I have a stainless steel grill that we bought from Sam's Club. 

        http://igor.chudov.com/misc/ebay/tmp/tmp-6648.jpg

After 8 years, the iron burners on it rotted considerably. As I look
for replacements, I see "cast iron burners" available at many
websites. Example is here: 

          http://www.gasngrills.com/members-mark-cast-iron-burner-29251.html

I was hoping to find stainless burners so that the new ones would not
rust. Realistically speaking, is that "cast iron" any more rust
resistant than the original material, or are they also going to rot?

i

"Ignoramus11443" <i...@NOSPAM.11443.invalid> wrote in message 
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>I have a stainless steel grill that we bought from Sam's Club.
>
>        http://igor.chudov.com/misc/ebay/tmp/tmp-6648.jpg
>
> After 8 years, the iron burners on it rotted considerably. As I look
> for replacements, I see "cast iron burners" available at many
> websites. Example is here:
>
> 
> http://www.gasngrills.com/members-mark-cast-iron-burner-29251.html
>
> I was hoping to find stainless burners so that the new ones would not
> rust. Realistically speaking, is that "cast iron" any more rust
> resistant than the original material, or are they also going to rot?
>
> i
>

The burners and grills are considered "consumables" and are expected to be 
replaced as needed. 

"RAM³" <S...@netscape.net> wrote
>> I was hoping to find stainless burners so that the new ones would not
>> rust. Realistically speaking, is that "cast iron" any more rust
>> resistant than the original material, or are they also going to rot?
>>
>> i
>>
>
> The burners and grills are considered "consumables" and are expected to be 
> replaced as needed.
>

The stainless steel burners on my Vermont Castings are as good as new after 
12 years.  So are the porcelain coated cast iron grates.  You need to buy a 
better grill if you think they are consumables. 

On 2010-03-28, Ed Pawlowski <e...@snetnospam.net> wrote:
>
> "RAM?" <S...@netscape.net> wrote
>>> I was hoping to find stainless burners so that the new ones would not
>>> rust. Realistically speaking, is that "cast iron" any more rust
>>> resistant than the original material, or are they also going to rot?
>>>
>>> i
>>>
>>
>> The burners and grills are considered "consumables" and are expected to be 
>> replaced as needed.
>>
>
> The stainless steel burners on my Vermont Castings are as good as new after 
> 12 years.  So are the porcelain coated cast iron grates.  You need to buy a 
> better grill if you think they are consumables. 
>

Why wouldn't anyone want to sell stainless burners for my grill? These
burners seem to fit a lot of grills, and therefore there is enough
market to make stainless burners. I would pay the premium. 

i

In article <y...@giganews.com>, 
i...@NOSPAM.11443.invalid says...
>I have a stainless steel grill that we bought from Sam's Club. 
>
>        http://igor.chudov.com/misc/ebay/tmp/tmp-6648.jp
>
>I was hoping to find stainless burners so that the new ones would not



You can buy various shaped and sized SS burners at any Walmart:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Dual-Bar-Burner-Stainless-Steel/10846840
 
-- 
DT
 

On 2010-03-28, DT <d...@SPAMwowway.com> wrote:
> In article <y...@giganews.com>, 
> i...@NOSPAM.11443.invalid says...
>>I have a stainless steel grill that we bought from Sam's Club. 
>>
>>        http://igor.chudov.com/misc/ebay/tmp/tmp-6648.jp
>>
>>I was hoping to find stainless burners so that the new ones would not
>
>
>
> You can buy various shaped and sized SS burners at any Walmart:
>
> http://www.walmart.com/ip/Dual-Bar-Burner-Stainless-Steel/10846840
>  

 unfortunately, it is wrong shape.

I worry about 'burning' chrome and nickel into the flame and thus
into the food.

Carbon iron - as it would be are common elements to the body so
if you get some extra carbon or iron you get richer blood or cast it off.

Martin

Ignoramus11443 wrote:
> I have a stainless steel grill that we bought from Sam's Club. 
> 
>         http://igor.chudov.com/misc/ebay/tmp/tmp-6648.jpg
> 
> After 8 years, the iron burners on it rotted considerably. As I look
> for replacements, I see "cast iron burners" available at many
> websites. Example is here: 
> 
>           http://www.gasngrills.com/members-mark-cast-iron-burner-29251.html
> 
> I was hoping to find stainless burners so that the new ones would not
> rust. Realistically speaking, is that "cast iron" any more rust
> resistant than the original material, or are they also going to rot?
> 
> i

I'm trying to figure out why anybody would go to all this trouble for a
gas grill...  The grill in my new outdoor kitchen is charcoal, as God
intended.
-- 
As we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should
be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours;
and this we should do freely and generously. (Benjamin Franklin)

On Mar 27, 5:21=A0pm, Ignoramus11443  wrote:
> I have a stainless steel grill that we bought from Sam's Club.
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0http://igor.chudov.com/misc/ebay/tmp/tmp-6648.jpg
>
> After 8 years, the iron burners on it rotted considerably. As I look
> for replacements, I see "cast iron burners" available at many
> websites. Example is here:
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0http://www.gasngrills.com/members-mark-cast-iron-burne=
r-29251.html
>
> I was hoping to find stainless burners so that the new ones would not
> rust. Realistically speaking, is that "cast iron" any more rust
> resistant than the original material, or are they also going to rot?
>
> i

Eight years on a set of burners is not bad.

I have a SS grill that I bought in 2005.
It gets moderate use....maybe a once or twice a week on average.

My grill has three cast brass burners....One is now split along the
line of gas flame location holes and needs to be replaced.

I can get brass ones ($150 for a set) or cast iron ones for less than
half.
I doubt that cast iron will perform that much worse than the brass
did.

Cast iron is a pretty decent material for a burner...but there are
"good" cast irons and "bad" cast irons.

I'm guessing that your original iron burners were cast iron.

Replacement SS burners can vary widely in performance.  Spraying water
on the grill to keep the flames down will severely reduce the life of
SS burners.

Per the other post.........burners are consumables.

cheers
Bob

On Mar 27, 6:21=A0pm, Ignoramus11443  wrote:
> I have a stainless steel grill that we bought from Sam's Club.
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0http://igor.chudov.com/misc/ebay/tmp/tmp-6648.jpg
>
> After 8 years, the iron burners on it rotted considerably. As I look
> for replacements, I see "cast iron burners" available at many
> websites. Example is here:
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0http://www.gasngrills.com/members-mark-cast-iron-burne=
r-29251.html
>
> I was hoping to find stainless burners so that the new ones would not
> rust. Realistically speaking, is that "cast iron" any more rust
> resistant than the original material, or are they also going to rot?
>
> i

Wel, I don't know where you're at, but pretty much all the big-box
home improvement places here carry replacement grill burners in
stainless 12 months of the year and a good number of the regular
hardware stores do in season, meaning once they drag the mowers out.
A grill cover does wonders for weathering on grill innards, too.
Getting one of either off the shelf to fit your existing grill is the
trick.  Haven't seen cast-iron burners for anything but fish cookers,
though.  Haven't had rust problems on my example of those, yet, just
gets oil on it and in it every once in a while from a boiling pot.  I
did paint it with high-temp exhaust paint, though.  Check Ace, True
Value, HD, Lowe's, maybe Sears/K-Mart, WalMart, Menard's, whatever
you've got.  Somebody's got to have them.

Stan