How to season a steel hotplate ?

Hey Lionel,
Hows it going mate? I normally just get a bit of a fire going and put it on. Get it nice and hot and give it a bit of a squirt with the hose. Or a bucket of water. That should get rid of most of the nasties. Then oil it up and let it cool down a bit. Then your right to go.
Cheers
Matt

Hi mate, I totally agree with Matt but also after the initial clean-up get some spring onions and cut the green shoots off of it, chop it up and put it on the hot sizzling plate for few minutes while stirring it around (If you notice slime jell from the green shoots it is a natural Teflon and plate will NOT rust after use.) After each use just wipe it off and put it away for next time.
Cheers and enjoy your first BBQ on it.

Regards
dedabto

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Howdy Lionel, good advise so far, but the most important bit has been left out.
Heating, cooling & oiling the plate only looks after the needs of the plate & you yourself are being neglected.
You should consider having your wife keep a chilled stubby within easy reach as you slave away for what will be a very enjoyable BBQ. LOL & Cheers

G`day Lionel,
Get plate hot enough to sizzle water.
Have a can/stubby.
Mix 50/50 vinegar and water.
Have a can/stubby.
When plate is hot pour mixture over plate and wipe with paper towel. Don't get the fumes from vinegar into your breathing system.
If you do have another can/stubby immediately.
When dry, oil plate.
Have a can/stubby.
Put tucker on.
Have a few more cans/stubbies while it`s cooking.
This is also an excellent way to clean a dirty/oily bbq plate before use.
I use it all the time when away camping.

Cheers,
Scrubcat.

I`ve always lite the fire under
heavy sprinkle of salt over the plate
when its hot , splash a lot of water on & swirl it around the plate
makes it look a weird white scarred top as the water evaps
then a light cover of oil , wipe off excess salt/oil
& plate is cured
cheers John

Thankyou Gentlemen.....and Matt......hehehehe.

Excellent advice, the missus has been given the fire, water, salt, onion and oilling duties.
My job is stubbie storage and turnover.

Cheers.....Lionel.

I often have to do this with one of my old plates made from 10 mm plate ....

If you have a wire brush that you stick into your Drill , just use that to rip off all the rust ..... then use salt on a rag and oil -- heat the plate and rub it into the plate -- this acts like sand paper

and lastly -- get some cheap nasty sacrificial sausages -- cook them on the plate ---Lots of cooking oil ..... then give to the dog ---

this is what i do --- still alive today --and no signs of testiness

Boc