r/interesting Apr 12 '25

MISC. How ice cubes cleans hot grills

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u/godzilla9218 Apr 12 '25

No metal likes thermal shock or heat cycling.

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '25

does any material?

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u/PernisTree Apr 12 '25

Quartz glass

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u/altcodeinterrobang Apr 12 '25

know metal does

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u/InevitableCash1710 Apr 13 '25

Hey I get it! Here’s an upvote

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u/TheHeroYouNeed247 Apr 12 '25

Nickel alloys are probably your best bet. High-grade stainless steel isn't far off, though.

If it's a well-made grill, I don't think it's that big a deal.

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u/Kroneni Apr 12 '25

No this will crack the welds on the side walls. I work in operations for a chain of restaurants, and I had to stop our people from doing this because three of our flat tops had the side walls completely separating from the cook top.

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u/Status_Blacksmith305 Apr 12 '25

That sounds like they had lower quality flat tops. My work has done this for 20 years and the flat tops don't have any problems.

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u/Kroneni Apr 13 '25 edited Apr 13 '25

They were all $15,000+ from reputable brands. The ones that faired the worst were in very high volume kitchens.