Re: Do flavorizer bars on Weber Genesis grills rust out?

On Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:52:44 -0700, "Nonny" <somebody@xxxxxxx> wrote:


"Ken Blake" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I'm new to this newsgroup, and your question is very similar to
the
one I was just about to ask.


Several observations, Ken. Before you do too much replacing,
consider an old self cleaning trick for gas grills. Light the
burners, set them to the highest temperature and lay heavy duty
aluminum foil on the cooking grates, shiny side down. Let it go
until there's no more smoke- around a half hour. The foil
reflects the heat back into the tub and it's far hotter than even
an oven on self-clean. When it cools, toss the foil and wire
brush away the white ash.



Yes, the instructions tell you how to do that. I've done it several
times. It always helps, but it's far from perfect.

In a few minutes, I'll see how the self-cleaning oven did.



Secondly, you'll find disagreement here in the ng., but I prefer
SS. We live in the desert, where things "don't rust" normally.
However, the salt in seasoned meats and veggies cooked on a grill
will still attract the occasional moisture and will cause
corrosion and rust. There's a big and positive step up when you
get porcelain coated cast iron grates and innards, but IMHO the
ultimate is still the SS innards with the biggest bar stock
cooking grates you can find.


OK, too late now, since I ordered the porcelain-coated flavor bars
earlier today. If they last the 16 years the first ones did, I'll be
happy.

Thanks.

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