"DGD" > wrote in message
> This is what I am somewhat confused about. I have had porcelain
> covered grates that broke down and rusted (from a Broil King bbq).
> Their replacements did the same in very short order ( in less than 2
> years). So I am a bit off porcelain covered grates. How does one
> distinguish between a good quality porcelain covered grate and a not-
> so-good one?

Good ones are heavier castins with thicker coatings of the frit. Aside from
hoefully getting more by paing more, you can't easily tell if a coating is
durable from appearance alone. I do know that my grates are damned heavy
and still in perfect condition. I've never seen the Broil King close up.


> Still lean towards to SS, simply because
> of the corrosion issue, but have yet to find any information as to how
> long one can expect this type of grate to last.

Should outlast us if it is a good alloy.