I have an SS grate with hinges that I bought on Amazon and found the SS grate is much easier to clean than the nickel plate grates. It will also last longer. The original cheap non hinge Weber grate that came with the kettle is very thin and gets no respect, but it is great when searing steaks over charcoal. I also found that it does the easy spin as there are no hinges. No need to buy the expensive easy spin grate, the weber cheapie does it just as good. No reason not to have more than one grate.