Are the grates cast iron or are they the old style non-patterned metal grate?
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They are small grates similar to your oven shelves. They do however support a good amount of weight, have had lots of heavy items on them and have had no problems. We have been very satisfied with this. We use it in our outdoor kitchen as our cooktop, and in support of some inductions burners that I have.
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They are iron. My stove did not come with that full stainless metal front like in the picture I see here. After a few months the spark mechanism stopped working, but there are two holes on the front of the stove that allow me to put my grill lighter through and turn on the gas on the stove after I light my grill lighter. With all that being said, I love the stove. It is powerful too. I bought a second one for my mother.
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The grate is made of cast iron. I am sure it will endure for life of this stove.They work well for our use.
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Cooking grate is stainless steel. Upper warming rack is like a porcelain covered steel, similar to the interior surface of an oven.
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The cooking grates are made of cast iron. I'm not sure what the rest it, probably steel. I gave this to my son for Christmas, and he loves it!
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Dear Cindy Q. All the cooking grates with those dimensions are in cast iron and or stainless steel. Please let us know if you should have any other questions.
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I believe they are hot-dipped. Regardless, in two years of use, they haven't shown any signs of rust.
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The grates are easier to clean than cast iron grates. The never come bright and shiny like they were when purchased. However, the can be scrubbed with plastic mesh pads with tough chunks of something. They get clean but not metal shiny. It hard work to get them really clean.The stainless finish gets fingerprints and crud like a stainless refrigerator with fingerprints. Being outside, its gets more crud and doesn't clean up as well. Still looks better than cast iron.
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The white ones I received were the traditional old fashioned rounded top. I can't address the shape of the black ones. I use them in my gardens as a convenient place for small tools.
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The cooking grates are cast iron. They need to be correctly seasoned. Instruction for proper seasoning are included with the grill.
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I believe the material of the grill surface is different-- aluminum vs. cast iron. I've been told that this makes a huge difference.
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I'm not sure you are looking at what I ordered, But there were two grates, one for the left side and one for the right side. Which matched the existing ones they replaced
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Hello The grate is usually made out of coated steel - I hope that helps. thank you
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I can't see which of my reviews Mark D. is asking about. They are all cast iron, except for the one I reviewed in February 2014. The 2014 purchase has cheap grates for the charcoal to rest on that are not cast iron.
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They are made of good quality pot metal with a nice stainless steel finish, I am very happy with the quality of this grill. Hope that helps.
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No, they are not, but I have had mine for a couple of years now and can report it is as good as new! I use it on more than just my cast iron also.
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They are metal but I don't know what kind. They look very much like wrought iron, but they are not heavy.
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The flavorizer bars are the same. My guess would be that the burners are also. The grates are stainless but I actually preferred the cast iron grates which you can buy as an option. Much better for searing and grilling. The only real difference as far as I can tell is that the cover and two side trays are stainless. Stainless is really more "cosmetic." I know that my painted Weber Genesis lasted for over 25 years and was still going strong when I gave it to my niece. I had replaced the flavorizor bars and grates and replaced the ignitor once.
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They are not heavy like cast iron. More like a good quality metal pan. I've used them for over a year now and am well satisfied.