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JPSmit

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Just cleaning the BBQ (grill for y'all) The cast iron grates are showing a little rust - anything I can or should do to get them black again?

thanks all
 
Rust is oxide of iron. Good for what ails you!
Heck, if it wasn't for rust, where would our LBC's be?
 
I second Kellysguy. Clean them up with some steel wool, then season them with some bacon grease. Veggie oil will work too, but tends to leave a sticky residue after getting cooked on. Bacon grease works the best. Keep some handy to wipe the grills down with while they're still warm after you give 'em a scrub when your done cooking. Very similar to caring for a cast iron pan.
 
I used it to cook on an old rusty truck hood and half of a rust 55 gallon drum. Everyone there said it was the best bacon they'd ever had...seriously. I seasoned it w/ the fat to get the rust off, then cooked the bacon on it over an open fire.
 
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