Silly question... how does it leave grill marks if the grill bars are covered by the mat?
1867647
The hear isn't all evenly distributed over the entire mat. The hot points are still on the grill grates themselves since they hold and conduct the heat for longer than the mat itself. The grill marks aren't quite as prominent as without a mat in my experience but they still definitely show up.
1214274
There is no way to coat them that I can think of. All I can suggest is after your done cooking your burgers is turn up the heat a bit and let the accumulated drippings burn off. Then when you light it the next time , preheat the grill and use the grate lifter to lift up the grate, lay it to the side on another grate and use your grill brush to clean the char of the heat shields. I know its a bit of extra work but its the best and only real solution I have come up with so far. If anything else comes to mind I will pass it on.
48245
The grill bed is easily removable for cleaning. It has only small slits, unlike more traditional racks. I haven't had any difficulty with'droppings' going through to the burners although we tend to grill pork loins which have little fat.
576199
Mine has a little stain on it from some tomato sauce from a pizza I burned, but when I don't burn anything on it I haven't stained it. This one is pretty hard to stain. You essentially have to have something that naturally stains and then have it burn in the oven on the mat, but even then, mine looks like the stain is coming out in the wash. The stain keeps getting smaller each time I wash it.
1945755
My grates also move when I clean them. Any BBQ grill usually has a small space for movement, otherwise you wouldn't be able to take them out to clean, etc because they would be too snug.
332024
Grill Grids are porcelain coated. Meat is gonna stick if you don't grease it first.
2237570
When I'm done grilling I soak the grates in the tub with hot water and dawn liquid soap on top of a plastic mat, so it won't scratch the finish in my tub. I let is soak for a little while and I scrub it clean with a scrubbing sponge, and I rinse. The grates are supposed to be non stick, but I had to scrub quite a bit.
598025
The grill is built so that the grilling surface itself covers the burners. However you should remove the grill to clean it. If you don't, you can splatter onto the burners. However if that does happen just run over the burners with a green scrubby and they'll be fine.Have had this for a while, use it all the time. It works great.
135578
My guess would be yes - anything we had put on it did leave a mark, but we would remove the item and the dent/divot would fade with time. Ultimately, this mat turned into a puzzle for my son and was put away because we had it on a hardwood floor and it became a large slipping hazard. Sorry if this information isn't helpful, but ultimately we didn't know that we didn't really need a mat and I wish we hadn't bought ours.
2088859
I use a silicone mat, they can be found at Walmart, Home Depot, and other stores. I have grilled meats, fish, chicken, vegetables. They all haved turned out excellent, juicy,and with grill marks. The big bonus is the grates do not get dirty.Good luck.
995963
We don't have an outdoor grill, but I've used the Haan in my oven on baked on spots. It takes some elbow grease, but a shot of steam and then scraping right away will do the trick. The steam softens and loosens the grease, and then you can scrape it right off. Dawn will help, too.
163272
Yes it does. There is a little tray that hangs below the grill to catch the mess. It works fine, but it's fairly shallow so you need to keep an eye on it and empty as needed. Pretty simple. They thought it out well. My only recommendation is that you take the time to clean the grill within a day or two after using, if not immediately.
1773707
I had the same problem because the metal disk on the right side of the grilling rack. It has little bumps on it that are supposed to fit into matching indentations in the side of the grill itself. There is a spot to hold it flat, and another spot to hold it slightly tilted. On mine, the metal disc was bent so the bumps didn't fully engage the indents. I tried to straighten it out myself, but couldn't. Contacted MECO, and after seeing pictures & my description of the problem sent me a whole new handle/heating element/grill rack piece. Once I replaced it, everything worked as it should. Of course there is also the possibility you installed it in the wrong hole on the left side of the grill, and it won't work. Apparently this is very common, since their customer service was pretty sure that was the problem until I sent them pictures showing it was installed correctly.
1877669
It does not, I had to flip the Panini over for grill marks on both sides. Hope that helps!
1815840
I have scrub pads that I use on my ceramic stove that I use to clean the grill pan. You can use metal utensils on it without damaging it (on the grill). I have never had anything stick to the under pan, so clean-up is super easy. I've never seen grill marks on the meat, but, honestly, I haven't looked for them either.
359721
I wipe it down with simple green to remove the grease that spills on the mat. Hope this is helpful.
1018610
I am not cooking directly to the surface. I have a special pan that stay always on the top. I don't clean it if any residue from grill pan drops. I did not also scratch it. It seams fine so far as a support only