I got a pork butt and two racks of ribs in the fridge for saturday .... just trying to get the dang grates cleaned .... ive tried some rest. grade degreaser, some stupid grate cleaning block and the metal brush I use for my gas grill... last ditch effort is going to be soaking in soapy water over night and then using an sos pad on it .... I will probably end up ordering new grates from brinkmann directly ... but being in ct and them in tex I wouldnt be able to cook in it this weekend so I hope I can get them clean enough to cook on at least this weekend