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I nuked my grill can it still be used?
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I was not paying attention and thought the grill was shut off...but it wasn't. I have no idea what happened, I didn't think it was on that high and well fuck, a giant puddle of black goo is under the grill, I wiped up most of it but am trying to figure out what happened and if the grill is safe to keep using. I smelled the goo and it didn't smell ultra dangerous, but I don't know what it is because I thought they would keep most meltable materials off a grill but then again I don't think they account for stupidity.
Here's some pics.
Well to at least explain it, I've been sick, stressed, and the stress has given me neck pain which in turn has given me headaches, and per my other help post today I'm looking for a job...so I'm in a state of disrepair working to regroup.
Here's some pics.
Well to at least explain it, I've been sick, stressed, and the stress has given me neck pain which in turn has given me headaches, and per my other help post today I'm looking for a job...so I'm in a state of disrepair working to regroup.
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I'm guess since you 'left it on' that it's a propane grill? How long? Did anything melt or otherwise deform? Have you tried turning it on? When was the last time it got cleaned? Is it possible that in leaving it on, all the random bits of fat, and other waste crap completely liquefied and ran out?
Side note, as an engineer, I feel horrible asking the internet if you can melt charcoal. Oh well.
Wipe up the mess. Now get a cheap brush(I use natural hair paint brushes) and re-oil your grilling surface. Fire it up and let it cook in for about a half hour on low. Go back to cooking stuff and don't forget to turn off the grill when you are done.
As a side question. What the hell were you cooking that would need high heat?
A bit off topic, but according to Wiki, at 1AU carbon has "no real melting point."
"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored. "
-Aldous Huxley
How often do you clean your grill? It looks like charred remains and grease.
Shogun Streams Vidya
So? The recommended safe way to do it is to turn off the tank first. That way the excess propane in the lines gets burned off and your don't have any random flammable gas possibly accumulating in an enclosed space.
According to my grill's manual the gas in the line between the cylinder valve and the grill itself will dissipate anyway once the grill is turned off. It also says to turn off the burner and then close the cylinder valve while the grill is not in use. I'm not saying you're wrong, but I've never heard of closing the cylinder valve to shut off a grill. I have heard however that doing so can fuck up your burners. Bag of salt? I dunno.
Shogun Streams Vidya
Real men use charcoal anyway :P
That is what the stuff looked like to me. Someone people would be surprised as how much shit comes out of the food you cook. When I last owned a gas grill I would routinely clean the bottom pan and the catch tray that the liquid fat would collect in. Blech. I've seen the bottom of some ovens collect some similarly nasty shit as well.
My grates only got that white, overheated look once when someone else was using my grill and managed to catch the entire roast that was being grilled on fire. She didn't put one of them in right and made part of said roast fall onto the heat deflector (there was one for each burner). The moron wasn't supervising the grill and it got hot enough to crack the ceramic coating on the grates, which ruined them.
No but really I like charcoal but you have to keep buying it. I'd rather pay $15 to fill up my propane tank and have it last for over a year.
Shogun Streams Vidya
I've never had a gas grill that can add the same flavor to food that charcoal does, and I've never owned or used a gas grill that lets you use lava rocks, ceramic balls, or whatever else that might be able to reproduce the effect that happens when fat drips on the coals.
And over a year? I used to exchange my tank at least every two months, and that wasn't because of any gas leaks :P Gas was still cheaper, but as I said it didn't deliver the same flavor.
I guess I don't grill very much, but for me gas is a trillion times more economical than charcoal. And my gas grill uses lava rocks. Or I guess I should say I use lava rocks in my gas grill though I do not believe it gives the same flavor as charcoal.
Shogun Streams Vidya
Yeah but charcoal is messy and I am pretty certain there are some risks associated with using it for cooking :P
I exchange my tank every 6 weeks or so. I grill 3-4 nights a week. I am gonna die early.
Grilling is a fairly healthy way to cook meat.
I mean, it depends how much meat you're eating but if you're eating meat 3-4 nights a week anyway, you could do worse than grilled meat.
i personally never turn off the cylinder, just at the knobs and my world hasn't exploded yet.
What can you do to prevent this from happening in the future? Also, I'd use it. We're all going to die from cancer, anyway.