| Do you ever stop and think about your barbecue grill | | | | situated in South Pittsburg, TN, has built a reputation |
| grate or is it one of those things you just take for | | | | for fine iron cookware. The company also makes |
| granted? Do you wash it meticulously every time you | | | | barbecue grill grates and other accessories to use |
| use it or give it a cursory scrape before using it | | | | when grilling. Lodge grates are designed to heat |
| again? Everyone has their own ways of grilling, and | | | | slowly to give you a consistent cooking surface and |
| there are dozens of different kinds of grills that | | | | temperature. Although you can buy most Lodge |
| come with different kinds of grates. Some of the | | | | products unseasoned, you might prefer buying one |
| most lavish and expensive grills have cast iron grates | | | | of their pre-seasoned grates. What this means is that |
| in them. You may already know that cast iron | | | | you'll be able to use the grate right out of the box |
| provides an ideal cooking surface which spreads heat | | | | instead of having to spend time seasoning it yourself. |
| evenly and keeps foods from burning so easily. | | | | If you have always liked using Weber grills and |
| However, most of us are unable to afford a high-end | | | | equipment, you'll be able to purchase a cast iron |
| barbecue grill with a grate like this and have to settle | | | | grate made to fit several specific models. Weber, a |
| for the cheaper models that are often equipped with | | | | premier maker of top-quality barbecue grills, offers |
| less-than-ideal cooking grates. | | | | porcelain-enameled iron grates for certain grill models. |
| You may be glad to learn that you can buy a | | | | This process is achieved by cooking the porcelain |
| separate cast iron grate to fit onto your grill, and it | | | | enamel right into the iron. The enamel will keep the |
| isn't going to be all that expensive. Several companies | | | | grate from rusting without detracting from the look |
| offer grates made from cast iron. Lodge Cast Iron, | | | | and feel of the cast iron. |