!
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I tried Bar Keeper's Friend in liquid form (I forgot some of the detail posted here). Was that a mistake?
I applied BKF and started scribbing with a plastic scrubby. That didn't seem to be working, so I reapplied BKF and let it sit for about 10 mins. When I scrubbed, the more lightly crusted areas cleaned pretty easily.
After about 10 minutes of scrubbing and reapplying BFK I had removed about 80% of the discoloration, but I seemed to be approaching a point of diminishing returns.
I have a feeling I'm not doing this right.
Should I let the BFK sit on the SS longer before scrubbing?
Should I use the powdered form of BKF instead?
Should I be using a metal scrubber, like SOS?
Thanks for any guidance.
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I use powdered BKF and slightly wet it then swirl it in. Leave it for a minute or so then scrub. Is it discoloration or carbon?
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The stuff I haven't been able to clean off yet is a mix of brown and black. The brown stuff reminds me of burned-/baked-on oil. The black stuff I assume is carbon.
Should I post a photo?
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Photos never hurt.....
I'm reluctant to keep adding onto to the list of products someone should go out & buy, but there's more high powered grill / grate cleaners out there (I have a couple different around), Krud Kutter (Home Depot, etc.) will work on some things & is bio-friendly......
Certain stains just won't lift with acidic cleaners, others will.....Duke had a method for taking rust, etc. off old grates & I'm pretty sure it was vinegar & baking soda.....perhaps that combo would work where other things will glance over the stain / crud.....
I'll see if I can find his mixup.....meantime, I wouldn't use one of those heavier steel scrub pads....pretty sure that would just scratch.....SOS is like finer steel wool & will probably be just fine
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Plain old white vinegar is a miracle cleaner. Mix white vinegar with water and you have one of the best bacteria killers, rust killers, and general cleaners aroubd
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Simsportplyr, I have two different Weber SS pans that I've been using for several months now. I've tried most of the recommendations you got (Bar Keepers Friend, steel wool, etc) but have yet to get either pan as clean as I'd like. I try to get the most of the carbon off, but am resigned that I'll never be able to get rid of the discoloration.
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Simsportplyr, I have two different Weber SS pans that I've been using for several months now. I've tried most of the recommendations you got (Bar Keepers Friend, steel wool, etc) but have yet to get either pan as clean as I'd like. I try to get the most of the carbon off, but am resigned that I'll never be able to get rid of the discoloration.
Migrating the discussion back to the correct sub-forum.
Doctor Weber (!!),
I tried a thick baking soda paste (soda-water) this afternoon, leaving it on the black parts for half an hour or more. Then, I scrubbed with a plastic scrubby, got nowhere.
Then, I tried a (less thick) vinegar-baking soda mix, and that didn't work, either.
I have successfully used a vinegar-baking soda mix to eliminate charred stuff (usually, burnt sugar) on saucepans before, but I was able to heat up the vinegar-soda mix. Due to the large size of the grill pan it is non-trivial to heat it up and scrub, and I'm sure that the lack of heat reduced the effectiveness of the vinegar-soda mix.
I recalled that one of you kettle-masters suggested using a razor blade, so I got out an old steak knife and within a couple minutes was able to remove all of the significant remaining black sections on top of the pan. It was a heckofalot easier than scrubbing.
So, now I would say that the grill pan is clean enough for my sensibilities.
In the future, I think that a mix of BKF and scraping will do the trick without excessive effort. I'll also try an oil with a much higher smoke point, like peanut.
Thanks everyone for your helpful suggestions! Without you I probably would have given up on grilling and taking up drinking!