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Post by apollinaire on Jan 11, 2015 11:38:27 GMT -5
First time I used the broiler after having the griddle rechromed tens of bubbles (big and small) almost immediately formed on the griddle. Did the chrome shop do a bad job or was this to be expected and is a nicely chromed griddle only to be used as a display cover ?
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Post by 58limited on Jan 11, 2015 12:15:20 GMT -5
Is the griddle aluminum or iron? The aluminum ones were not normally chromed, I'm not sure how the chrome would react to being heated on aluminum. It the griddle is iron, bubbles should not have formed and I'd call the chromer.
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Post by vaporvac on Jan 11, 2015 15:25:40 GMT -5
well, if it's the cover, it's not meant to be cooked on, and if it's the griddle, it's not meant to be chromed. I've never heard of anyone doing that, but who knows.
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Post by apollinaire on Jan 11, 2015 15:56:10 GMT -5
I am sure is is aluminum which seems to explain the issue. Reason for having it chromed was that it was impossible to keep it look even remotely like aluminum. One could mechanically remove all the what I assume to be baked in grease. But after using the broiler a couple of times the griddle would turn all dark brown and black again. I never cooked on the griddle nor do I have any intention to do so, but the baked in grease look is just not in tune with the rest of the stove.
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Post by sporko on Jan 11, 2015 18:27:30 GMT -5
Ours started out all shiny... almost like chrome when I got it cleaned up. We pretty much accepted that it doesn't stay that way. It actually cooks better with a little seasoning on it, I think. A few others keep 2: One for looks; one for cooking.
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Post by lkeriegirl on Jan 12, 2015 12:39:30 GMT -5
Sorry to cross post but I took ours to a chrome shop just to have them bench buff it. It did look better, but it still gets the brown shading when we broil. Since I now know the superbuffing is still fallible, I'll stick with the 0000 steel wool.
Can they de-chrome the griddle either with a chemical or by buffing? Seems like they should have known better what would happen when you heated it.
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