GrillGrates for Weber Genesis (EP-330)

No need to season, just wash and cook! GrillGrates work really.....great. :caked:

You're going to love those GGs. I've been using them for 6-7 years now, first on an old Traeger 125, then for my Weber Performer and now for my YS-640.

Re seasoning...I tried the seasoning route with the first set, and found out they'll season just fine on their own through use. They get so hot, they'll burn off any oil you put on them. What I did with subsequent sets was use a little extra oil on the meat/veggies for the first few cooks. The GGs will develop a nice gold patina after awhile.

Re cleaning...Most of the time, just run the sporkula (I think they call it the Grate Tool, the spatula/fork thingy) upside down through the troughs after each cook to clean the gunk out. After about 5 years of use, I had a brain fart and decided to throw them in my convection oven on self-clean. That worked GREAT! Well, EXCEPT for one little thing...the cleaning generated a LOT, I mean a LOT of smoke. If I didn't have a "vented to the outside" OTR hood, I'd have set off every smoke detector in the house. The inside of my oven now has that same gold patina as the GGs.

Silly me.:roll:

Edit: Also, don't be afraid to use them rail-side down. The bottom flat surface make a great griddle for things like burgers.

Looks good. How much did it cost you all total? I have the SP-330 (stainless model) and have thought about those whenever I can convince the wife that I need to replace the grates.

As far as cutting, I might ask on the GrillGrates webpage. They probably have an idea.

Ozric said:

Edit: Also, don't be afraid to use them rail-side down. The bottom flat surface make a great griddle for things like burgers.

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:doh::doh::doh: Why on earth haven't I thought about this???

Thanks for jolting my brain.

SCSportsman said:

The only issue I have, and you can't see it in the pictures, is that the grates stick up higher than the SS grates and the front edge of the grill lid hits the grates and doesn't close all of the way.

I'm gonna have to bevel or trim the grates to allow the lid to close fully. Any ideas on the best way to do that cleanly? I'm thinking compound miter saw with a carbide 80 tooth wood blade?

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I, too, was thinking about eventually getting grill grates for my new Genesis EP-330. But if they don't fit properly, i.e., don't allow the grill lid to close tightly, I think that would discourage me from getting them. That's disappointing.

JP

How did the grate beveling attempt go?