If you have recently purchases a high quality grill and haven’t seasoned your grates yet, do so as soon as possible. If you fail to do this simple task they will rust badly and you will find your food sticking to them like super glue. This will also prevent your grates from rusting. This is a very common mistake but a task that must not be put on the back burner…excuse the pun.
Well seasoned cast iron grill grates will add tons of flavor to your food and this will improve with age. Food will never stick to properly seasoned grates. Most importantly they will never rust, which is important for health reasons. Who wants rusty food?
Seasoning your grates is pretty easy. All you need is some vegetable oil or bacon grease. You will need enough to apply a thick coating to your grates. I used a basting brush for this. Once you have applied a thick coat to your grates you must bake them for 3 hours at 300 degrees.
Then remove the grates and re-coat them. Place back into the over for another 2 hours at 200 degrees. Remove the grates and allow them to cool and use on your grill as normal.
You can heat your grates in either the grill or the oven. If you use the oven and vegetable oil be sure to open a window or two and/or the ventilation fan. The vegetable oil will cause some unpleasant fumes, nothing harmful though.
This seasoned non-stick finish will last for a few seasons. They will absorb flavor and give you food a true grilled taste with every use. They will hold up well with normal use and occasional use of a grill brush. However, if you use the scrapper often on the grill grates then you may have to re-season as needed to avoid rust.
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