"Steve Calvin" > wrote in message
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> Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
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> > > wrote in message
> > ups.com...
> >
> >>Cast iron generally wins, as it's usually more massive and thus retains
> >>heat far better than the smaller-diameter porcelain grills.
> >>
> >>Cast, however, tends to get gunked up more quickly and doesn't really
> >>want to be as clean and nice as the porcelain; if you don't keep after
> >>it, it rusts and really turns into a mess. All that notwithstanding, I
> >>far prefer cooking on it over the porcelain... we've had probably five
> >>or 6 porcelain grills on our old unit, and finally went for the cast
> >>iron last summer... have never looked back.
> >>
> >>Good luck!
> >>
> >>eno
> >>
> >
> >
> > Get the best of both. My VC series Vermont Castings grill has porcelain
over
> > heavy cast iron. Good mass, no rust.
> >
> >
> That's what mine has as well. I would prefer to use cast but no matter
> what I do the dang thang rusted so into the garbage they went.
>
> I use CI in the kitchen quite a bit but for me anyhow, it's not for
> outside.
After only 3 years my awesome sunshine grill finally rusted up the ci
burners where I can't drill em out and make 'em work right anymore the ci
flametamers came apart in layers and the heavy ci grill broke (the griddle
is ok , though.) I went out and got an all stainless everything grill.I
know the burners will eventually burn out , but they're tube ss burners how
much could they cost?
Jack