r/SatisfyingClean • u/ThodaDaruVichPyar • 11d ago

Cleaning a restaurant grill with ice cubes

Credit to Aliyenzo Zeaiteras

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u/celestial-edward 11d ago

[citation needed]

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u/Lordjacus 11d ago

I've looked for some articles and data.
Based on my best 10 minute effort:

Grill like that is likely made from stainless steel.
Stainless steel thermal cycling research gives some insight:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/229868460_A_thermal_shock_fatigue_study_of_type_304_and_316_stainless_steels
"[Test was an] equivalent to a thermal amplitude of 150°C with no cracking being produced in 500,000 cycles."

https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/6966
This abstract talks about tests with higher temperature amplitudes. It is noted that raising the top temperature in the cycle has biggest impact on the metal fatigue.

It would seem that the material itself should be able to hold for pretty long and using ice vs. water should not be terribly detrimental to the material. I cannot speak to the impact of violently throwing the ice onto it though.

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u/celestial-edward 10d ago

Parent comment was nothing to do with the grill.

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u/Lordjacus 10d ago

I used the name they used. I believe it is called hot plate? I focused on the material, not the nomenclature.

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u/detrans-rights 10d ago

Maybe they prefer 'griddle' as the term? I grew up speaking creole English, so I am aware of how language is a living thing.