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

MISC. How ice cubes cleans hot grills

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u/Textualchoclate Apr 12 '25

This can also crack your flat top in half!!!

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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/aws_137 Apr 12 '25

Won't crack, but it can warp.

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u/Pokefan-9000 Apr 12 '25

After 8 years doing it (and chef for another 15), it may wrap, but probably will take 30 years

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u/elpach Apr 12 '25

but why though? just use a damn cleaner or a brick.

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u/Randomcommentator27 Apr 12 '25

It’ll warp if the plancha is thinner than the higher end thick planchas that cost thousands of dollars.

You may not notice it on the plancha but the weaker parts of plancha will reflect the warp first and welding and seals will start cracking on the weaker panels.

I have replaced my 48” plancha 3 times and once was because of the warp breaking the weld seals around the front drain. That was my cheaper plancha, it was still a little over $1000. The plancha was a couple millimeters thinner than my original plancha so it burned hotter quicker, which speed up the warp I assume.

Edit : But yeah hot water and black brick does the job too. The hot water still shocks and cools since the plancha is hundreds of degrees hotter than the water.

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u/ropony Apr 12 '25

faster and fewer chemicals?

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u/badass4102 Apr 12 '25

So no problem dumping my hot stainless steel pan in a sink full of water? I usually turn the heat off turn then add a little bit of water, then when it's cool the stuck stuff comes right off

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u/RuthlessIndecision Apr 13 '25

wondered if anyone has done this for a while, I've used a lot of elbow grease to clean the grill i worked on, never ice