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Self Cleaning

PostPosted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 11:52 am
by rebapuck
It's time to set the timer for my self cleaning oven. Can I stick the cast iron grate for my Weber Q in to be cleaned? I leave my oven grates in.

Re: Self Cleaning

PostPosted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 12:42 pm
by Tomterrific
It might generate allot of smoke. It may also discolor the remaining chrome on the grate.

I have actually heard of people cleaning fouled spark plugs in a self cleaning oven so a grill should be easy, except for the smoke.

Tt

Re: Self Cleaning

PostPosted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 2:29 pm
by tony.latham
Can I stick the cast iron grate for my Weber Q in to be cleaned?


I'm going to stalk this post like Jack the Ripper. :frightened: We too have a Q.

Tony

Re: Self Cleaning

PostPosted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 3:45 pm
by Spotman
:thinking: Yes, following. Let us know how this comes out. My Q needs it too.





Bob

Re: Self Cleaning

PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2020 9:24 pm
by tomhawk
These grills are enamel coated? I have seen some descriptions of cleaning enamel coated dutch ovens in a self-cleaning oven. It seems to work.

That said I have some enameled cooking grates on my gas fired kitchen oven that I cleaned with ammonia. It is an easy procedure. Just put the item to be cleaned in a plastic bag and poor in some ammonia. Let it soak overnight or longer. The burned on stuff gets very soft and can be scrubbed off.
It is a bit smelly but it works on most of the dirt. I used it on my bbq grill too.

Self Cleaning

PostPosted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 9:10 am
by Pinstriper
I seem to remember instructions came with my weber that the grates could be cleaned in a self cleaning oven. I don’t recall whether that was the enameled ones or stainless bars.

Heck, my weber runs out above 700, which itself does a pretty fine job of cleaning the grates in the first place. I don’t expect a home oven would get much hotter on self clean.

Aaaand a quick google says self cleaning ovens run at 900+/-. So....


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Re: Self Cleaning

PostPosted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 8:13 pm
by hankaye
Howdy All;

Pinstriper wrote:I seem to remember instructions came with my weber that the grates could be cleaned in a self cleaning oven. I don’t recall whether that was the enameled ones or stainless bars.

Heck, my weber runs out above 700, which itself does a pretty fine job of cleaning the grates in the first place. I don’t expect a home oven would get much hotter on self clean.

Aaaand a quick google says self cleaning ovens run at 900+/-. So....


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:o :shock: I can just picture the spinning wheel in the electric meter :cry:

hank

Re: Self Cleaning

PostPosted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 10:01 am
by rebapuck
So, as a world class procrastinator, it took me a year to try this. It worked great. It did generate alot of smell. But the grate, covered in ash, rinsed clean.

Then I re-seasoned it in the oven. Brushed vegetable oil on and put it in the oven for about an hour at 300*. After three applications it was a bit sticky so I upped the temp to 350*. That seemed to do the trick.

Because a paper towel left bits on the grate, I used a cheap brush with the oil. Of course, it left bristles I had to pick off. Using the oil with a brush probably applied too much and it dripped off in the oven. Oh well. That will get cleaned up next time.

Re: Self Cleaning

PostPosted: Sat Sep 26, 2020 2:50 am
by rjgimp
rebapuck wrote:So, as a world class procrastinator, it took me a year...


Only a year? :roll:

I trust we'll see you at the next Procrastinators Anonymous meeting? Ehhrmmm... when is that scheduled again? :shrug:

Grate work on cleaning the grate! :lol: I was on the side of those anticipating success. :Flippin Burger:

Re: Self Cleaning

PostPosted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 12:02 pm
by rebapuck
So, I just tried it again. My grill friend uses the stickiest gooiest bbq sauces. Then the whole thing sits in the back of my car until the next trip to the beach.

This time I used a disposable foam brush to lightly apply the vegetables oil. I do this over the sink. In the oven, two cookie sheets went underneath to catch any oil drips and keep the newly cleaned oven clean.

Worked well.