22.5 Stainless steal cooking grate

[ORourke]

Menards has a 22 inch stainless grate for 25 bucks that I use. Had to get it shipped site to store but it's identical to the factory grate just made out of stainless. Can't get a link to show up but just search stainless steel grate and they have them for 22 and 18 inch kettles.

[Red Kettle Rich]

Amazon sells the "Weber 7436 Replacement Hinged Cooking Grate" for $19.99, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000WEPHKW/
They say

4mm stainless steel hinged grid with 5 year warranty
Compatible with Weber 22.5 inch One-Touch Master-Touch 22.5 inch Bar-B-Kettle Performer
22.5 inch diameter hinged grid
Heavier gauge than OEM specifications
Flip-up sides allow easy addition of briquets
Great for slow cooking

Since it sounded too good to be true, I wrote to Weber and they replied

From
Mike (Weber Grills)

Jul 27, 11:52 AM CDT
Hi Richard!
Thank you for being a Weber fan! The 7436 hinged cooking grate is made of plated steel. The stainless steel version of the grate is item 80728 and costs $65.53.

We cannot take credit cards over email but our call center can get that ordered for you. Please give us a call at 1-800-446-1071, anytime from 7AM-10PM CST, 7 days a week.

Thanks!
Mike

[Red Kettle Rich]

Question - since magnets stick to some stainless, how can  we tell if the grate is plated or stainless, other than writing to the manufacturer?

[addicted-to-smoke]

SS tends to have more of a matte sheen to it, not so much chrome-like. Somebody here posted a comparison photo.

Also, thin and cheap SS isn't all that good if it's more fragile. There's a place out of Nolansville, TN that makes one from 304 SS for $65 but it's not hinged.

[Cellar2ful]

SS tends to have more of a matte sheen to it, not so much chrome-like. Somebody here posted a comparison photo.

Also, thin and cheap SS isn't all that good if it's more fragile. There's a place out of Nolansville, TN that makes one from 304 SS for $65 but it's not hinged.

Here is my comparison photo and the previous thread on SS grates. The SS grate is the lower one in the picture and the plated GBS is the shiny, top pictured one.

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/ss-cooking-grate-for-the-22'/msg222038/#msg222038