Smoker grate clean-up

shaggy91954 · Jan 18, 2015

Does anyone have any tips / suggestions on cleaning smoker grates? I love to smoke, but hate the clean-up afterwards. I spray the grates with cooking spray before the smoke but they can still be a pain to clean. Just wondering if anyone has any magic.

ibbones · Jan 18, 2015

Not a lot of magic here but after the smoke (on an electric smoker) I turn the heat all the way up and let them burn off for three to four hours. Every now and then I throw the grates on my grill on high and burn everything off that way. Then you can wire brush them and set them back in the smoker.

susieqz · Jan 18, 2015

oven cleaner works too, but i like the burning off idea.

trailsend · Jan 18, 2015

I use W.I.F.E., seriously, just hot soapy water. I do like the laying them on the grill idea.

bear55 · Jan 19, 2015

Every so often I take them inside and use SOS pads and run them through the dishwasher using highest water temp.

stickyfingers · Jan 19, 2015

I take them to the car wash and power wash them...no soap....just water.

gary s · Jan 20, 2015

I'm an RF guy I use a wire brush and a weed burner, But I also spray mine down after I finish smoking when they are still hot and the water and steam clean them pretty good.

Gary

bmaddox · Jan 20, 2015

I run mine through the dish washer and they come out spotless. When they get really bad I wire brush them then put them in the oven on the self cleaning cycle (although it makes the house smell like smoke).

jirodriguez · Jan 20, 2015

Self clean oven cycle them with the inside of the oven.... two-fer!

shaggy91954 · Jan 21, 2015

bmaddox said:
I run mine through the dish washer and they come out spotless. When they get really bad I wire brush them then put them in the oven on the self cleaning cycle (although it makes the house smell like smoke).

Now that's something I might try. Wonder how long it will take the wife to get over the smoke smell?

red dog · Jan 21, 2015

JIRodriguez said:
Self clean oven cycle them with the inside of the oven.... two-fer!

schlotz · Jan 25, 2015

Another way: I put mine in my twin eagles grill on high (600-700˚) and burn them off for an hour or so then run the wire brush over them. Poof, done!

BTW: wife didn't like the mess they left in the dish washer

and our oven manufacturer suggests removing the racks before running the cleaning cycle.

thesmokist · Jan 25, 2015

If I use all the racks like when making jerky I hit them with the power washer but if it's just a couple I just scrub them by hand. I like the burn off idea though

bmaddox · Jan 26, 2015

schlotz said:
Another way: I put mine in my twin eagles grill on high (600-700˚) and burn them off for an hour or so then run the wire brush over them. Poof, done!

BTW: wife didn't like the mess they left in the dish washer

and our oven manufacturer suggests removing the racks before running the cleaning cycle.

Yea I have to make sure they aren't too bad before putting them in the dishwasher or it won't be able to clean off all the grease.

krubby · Jan 26, 2015

Starting after the first smoke and then every time or at least every other time I have just run them through the dishwasher as well. maybe since I have started from the beginning I don't have tons of baked on grease and food, so they come out very clean and I have not noticed much if any smoke smell in the dishwasher

Not sure what tossing a grate in that has not been cleaned for 1 + years beyond just craping off with grill brush would do

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