Spring Cleaning Tips for Outdoor Grilling
Spring Cleaning Tips for Outdoor Grilling: #1
Check for peeling paint. If needed, purchase paint and gather wire brushes, liquid soap, cooking oil spray, trash bag, plastic gloves and rags. If you start the night before, you can use Oven Cleaner and soak racks on newspapers. Then follow our spring cleaning tips. For stainless steel grills, aluminum foil, Bar Keeper's Friend and Stainless Steel Magic is needed. Go to Tip #8.
Spring Cleaning Tips for Outdoor Grilling: #2
Remove grates and use a wire brush. Once residue is off, soak in hot, sudsy water in the bathtub. Before I had a self-cleaning oven, I soaked my oven racks too.
Spring Cleaning Tips for Outdoor Grilling: #3
For charcoal grills, take the grate out and brush inside. For gas grills, remove briquettes or lava rocks to expose the burner and brush. Clean out all ash and residue.
Spring Cleaning Tips for Outdoor Grilling: #4
Check gas jets and if clogged, clean carefully. Make sure burner is replaced correctly.
Spring Cleaning Tips for Outdoor Grilling: #5
Remove and scrub drip pans. Now is the time to paint if needed.
Spring Cleaning Tips for Outdoor Grilling: #6
Take grates out of the bathtub, scrub again if needed and dry off. Spray oil to season.
Spring Cleaning Tips for Outdoor Grilling: #7
Air dry and replace everything. Then heat the grill to burn residue off before cooking.
Spring Cleaning Tips for Outdoor Grilling: #8
For stainless steel grills, lay aluminum foil over racks, close the top and turn up the heat for about 30 minutes. Afterwards, take everything apart and inspect. Turn ceramic rings over so residue cooks off when in use. Carefully use Barkeeper's Friend outside the grill and follow with Stainless Steel Magic.
Now that your Tiki Hut Bar is built and our spring cleaning tips have you ready for outdoor grilling, your July 4th party is almost ready.
Published by Deborah Oakes, NPS
Certified National Product Specialist, Author: "H1N1 Threat Reduced Using Natural Healthcare" and "Home & Hearth Recipes." View profile
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8 Comments
Post a CommentThanks for that, good things to know...:o)
Thanks for your comment earlier! Yep, it's now time to start cleaning my grills....I always hope to just burn off the residue from last year's grilling, but that never quite happens...time to get a wire scrub brush!
Good info! Grilled food is good food.
I need to clean ours, T4F. I like Jennifer's idea, below, also. Now if only they would bring back that West Virginia grilling show... Thanks for the read!
Perfect article for all of us who love to grill! Thank you!
How are your skills on the grill?
You know, a lot of people don't consider this stuff. I'm glad to see you're informing people about it. Our family does a lot of grilling year round. I bet our neighbors HATE us in the winter. ;-)
Great tips! I love to grill but hate trying to get it clean again...