Do not try this at home!

[Greg Jones]

As a FYI for anyone who thinks that it’s not possible to melt aluminum in a grill… the Wyldside says ‘Hold my beer!’ Brand new set of GrillGrates.

 

[Lager1829]

From the GrillGrates user guide: GrillGrates melt at 1200F. Guess you hit that

 

[JGW]

So.....what you are saying is that the volcano sear is still out of reach?

Is it even possible for wood to get that hot on a grill?

 

[SweaT-rex]

Wow! That's major league heat!

 

[chadinsc]

sorry for your loss, and i really mean that. grill grates are not cheap. but i gotta know how was the sear marks man?

 

[Uncle Bob]

So.....what you are saying is that the volcano sear is still out of reach?

Is it even possible for wood to get that hot on a grill?

Under the "right" conditions a wood fire can get up to 2000ish degrees.

 

[C. Keeper]

Hopefully the Grill Grates will have a proper disposal.

 

[JGW]

Hopefully the Grill Grates will have a proper disposal.

I think I would mount it on a plaque and hang it with pride as a testament to my fire making skills.

 

[Greg Jones]

Two of the 3 grates look fine, so crossing my fingers on that. I actually didn’t try the other grates as it turned out I didn’t need them anyway. I had a 7.5# cut of strip steak on the rotisserie, pulled it off at 125* with the intent of slicing them and giving the steaks a quick sear on each side. I shoved all the coals under the grates, lowered them down, and then went to slice the steaks. They were already a medium rare so I went back to the Wyldside to raise the grates back up and this is what I saw. The side plate of stainless is also warped, and some of the aluminum fused to some of the stainless. Hot indeed.

 

[Greg Jones]

Video.

 

[C. Keeper]

Can't beat a good food porn video, thanks

 

[jfrosty27]

I see you have a Meater temp probe in the roast. Did that survive the hot temps??

 

[fullhouse32]

So sorry. hate to see that to you

 

[Greg Jones]

I see you have a Meater temp probe in the roast. Did that survive the hot temps??

Yes, but the MEATER never got that hot. Where the beef on the rotisserie was located, the ambient temps were never over 300*.

 

[Roaniecowpony]

Two of the 3 grates look fine, so crossing my fingers on that. I actually didn’t try the other grates as it turned out I didn’t need them anyway. I had a 7.5# cut of strip steak on the rotisserie, pulled it off at 125* with the intent of slicing them and giving the steaks a quick sear on each side. I shoved all the coals under the grates, lowered them down, and then went to slice the steaks. They were already a medium rare so I went back to the Wyldside to raise the grates back up and this is what I saw. The side plate of stainless is also warped, and some of the aluminum fused to some of the stainless. Hot indeed.
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grease fire?

 

[Greg Jones]

No grease at all, nothing on the grill At that time. The wood and lump charcoal just got that hot.

 

[C. Keeper]

No grease at all, nothing on the grill At that time. The wood and lump charcoal just got that hot.

Perfect for forging horseshoes.

 

[SmokeZilla]

Wow. Very interesting. My cast iron keeps looking better every day. I subject them to 1100F often but wonder if they could withstand your temps without damage. I bet you could “cook” the seasoning right off one if needed.

 

[Roaniecowpony]

Old thread. But, while we're at it...

You can "read" temperature by color.
https://firefightergarage.com/how-hot-is-fire-temperature-color/

Generally, our grills and bbqs almost always have fire in them that can melt or at least soften metals. The thing that prevents that from happening is usually the volume of heat is low enough and the dissipation of the heat on/in the metal parts is fast enough to prevent melting. In Greg's example above, the volume of heat exceeded the ability of the grates to dissipate it fast enough to prevent melting.