Cleaning smoker racks

[cueinco]

I smoked some wings today and the racks and mats were a mess. I went looking for the Dawn Super Power Spray and my wife told me it was gone.

Some years ago, someone here had recommended Dawn Super Power (or is it Superpower?) Spray as a great way to clean racks, etc. I searched for the post but couldn't find it. I've been looking all over for more of the spray but can't seem to find it. I'm guessing they don't make it anymore.

So the question is, if you've used this in the past, what have you started using now? If you have a better product that you're using, what's that?

Thanks for the help.....

 

[DougE]

People actually wash their racks? I just hit them with some heat and scrape off the buildup, and keep rolling.

 

[Lonzinomaker]

I use fabuloso, 3-4 tablespoons in enough hot water to cover racks and let it sit overnight. I only have stainless steel racks now, so for the really tough jobs, I use spray oven cleaner.

 

[clifish]

dishwasher for both

 

[Cabo]

Soak in hot water, then citrus de-greaser and scrub brush.

 

[mike243]

I made the mistake to put my rack off of my Weber Q100 once, stopped up the float for the water tripped the limit for the heater due to no/low water level when it was trying to get water up to temp. never again. A cheap electric pressure washer works wonders after a soak in dawn for a little bit. I had to pull the dishwasher out to find reset on bottom of unit. Learn from your mistakes and others lol

 

[Inscrutable]

My SI#3 wont get hot enough to just burn off, and grates are too big for dishwasher and slop sink on patio. Just replaced my small garage sink with a big utility sink that my grates will lay flat in the bottom. Soak in Dawn, a little brushing and a rinse.

cueinco we still buy this all the time on Amazon.

 

[chopsaw]

I throw my MES 30 racks on the gas grill .
I use the Dawn Power wash . We have the spray bottle , then buy the refills . I use it on mt Weber grill tray . I get it at the local Grocery . It's fantastic .

 

[SmokinAl]

I don’t think I have ever cleaned the grates other than to scrape off any loose stuff. If I have a lot of build-up, I heat the grate with a weed burner, then hit it with a brush or scrapper. I also use throwaway aluminum pans a lot too. So the smoker doesn’t get that dirty most of the time!
Al

 

[normanaj]

The racks from both my 14.5" WSM and my MES30 fit in the dishwasher.After a few hours soak in hot water and Dawn they go into the dishwasher.

 

[bill ace 350]

If really bad, Easyoff oven cleaner, then a hand wash or ride in a dishwasher.

 

[Buckeyedude]

I stopped washing mine several years ago. Just scrape occasionally and heat them up by themselves to burn off occasionally!

 

[OldSmoke]

Mine are stainless so I toss them into the dishwasher along with my mats. They come out looking new!