Restoring A Flat Top Grill - Quick & Easy
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- Опубліковано 26 кві 2020
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Sandblast it, either professionally or diy. If you don't use it in winter, take the grill off and store it inside. Cleaning before storing.
Just did this today. Very cool.
Thin light coats of oil to season.
Being that the camp chef is your favorite, it's crazy how you let it get that bad tho
It doesn’t take much for it to get like that when not in use. Especially when it’s outside here in Michigan. I had a cover for it but critter’s like to use it for shelter in the winter time.
@@MJAltairy I can second that. I am down in FL and I use a flat top Blackstone. Mine is always outside but used a lot. I took a couple months away from cooking on it because I got a new grill/smoker hybrid and used that for a bit and it got worse than his. I am going to attempt the grinder restore process on mine this weekend
This is steel, not cast iron and definitely not alluminum. It will get dark again. Camp chef probably uses some kind of seasoning spray like a palm oil and soybean oil mixture they bake on at very high temperatures.
Be extremely careful with 'degreasers' and other cleaners. You don't want to use anything you wouldn't want to eat. You can clean it 1,000 times but there is still some particles left. But then again ya gotta do what ya gotta do. :p
I only use the degreaser when it reaches extreme cases of neglect like this. Got any suggestions on what to use instead?
@@MJAltairy I use the flap disk, and then random orbital sander starting with 36 or 60, and go to 300-600 depending on how smooth you want it. They’ll take it down to bare metal and leave it ready to be seasoned with veg oil.
I used a 4 inch steel wheel & my drill to take it back down to the steel & then oiled it back up the same way.
Good vid man!
Thank you!
I restore mine the same way. I think this weekend I will use high temp grill paint for the bottom and outside. Then season with flaxseed oil which I read works well for seasoning
Let me know how that paint holds up afterwards. Hopefully it doesn’t smell up the grill
@@MJAltairy fingers crossed brother. I will set a reminder
Flaxseed or grape seed oil, high burning point which helps season the grill
I use a wire wheel that fits my angle grinder.dose really good job.
...its steel plate not cast iron, the black is just the factory seasoning it should turn black again from use
It may not be 'cast iron' but it is definitely a high carbon steel. If you do the same thing with a real cast iron pan it does look exactly the same when it is raw material. I've sanded down a few cast iron pans and when it is raw like this even the humidity from the air will cause it to rust which happens often even from the trip from the garage back to to the house before I can get a chance to clean them. And yes, it will suck up seasoning and start turning a darker color and with repeated seasonings/uses it will turn black.
Why not keep it simple. I've never have a problem with a dirty frying pan and a flat top is just that. So, simply firie-up your burners and pour as much water on it to keep the water in a consistant state of boiling for about ten minutes or so. This process reconstitutes the solid foods you've let harden over the winter. All you need when it softens is a four inch paint scraper and a llittle scotch guard for the rebels who refuse to surrender. Steel isn't like cast iron. It's not so pickey about water and muscle taking off any valuable, hard earned, "seasoning".
Deep oxidation does not get cleaned by burning oil on the surface lol. Pouring oils only Seasons the grill- it does not clean it
Scotch Brite pads. I use them all the time.
Did you have any pitted areas if so is it still safe to use
I’m pretty sure i did. I just did some extra grinding/sanding in those areas. A few layers of caked on vegetable oil during the seasoning process and you should be good. It’s been 2 years since uploading this and we still use our camp chef!
That oil is way too thick to get a good season working. Think several thin layers wiped on with a towel, not a scraper.
OMG, not the angle grinder.😂
Desperate times call for desperate measures 😂
@@MJAltairy That's why they make so many disk types for angle grinders, they are so damn fun to use!
It works for me.
Aluminum griddle top should not be used ,why is it not steel or cast.?
its steel watch the sparks when he starts grinding aluminum dont spark
There is no way this is aluminum
Aluminum doesn't rust.
Yes but it can build up decaying corrosion on the surface if that makes sense. Don’t know the chemistry behind it but it does happen, a quick google search will kinda explain it.
It’s steel 😂
Why make an instructional video if you don’t know what you’re doing? There’s so many videos that show how you’re supposed to do it..
Elvis was do it like that bro