Keeping grill pans clean

jk0

!!!!!! wrote: »

Rubbish. If that were the case then you would be having the same problem with the main elements when using foil in any other situation.

Thanks for your kind reply. Presumably you mean in the oven though? I don't see how that could hurt an oven.

System

jk0 wrote: »

Thanks for your kind reply. Presumably you mean in the oven though? I don't see how that could hurt an oven.

Why not? The premise is that the foil reflects (and somehow increases) the heat. If it affects the grill element then there is no reason why it should not affect the main oven elements the same way

jk0

!!!!!! wrote: »

Why not? The premise is that the foil reflects (and somehow increases) the heat. If it affects the grill element then there is no reason why it should not affect the main oven elements the same way

But foil wrapped round a chicken is not a flat mirror that can reflect anything, is it? It will be a lot further from the elements also.

pigpen

!!!!!! wrote: »

Actually fires involving oil are the more prevalent

E.G. Chip pan, frying pan, grill pans due to the fat from the product being cooked rather than the foil.

duuhhh!!! is this not a 'grill pan' thread?

When you've been 4 months with no kitchen/cooker after a fire and spent £6000 getting it fixed.. come back and preach your rubbish!


and just put a piece of foil.. or even the teflon oven sheets in a flame.. it burns! oil or not.. it burns!

System

pigpen wrote: »

duuhhh!!! is this not a 'grill pan' thread?

Hey you mentioned kitchen fires, I just gave the correct info about causes of kitchen fires and the fact that the majority are NOT caused by grill pans as you claimed

Just to give you some figures
in 2013/2014 27% of domestic accidental fires started in the kitchen
For causes of fire, 20% of all domestic accidental fires involved deep fat fryers
Which to my mind means that grill pans are a minor cause considering that remaining 7% covers all other causes of fire within a kitchen E.G. toaster, oven gloves etc on hobs and other domestic appliances in a kitchen.

pigpen wrote: »

When you've been 4 months with no kitchen/cooker after a fire and spent £6000 getting it fixed.. come back and preach your rubbish!

Not my rubbish but Fire service figures

pigpen wrote: »

and just put a piece of foil.. or even the teflon oven sheets in a flame.. it burns! oil or not.. it burns!

And? I don't understand that point. The question was about putting foil in a grill pan and not putting it in a flame. If that is how your kitchen fire started then it is down to your negligence. Or was it one of theses daft ideas about putting foil above the element/gas burner to reflect more heat down?

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

The only way I keep my grill pan clean, is by washing it after use.
I would not ever put foil into this pan, as it reflects the heat back into the grill, excessively increasing the temperature, causing a greater risk of fire.

System

Where does the extra temperature come from? Doesn't the grill pan itself increase in heat without the foil?

jackyann

However, using foil in this way is both bad for the environment and the purse.
I just grit my teeth and clean after each use.
But, to save washing, I am a great fan of the griddle - I have a plain one and a ridged one - which I use for bacon etc. so that the fat drains off. It too is messy to wash, but not as unwieldy as a huge grill pan. Usually I wipe with scrumpled newspaper, then wipe - just wash it every so often.

PasturesNew

I've always used foil, in the grill tray, although for some items I'd place them on their own (additional) little sheet of foil on top of the wire rack (e.g. fish fingers). Some things I grill in a pyrex lid so any muck is confined to the pyrex lid, that's then washed afterwards.

I keep an eye on the foil in the pan, so it's not used perpetually, but carefully, allowing absolutely NO build up of fats as fat lurking around can catch fire.

If you're careful and mindful using foil is the way to go - however, be aware that there are things that can happen if you simply aren't aware and don't change the foil often enough.

As a rule, I try not to grill anything with fat anyway, as I'm petrified of fire ... and the combination (in my strange head) of a red hot element + fat spitting + fat lying around = fire potential.

splishsplash

I just chuck it in the dishwasher after use - the pan, the wire mesh tray and the fat drip catcher tray all wash perfectly.