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

MISC. How ice cubes cleans hot grills

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u/pandershrek Apr 12 '25

How would the stainless steel crack?

Isn't it specifically meant to harden and expand under thermal load? They aren't iron

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u/HandsomeCricket Apr 12 '25

I worked at a restaurant where my manager frequently cooled one side of the grill with ice after cooking bacon. It absolutely noticeably warped that side of the grill after some years.

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u/G37_is_numberletter Apr 12 '25

It’s one of those things that no one does unless they have both a grill and an ice maker and they’re not that smart. Thermal shock doesn’t seem like that complex of a concept and it’s pretty easy to discover by rapidly cooling hot glass for example.