I'll just start with a quick intro, basically I've looked everywhere for good ways to strip the seasoning off cast iron, and failed.
Why?
I'm trying to help with a project (can't disclose too many details) but it's for a restaurant, and we've designed a cast iron grill.
Everything about this grill is awesome, and the food it produces is spectacular... BUT, because of the heavy usage, and the food safety codes, we HAVE to clean it.
and therein lies the problem.
basically it's a cast iron grid (with holes/spacing like a BBQ grid) so it can't hold liquid.
It has embedded heaters that cannot get wet. So any form of soaking is unacceptable
We can't use any sort of caustic, or cleaning fluids (such as degreaser or other commercial cleaning products) because it has to be food safe.
Any sort of wire bristle is out. We can't afford to be sued for a bristle getting stuck in someone's food.
So if any of you guys want to commit heresy and do everything you're not supposed to do to destroy and remove the seasoning (or deep clean the piece) it would be much appreciated.
Currently we've been stuck to scraping the grids to clean them, but to thoroughly clean it can take literally hours.
Why?
I'm trying to help with a project (can't disclose too many details) but it's for a restaurant, and we've designed a cast iron grill.
Everything about this grill is awesome, and the food it produces is spectacular... BUT, because of the heavy usage, and the food safety codes, we HAVE to clean it.
and therein lies the problem.
basically it's a cast iron grid (with holes/spacing like a BBQ grid) so it can't hold liquid.
It has embedded heaters that cannot get wet. So any form of soaking is unacceptable
We can't use any sort of caustic, or cleaning fluids (such as degreaser or other commercial cleaning products) because it has to be food safe.
Any sort of wire bristle is out. We can't afford to be sued for a bristle getting stuck in someone's food.
So if any of you guys want to commit heresy and do everything you're not supposed to do to destroy and remove the seasoning (or deep clean the piece) it would be much appreciated.
Currently we've been stuck to scraping the grids to clean them, but to thoroughly clean it can take literally hours.