I've found that soaking stainless steel grill grates after use over night in a mixture of water and laundry detergent really makes it much easier to clean them the next day, as opposed to just cleaning them without soaking. While it doesn't completely eliminate scrubbing, I'd say it eliminates 70% of it. Does someone know of a better substance to use than laundry detergent? I'm hoping to find something that really loosens baked on grease and grime.