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Originally posted by Sigfest:
A question for the guys using them on a Weber gas grill. From what I’ve been reading they really increase the cooking temps. I like to slow cook ribs and pork steaks sometimes. Guess I’d have to fire up the Weber kettle for that instead. Seems people can’t get temps down lower than 425 even using 1 burner on low.

I have an S 330. I can get lower than 425F with all 3 burners on low almost all of the time. (Depends on how full the bottle is). 1 burner on low gets me around 200-250F.....I've done this to hold food for a long time at temperature after pulling it out of the smoker......

It's also a lot easier to keep it at 425 or less if you don't let it go over that, just keep turning the knobs way down when it gets to desired temp without going over the temp. if you pre-heat it to 500-550F, then it takes a while, even if you turn the knobs to dead low, for the temp to come down.

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Originally posted by ShouldBFishin:

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Originally posted by doublesharp:
Opening this thread just cost me 60 bucks.

Yeah... Another thread on the Sigforum that cost me $$$. I bought replacements for my Weber and dropped about $150 today. Can't wait to get them though.

Grill Grates were delivered yesterday. Going to start with a burger tonight.

Got to try them out tonight with a quick burger, bacon and some asparagus...



So far I'm happy with them, the bacon was pretty quickly done and there was no flare up from the bacon grease. I measured the temp on the grates with an infra red thermometer, it was about 125-150ish degrees hotter than the thermometer in the hood. It's going to take a little getting used to - I think I'll do burgers on the flat side next time.

So, are these really worth it?

I've been hearing more and more about them and would like to get a set for my gas grill which does a great job searing steaks and things but also has awful flareups all the time that singe and blacken the food if I'm not babysitting it the entire time.

I actually like the grates on the Char-Broil Tru-Infrared models better, the valleys in the GrillGrates seem almost TOO deep to me?

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Originally posted by PASig:
So, are these really worth it?

I've been hearing more and more about them and would like to get a set for my gas grill which does a great job searing steaks and things but also has awful flareups all the time that singe and blacken the food if I'm not babysitting it the entire time.

I actually like the grates on the Char-Broil Tru-Infrared models better, the valleys in the GrillGrates seem almost TOO deep to me?

There's been zero flare up with anything I've made on it (including the bacon). I did like the burger I made on the flat side simply because there was more of a Maillard reaction and a little caramelization overall. Toasting the buns on the flat side gave me a nice even toasting - I've never been able to achieve that on a grill before. The last NY Strip I made I tossed some wood shavings between the grates and got a little smoke flavor to it.


They will never rust and should last several years - so long as I don't get them too hot and warp them. I really like that I can use either side. As soon as they are completely seasoned, I'm going to give pizza a try on the flat side.


Cleaning them is more of a PITA than the original grates (I bought their grate cleaning tool too and it's OK but not great).


They were roughly twice the price of replacement grates from Weber (porcelain enameled cast iron) - but those will eventually rust. They are expensive, but they do have a 30 day money back guarantee (you pay to ship them back).


To me, they were worth it.


Here's some skirt steak that I did the other day:

I too jumped on the Grill Grates bandwagon. My Weber cast iron grates were flaking away. And my flavorizer bars were rusted in half. I bought both through Amazon.
I also bought the grill brush with poly bristles. Dip in water and clean away while warming up grill.
I put 2 of the 5 sections up so I could cook a burger, or whatever, on a flat top. My son likes his burgers or steaks with a press on it. Worked good, but cooks hot. Have to pay attention.
The other 3 sections also cook hotter than what I’m used to. Guess I’ll need to drink faster. Lol
I’ve done burgers a few times, steaks, and pork steaks. All have turned out excellent.
But there’s a learning curve as they conduct heat better than the cast iron grates. What I used to cook on high, is now a medium, and not as many burners on. It’ll be a work in progress. So far, so good.

I too have been looking at these and saw they had a Memorial Day special with 15% off so I decided to order a set for a Weber Smokey Joe, the little 14.5 inch portable kettle grill.

Looking forward to searing some steaks and flank steak for steak tacos over lump charcoal with this setup!



I hope they work well, as they cost more than the grill did!