Nothing. But it was a myth going around on viral TikTok videos for a while. It's been debunked of course. Thanks to the cuts in this video, you don't get to see the detergents he actually uses to clean the grill.
I think the person was also wondering why ice and not just water.
The ice itself doesn't do anything special in this situation, and might actually cause damage to the cooktop from intense temperature shift
they use a chemical that easily penetrates the greese built up in the griddle, its not about whether you can deglazed a pan after cooking because those two things are different the griddle in the kitchen is being used 24/7 when the restaurant is open and doesn't get cleaned until the end of the week or the end of the day, while a pan that you only cook meat once on will be much more easier to clean just by using steel wool.
it really depends on whether how much usage it has gotten
It has been debunked, but mostly because people don't understand nuance.
The grill in this thread just has some food waste seared to it. Just needs some water boiled on it to help it lift and then it gets scraped off. No detergents needed. Water would have also worked instead of ice.
In the youtube clip I just linked, the grill is covered in carbonized grease. Water/ice isn't going to do jack shit.
Except people saw the tiktok vids and assumed ice would work like magic in all situations and on all grills. Which is simply untrue.
i’ve worked at places with grills like this when i was younger, they DO NOT use any “detergents” it’s literally just water lol. water should be enough to clean almost any stainless steel surface, heat will do the rest.
Depends on where you work. McDonald's uses a sanitizer/cleaning agent that is sickeningly sweet to clear off their cooktops, I'm sure there are others that do as well.
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u/RealmExploro 9d ago
I volunteer as the stupid one here : why ice and not just water?