The best way to clean a cast iron grill pan
1879102
Happy to help! We love cooking on cast iron and you should NOT use soap on the pan. You can clean all of them with really hot water and SALT! We use whatever salt is handy. Also, there are scrapers to use and their is one that is grooved to work specifically on grill pans. We heat our grill pan to "really" hot and put the meat in their and savor the aroma. Lodge is the very best of cast iron ware. Hope this helps!
1879103
I just scrub it in hot water, do not use any type of soap, with a brush made to clean cast iron; I purchased one from Amazon made by Lodge. Dry it with paper towel and apply a small amount of vegetable oil with a paper towel. Lodge is the best cast iron and is made in the USA, I love cooking in cast iron.
1879104
You can use normal dish soap on cast iron pans. It's a myth that soapy water is bad for the patina. However, because almost nothing sticks to a well-seasoned pan, you can usually wash it just fine without soap. You don't have to -- the pan will be fine in soapy water. But if you believe the myth and don't want to use soap, you usually don't have to.
1879105
For this type of ridged grill pan, I simply pour in some warm water while it's still fairly hot to loosen up some of the cooking reside and char. After allowing it to sit for a while, I take the special scraper or grill brush (with grooves to get in-between the ridges) and finish the cleaning job WITH NOTHING BUT WATER. Never soap. No dishwasher. No chemicals. On flat cast iron pans and pots, you can use kosher salt with half a lemon to clean the surface if it's gunked up. Once you're done cleaning any cast iron, dry it gently but thoroughly and apply a very thin film off vegetable or peanut oil onto the cooking surface. Store it that way for your next use. For this type of ridged grill pan, I simply pour in some warm water while it's still fairly hot to loosen up some of the cooking reside and char. After allowing it to sit for a while, I take the special scraper or grill brush (with grooves to get in-between the ridges) and finish the cleaning job WITH NOTHING BUT WATER. Never soap. No dishwasher. No chemicals. On flat cast iron pans and pots, you can use kosher salt with half a lemon to clean the surface if it's gunked up. Once you're done cleaning any cast iron, dry it gently but thoroughly and apply a very thin film off vegetable or... » Read More For this type of ridged grill pan, I simply pour in some warm water while it's still fairly hot to loosen up some of the cooking reside and char. After allowing it to sit for a while, I take the special scraper or grill brush (with grooves to get in-between the ridges) and finish the cleaning job WITH NOTHING BUT WATER. Never soap. No dishwasher. No chemicals. On flat cast iron pans and pots, you can use kosher salt with half a lemon to clean the surface if it's gunked up. Once you're done cleaning any cast iron, dry it gently but thoroughly and apply a very thin film off vegetable or peanut oil onto the cooking surface. Store it that way for your next use. « Show Less
1879106
For this type of ridged grill pan, I simply pour in some warm water while it's still fairly hot to loosen up some of the cooking reside and char. After allowing it to sit for a while, I take the special scraper or grill brush (with grooves to get in-between the ridges) and finish the cleaning job WITH NOTHING BUT WATER. Never soap. No dishwasher. No chemicals. On flat cast iron pans and pots, you can use kosher salt with half a lemon to clean the surface if it's gunked up. Once you're done cleaning any cast iron, dry it gently but thoroughly and apply a very thin film off vegetable or peanut oil onto the cooking surface. Store it that way for your next use.
467020
Well after I clean it I spray a light coating of "high heat" Pam cooking spray and with a cloth wipe the entire grill down and then cover with a plastic cover for the winter! I hope this helps.
529100
For Cast Iron, I boil it for five minutes. Then scrape the bottom of the pan to loosen up any left on bits. Dump it out, let it cool and wipe it out with a paper towel. You really do want the oil, grease to be left on the pan. This is how I treat all 4 of my cast iron skillets.
2179263
Cleaning the grills is easy. Cleaning the insides requires a lot of work. I have tried chemical de-greasers, bar keepers friend, steel wool, and oven cleaner. Steel wool works best for me. The aluminum surfaces are just plain difficult.
701461
I use a wire bristle grill brush. Heat the grill on high for 15mins then use the wire brush to clean the grill. Don't forget to turn off the grill!
1094303
Very easy! I soak it in a bin with detergent, rub it together, and it's clean. Much easier than cleaning an aluminum sheet or George Foreman grill.
880867
I use cast iron daily, I would just warm the pan put a little oil in it and some kosher salt, scrub with a paper towel, until the rust is gone, then rinse out the pan re heat it add a bit more oil and bake at 250 for 1 or 2 hours...I would never clean my pans with steel wool or any other metal scrubbers...
423869
I use a dry wadded up paper towel while the grill is still so hot (so the grease, etc., doesn't harden) and wipe downward following the ridges wiping off all of the grease. I then take a damp wadded up paper towel and repeat until the grill is clean. I then shut the grill off. Obviously keep your finders clear of the hot surfaces.
1134418
After taking the cooked meat off the cast iron grate, immediately scrap off all the baked on skin, bits of meat and meat drippings off with a wire brush, salt and vinegar will eat into the cast iron. If you wait for the grill to cool down, it is hard to scrap the baked on stuff off the grill. When the grill has reached the desired cooking temperature, use a paper towel soaked in vegetable oil and run it along the grate before you put the meat on.
701460
Spray Canola cooking oil on the top surface of the Cast Iron grates before using the grates for the first time. This will season the grates. Also use the Canola spray on the grates before heating your grill, this will make cleaning the grates a lot easier and helps the meat from sticking to the grates. After grilling and the grates have been cooled down. Lightly clean the grates with a brass grill cleaning brush. Be careful not to scrub to much as these grates do have a light coating of porcelain baked on. Your meats will taste much better using the cast iron grates because the meats will cook more evenly and your grill will retain the cooking temperature more evenly than the steel grates. Spray Canola cooking oil on the top surface of the Cast Iron grates before using the grates for the first time. This will season the grates. Also use the Canola spray on the grates before heating your grill, this will make cleaning the grates a lot easier and helps the meat from sticking to the grates. After grilling and the grates have been cooled down. Lightly clean the grates with a brass grill cleaning brush. Be careful not to scrub to much as these grates do have a light coating of porcelain baked on. Your meats will taste much better using the cast iron grates because the meats will... » Read More Spray Canola cooking oil on the top surface of the Cast Iron grates before using the grates for the first time. This will season the grates. Also use the Canola spray on the grates before heating your grill, this will make cleaning the grates a lot easier and helps the meat from sticking to the grates. After grilling and the grates have been cooled down. Lightly clean the grates with a brass grill cleaning brush. Be careful not to scrub to much as these grates do have a light coating of porcelain baked on. Your meats will taste much better using the cast iron grates because the meats will cook more evenly and your grill will retain the cooking temperature more evenly than the steel grates. « Show Less
247683
Yes! I have used this on my cast iron grill pan with good results. I suggest freshening the sseasoning on your pan after using the chain mail. I have found I don't need to scrub as hard as I think for good results.
1027359
U clean them like a cast iron pan. Use a really (& I mean that) good grill brush to get the crud off. Thatz about it. Az far az the stainless Ive heard that other people have to clean them like stainless panz (soaking, cleanzer, & scrubby padz). Just a matter of preference I guess, but I luv cast iron! My former grill had them- never replaced & now itz goin 2 winter home in AZ. Hope this helps.
1454550
Just like you would a cast iron skillet... mild soap and water, rinse throughly, dry immediately, and reseason with vegetable oil.
1067664
I use a normal wire brush to clean the grill's cooking surface...the drippings drop down and are collected in a disposable aluminum tray that you access from the front door...well designed.
205092
i wouldn't put a cast iron grill in the dishwasher. If it's bare cast iron, just heat it up on the grill and burn up all the "stuff" then brush off with a wire brush. cast iron "seasons." The baked on stuff actually preserves the grill. now if you have an enamel coated one, it would be safer in the dishwasher. but still pointless to put it in there. just heat it up and cook off the stuff.
455010
I clean with a grill brush and hot water no dish soap. I dry with kitchen towel and I ad a little cooking oil and place on burner till warm/hot remove from burner wipe with paper towel and hang on hook.Never had a rust problem.
758973
Clean the top of the grate with a bbq grill brush, pour some olive oil in a paper towel and wipe the tops of the grate with the wet part of the paper towel. Also, if you're cooking "sticky" type food, use a thin metal spatula to break loose the item you want to turn before hand.