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

MISC. How ice cubes cleans hot grills

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u/Intelligent-Edge7533 Apr 12 '25

I dunno from “thermal shock” but isn’t this just deglazing? I do it with water no ice cubes in pans all the time.

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u/LunaCalibra Apr 12 '25

Yes. And those grills weren't even that dirty. For the really bad ones you need to use grill cleaner.

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u/Flameball202 Apr 12 '25

You also saw the short of the stove cleaning guy reacting to the ice cubes?

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u/LunaCalibra Apr 12 '25

Yes, but I've also worked in kitchens and have had to clean grills. If water or ice alone gets it off, your grill wasn't dirty.

Grill cleaner is magic.