putting together a weber charcoal grill today

Maximus96

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i thought i read somewhere that i have to 'season' the grate before first time use like seasoning a cast iron cookware. are i suppose to light some charcoal and let them burn for a couple hours?
 

hjo3

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From google:
9) One last word of advice
Season the grill first. There are no instructions on this in the manual so I assumed you didn?t need to do this. Big mistake. Most of the food did NOT release even after it was cooked especially directly over top of the burners. After my first time using it, I decided to season it. I charred the remains on the grill, scrubbed it off with a bristle brush, had to further use a scouring pad with detergent, then a flat screw driver to get in between the grate. Finally, heated it up, covered it in vegetable shortening and let it sit. Heated it up, covered it again with shortening for good measure. Since then, no problems releasing food. I regularly season the grill after every other use just in case.
EDIT: That's specifically for a Weber, so I assume the actual grill is the same kind.
 

Maximus96

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ah cool. i have some lard left over from seasoning the skillet.

so i imagine its the same care as cast iron, that i'm to scrub it with a brush and not wash with detergent when done?