Barkeepers Friend always does a nice job on stainless.

A handful of aluminum foil crumpled up works OK as a mild abrasive for
scraping crud off stainless steel.

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Louis Cohen
Living la vida loca at N37° 43' 7.9" W122° 8' 42.8"


"Bob Hayden" > wrote in message
om...
> Hi all,
>
> Time, necessity and budget led me to by the $389 Char-Broil Front Avenue
> grill from Costco. Stainless steel, side burner, rotis, cover, smoker box,
> NG conversion kit available (already ordered)...a lot of grill for the $$.
>
> Assembly was less than 30 minutes and it performed flawlessly. First trial
> was no less than the next morning when I had to finish off 15 lbs (yes,
> that's right) of tri-tip for a party that day. Unfortunately, I had to go
in
> the house to answer a phone call and when I came out the grill was pretty
> much ablaze...yikes! The meat was able to be salvaged (actually, it was
> pretty darn good!) but the borners, grates and interior cover of the gill
> got pretty charred.
>
> Any suggestions/recommendations on the best way to clean the stainless
steel
> without damaging it? Once clean, is there any type of protective coating
to
> put on to keep it from becoming so discolored? I intend to get a lot of
use
> of this grill...and I know I should have tested it out or "broken it in"
> first before cooking so much at once, but what is done is done.
>
> Thanks in advance for all info.advice.
>
> Bob in RSM, CA
>
>