Charcoal Grills, The Pros and Cons of Plated Steel and Enamel Coatings

Charcoal Grills are one of summers most loved and used apparatus. After the winter the cover comes off and the grills get dusted and cleaned ready for a steaming hot summer.

With usage from the old summer and a 6 to 7 month break of a cold and wet winter, will the Charcoal grill still be usable?

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Traditionally the most favorite grills on the shop have always been a aggregate of earthenware Enamel, Powder Coating, Plated Steel, Stainless Steel and Cast Iron.

Charcoal Grills, The Pros and Cons of Plated Steel and Enamel Coatings

Let's look into these materials carefully -

1. Plated Steel - Although steel is a very good material under the greatest heat from flame, it unfortunately becomes rather weak when exposed to liquids, salts and chemicals. This is why grill manufacturers select to plate the steel assuming that the inner steel is protected and therefore will not rust.

Unfortunately, when the grill gets used the materials shrink and expand with the changes in greatest heat from being cold to very hot. This causes very small hairline cracks to appear near the joins where the materials are whether bent or attached.

As soon as these diminutive cracks begin, the inner steel protected by plating becomes exposed to moisture and this is where the material then begins to rust. It's only a matter of time before the whole entire grill becomes rusted.

Rusted steel on food doesn't taste very good, is highly toxic and not good for your health.

2. Cast Iron - As you know Iron is a very strong and heavy material and can deal with greatest temperatures. Grill manufacturers have been using cast iron because of low costs and affordability so when you see a cast iron stock you would assume it shows great value!

But unfortunately Cast Iron will rust when exposed to salts, liquids and moisture.

It would be wise to treat the Iron with Vegetable oil after use to protect it from rusting during the winters but this also doesn't certify it's survival.

3. Powder Coated Steel Charcoal Grills - Powder coated paint is a paint which uses heat to solidify, dry and dry out, manufacture it very resilient to heat. It assuredly turns into a very hard plastic shield under heat and can withstand very high temperatures.

Powder Coated Barbecues are assuredly also relatively inexpensive and affordable.

But unfortunately after heating and cooling the paint becomes very fragile and starts to crack and like all the other materials, cracks expose steel to salt and moisture.

Rust sets in once again.

4. Stainless Steel - Stainless Grills are assuredly the best solution to the rust problem. This steel is the most resilient to rust. Although it is not 100% rust proof Stainless Steel will out last any other steel during high exposure to moisture, heat and cold.

Stainless Steel comes in grades of low capability to high capability depending on the price and although it may seem as if a Stainless Barbecue is precious or expensive, in the long run it will end up rescue you money.

5. Porcelain Enamel - earthenware enamel is a higher capability version of powder coated enamel. earthenware sets at a hotter temperatures and is denser. It can also feel for longer periods of time and is also relatively inexpensive compared to higher end products.

But unfortunately, although the material is harder and stronger than lowly powder coating it too becomes fragile under exposure to heat and after a few years starts to crack.

When finding for a new Barbecue, reconsider how long you wish to keep it before having to replace it. The best grills for the long term are the Stainless Steel and earthenware Enamel Grills.

Charcoal Grills, The Pros and Cons of Plated Steel and Enamel Coatings

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