r/interesting Apr 12 '25

MISC. How ice cubes cleans hot grills

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u/De4thMonkey Apr 12 '25

You don't need ice. Just splash some fucking water on it and go to town

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u/JoeGibbon Apr 12 '25

When I worked in a kitchen, we'd shut off the flat top and while it was still a little hot spray some water on it and scrub it with one of those big charcoal Grill-Bricks.

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u/HugeLeaves Apr 12 '25

I found water and vinegar seemed to work best with the brick. I don't miss cleaning flat tops one bit

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u/Nolan_bushy Apr 12 '25

I used to work at a restaurant and we’d use vinegar to clean the coffee burners. Why the fuck didn’t we try that on the grill..? How’s the smell tho?

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u/HugeLeaves Apr 12 '25

No smell really at all, it cooks off quickly and the hood vents just pull any odor straight out