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I've scrubbed mine a couple times with a wire brush when I had some serious stuff caked on - didn't hurt them. If I'm not in a hurry I usually just soak them though...
i just soak the racks in a one of the flat style storage containers that go under a bed for a few hours and lightly scrub with a grill brush, rinse and dry off