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BBQ...and Quality Stainless Jimi 05-31-2006
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Posted by Abe on May 31, 2006, 12:20 pm
>This brings about the question of good and bad quality stainless and
>knowing what to look for when buying a stainless BBQ.
>Is there a non destructive test to do to check for good quality
>stainless? I don't imagine that Home depot would be happy to see me going at
>the side of a new bbq with an angle grinder to look at the sparks. I suppose
>a magnet would be one way. Any other checks a person could make to guarantee
>quality stainless before buying?
You can try and verify the grade of stainless used with the
manufacturer.

This link shows the corrosion resistance of various types:
http://www.azom.com/details.asp?ArticleID=470

And this link shows the standard type numbers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stainless_steel#Standard_types

Maybe this helps.

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Posted by Steve B on May 31, 2006, 7:42 pm

> >This brings about the question of good and bad quality stainless and
>>knowing what to look for when buying a stainless BBQ.
>>Is there a non destructive test to do to check for good quality
>>stainless? I don't imagine that Home depot would be happy to see me going
>>at
>>the side of a new bbq with an angle grinder to look at the sparks. I
>>suppose
>>a magnet would be one way. Any other checks a person could make to
>>guarantee
>>quality stainless before buying?

When I worked in a CNC stainless steel fabrication shop, there was a testing
unit that would identify any grade of stainless steel. I would say they are
expensive, and that it takes a while to learn to use one correctly.

That being said, I would believe that if you bought from a reputable brand
name supplier that they would provide the alloy number of the stainless, and
that they would state a guarantee for that product.

If you bought el cheapo no name, it goes anywhere from there.

Steve



Posted by E Gregory on May 31, 2006, 2:37 pm
Jimi wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am a pipeline welder of 26 years. I really haven't had much to do
> with stainless steel in my career. I want to buy a BBQ and have noticed in
> the past 3-5 yrs that there are some pretty nice stainless BBQ's out there
> for sale by Home Depot, Price Club etc... I also was told to watch what you
> buy as some of those pretty "stainless" BBQ's eventually start to rust!
> This brings about the question of good and bad quality stainless and
> knowing what to look for when buying a stainless BBQ.
>
> Is there a non destructive test to do to check for good quality
> stainless? I don't imagine that Home depot would be happy to see me going at
> the side of a new bbq with an angle grinder to look at the sparks. I suppose
> a magnet would be one way. Any other checks a person could make to guarantee
> quality stainless before buying?
>
> Has anyone bought a stainless BBQ that has started to show signs of rust
> that would care to comment??
>
>
> Thanks...Jimi
>
>

Hello, I bought a stainless grill last year from Home Depot and really
like it alot. There are parts of the grill, the side panels, which do
show some signs of slightly rusty spots. These parts also attract a
magnet as the stainless parts which still show no signs of "stain" do
not attract the magnet. So I'm guessing that the lesser quality
"stainless" has some aignificant amount of iron which would attract the
magnet. So I would suggest doing the magnet test at the store to
determine which parts are likely to "stain".
As far as the "stains", I used some good quality oil and a green kitchen
scrubby thing and rubbed them all out and then applied wax to the parts,
and the stains have not returned, it's been at least 6 months.





Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on May 31, 2006, 2:45 pm

> Jimi wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am a pipeline welder of 26 years. I really haven't had much to do
>> with stainless steel in my career. I want to buy a BBQ and have noticed
>> in
>> the past 3-5 yrs that there are some pretty nice stainless BBQ's out
>> there
>> for sale by Home Depot, Price Club etc... I also was told to watch what
>> you
>> buy as some of those pretty "stainless" BBQ's eventually start to rust!
>> This brings about the question of good and bad quality stainless
>> and
>> knowing what to look for when buying a stainless BBQ.
>>
>> Is there a non destructive test to do to check for good quality
>> stainless? I don't imagine that Home depot would be happy to see me going
>> at
>> the side of a new bbq with an angle grinder to look at the sparks. I
>> suppose
>> a magnet would be one way. Any other checks a person could make to
>> guarantee
>> quality stainless before buying?
>>
>> Has anyone bought a stainless BBQ that has started to show signs of rust
>> that would care to comment??
>>
>>
>> Thanks...Jimi
>>
>>
>
> Hello, I bought a stainless grill last year from Home Depot and really
> like it alot. There are parts of the grill, the side panels, which do
> show some signs of slightly rusty spots. These parts also attract a
> magnet as the stainless parts which still show no signs of "stain" do not
> attract the magnet. So I'm guessing that the lesser quality "stainless"
> has some aignificant amount of iron which would attract the magnet. So I
> would suggest doing the magnet test at the store to determine which parts
> are likely to "stain".
> As far as the "stains", I used some good quality oil and a green kitchen
> scrubby thing and rubbed them all out and then applied wax to the parts,
> and the stains have not returned, it's been at least 6 months.
>
>
>
>

Does your grill have a brand name?



Posted by hallerb@aol.com on May 31, 2006, 2:48 pm

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> > Jimi wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I am a pipeline welder of 26 years. I really haven't had much to do
> >> with stainless steel in my career. I want to buy a BBQ and have noticed
> >> in
> >> the past 3-5 yrs that there are some pretty nice stainless BBQ's out
> >> there
> >> for sale by Home Depot, Price Club etc... I also was told to watch what
> >> you
> >> buy as some of those pretty "stainless" BBQ's eventually start to rust!
> >> This brings about the question of good and bad quality stainless
> >> and
> >> knowing what to look for when buying a stainless BBQ.
> >>
> >> Is there a non destructive test to do to check for good quality
> >> stainless? I don't imagine that Home depot would be happy to see me going
> >> at
> >> the side of a new bbq with an angle grinder to look at the sparks. I
> >> suppose
> >> a magnet would be one way. Any other checks a person could make to
> >> guarantee
> >> quality stainless before buying?
> >>
> >> Has anyone bought a stainless BBQ that has started to show signs of rust
> >> that would care to comment??
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks...Jimi
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Hello, I bought a stainless grill last year from Home Depot and really
> > like it alot. There are parts of the grill, the side panels, which do
> > show some signs of slightly rusty spots. These parts also attract a
> > magnet as the stainless parts which still show no signs of "stain" do not
> > attract the magnet. So I'm guessing that the lesser quality "stainless"
> > has some aignificant amount of iron which would attract the magnet. So I
> > would suggest doing the magnet test at the store to determine which parts
> > are likely to "stain".
> > As far as the "stains", I used some good quality oil and a green kitchen
> > scrubby thing and rubbed them all out and then applied wax to the parts,
> > and the stains have not returned, it's been at least 6 months.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> Does your grill have a brand name?

NON MAGNETIC IS BEST but suggest you ask here. High BTUs for main
burners allows the searing that makes for good tasting food:)

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.food.barbecue?lnk=li&hl=en


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