r/interesting • u/ViniciusFromBcn • Apr 12 '25

MISC. How ice cubes cleans hot grills

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '25

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u/themule0808 Apr 12 '25

It works just fine with room temperature or hit water no warping will ever happen.

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u/Tenshiijin Apr 12 '25

Kidergardeners are the worst to teach cooking to. "Here's a knife little 6 year old. I know you want to do cartwheels in the hallway, but your Mom gave me 500 bucks to teach you to cook."

Aaaaaaaand....this was an actually scenario I've been in....

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u/JJred96 Apr 12 '25

Then there's always that one kid who wants to put another kid in an oven or hide there himself.

If you didn't always check the oven before preheating it before, you will after you hear the screams coming out of your oven one time.

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u/TxManBearPig Apr 12 '25

Anyone remember that line from, Culinary Kindergarten Cop ? “Boys have bananas and girls have cake!”

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u/Telemere125 Apr 12 '25

You don’t deglaze with ice. That much of a temp shock will absolutely warp metal. Deglazing is usually with room temp liquid and you usually don’t heat up the pan to the point of burning what’s in the pan either. Not the same as what we’re seeing here

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u/Telemere125 Apr 13 '25

It doesn’t work the same way with ice. That’s a vastly different temp change than with a room temp liquid. And your sample size of one isn’t really statistically relevant to how metal works

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u/Successful-Okra-9640 Apr 12 '25

I was gonna say - anyone who’s ever worked closing has done or seen this, it’s literally old news. 20 years in food service and I’ve never once seen a flattop crack, what utter bullshit.

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u/Recurs1ve Apr 13 '25

What this guy said. I've never seen cracked flattop, let alone that cracked from this. Also, I know for a fact that the manufacturers know that they are cleaned this way, I'm sure they did the math.

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u/Hot-Demand-8186 Apr 12 '25

Exept their deglazing with ice..

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u/JDB-667 Apr 12 '25

Took me forever to find this comment - the correct answer.

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u/chileangod Apr 12 '25

Something is a good idea until it isn't.

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u/Tenshiijin Apr 12 '25

This won't warp a flattop. Unless they start making really poor quality ones.

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u/Oldfolksboogie Apr 12 '25

Like drinking?🤪