Steve Calvin wrote:
> Bill Wright wrote:
>
>> D wrote:
>>
>>> I'm looking at buying several grills.
>>> One that I like has a cast iron grill.
>>> Do these tend to "stick" more than the
>>> stainless or porcelain grills?
>>>
>>>
>> I have a Weber Genesis with cast iron grates and I don't like them.
>> I have thought about going back to the store and buying porcelain ones
>> and setting the cast iron ones aside.
>
>
> Exactly what I did. A lot of folks love 'em. Now, I love my cast iron
> skillets and have no problem keeping them seasoned and no rust but those
> CI grates I couldn't keep clean of rust to save my a**. Seasoned 'em
> three times, brushed and oiled constantly and they still rusted. But we
> live in a fairly humid area. (Mid-Hudson Valley of New York State).
>
> YMMV but I threw 'em out and bought the porcelain coated ones from Weber
> and haven't had a problem since.
>

Back when I had a gasser I did the same thing that you did. No matter
what I did, the CI grills got scales of rust (this is on a grill used
several times a week!) that would flake off onto the food. Porcelain
over whatever is preferable.

I use stainless steel now. I'm very happy with them

Matthew

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