Walden Fire Pit BBQ Grill Grate

A heavy steel fire pit grill grate in 30 or 36 inches. Turns an open fire into a wood-fired grill, with four handles and real cross-hatch sear marks.

Steaks, chops and vegetables cooked over live fire instead of gas. The Walden Fire Pit BBQ Grilling Grate is thick steel built to outlast the pit it sits on, and the crosshatch pattern lays down a proper sear.

Which size do I need? Measure the pit first.

This grate rests across the top of your pit. It does not drop inside like a log grate, so it has to be wider than the opening, with enough steel bearing on the rim at both sides to carry the grate plus whatever is cooking on it.

Measure straight across the inside of your pit at its widest point. If that number comes out close to 30 or 36 inches, stop and send it to us along with a photo of the rim or coping. We will tell you whether it will bear safely, and we will tell you if neither size will. A grate that only just reaches is not something you want under a full cook.

BENEFITS:

• Thick, durable steel that will last a lifetime
• Handles let you lift the grate off to adjust logs mid-cook
• Crosshatch pattern leaves a clean X sear
• Open-flame cooking tastes better than a gas grill and is more satisfying to do
• The 30 inch cooking grate has 4 handles
• The 36 inch grate covers a wider fire for more cooking area

Season your fire pit grate before the first use.

Much like a cast iron skillet, a BBQ grilling grate needs seasoning. It buys you two things: food residue comes off faster on later cooks, and the steel lasts longer.

How to season a fire pit grill grate, step by step

Worth having alongside it. Bonfire Boss™ Fire Gloves are the difference between lifting a hot grate and waiting for it to cool. Sure-Fire™ Starters get the coal bed going while you prep.

Cooking on a stone or block pit? This grate is made to sit across an open fire, not on top of a smokeless insert. If the pit itself is what needs work, our fire pit insert sets line stone and block openings from 27 to 44 inches, round or square.