Grill cleaning

[Pete Vance]

how do you clean your grills? I clean mine with brush and scraper and then wash with dawn detergent. Anyone used oven cleaners?

Any advice appreciated, pete

 

[jcam222]

I just scrape the residue off as good as possible and then burn off next cook. I would never use oven cleaner and I also avoid metal bristle brushes. They can be very dangerous. Around me it's popular to scrape then wipe down the hot grates with a half onion too. They even make holders for the onion

 

[Up_In_Smoke]

I bought one of these last year at Home Depot. About $30.
I love it.

Scrub Daddy Grill Brush

 

[chopsaw]

I ball up a handful of aluminum foil and use tongs to scrape the hot grate , then toss it .

 

[philpom]

I've used a number of methods over the years, including some mentioned here. Foil can work well, I like the onion. Recently I have used a wet cotton towel in combination with a scour pad, that does a dandy job. Once or twice a year I'll pull them out and hit them with the power washer.

 

[chopsaw]

wet cotton towel

I do that on my glass top range in the kitchen if something gets burnt on a burner .
As it cools down , just enough to steam the junk off . Not screaming hot .
Works good .

 

[bigfurmn]

In the need of a pickup going through a carwash. Just kidding.

 

[whistlepig]

About every other smoke on my Masterbuilt 560 I crank the temp up to 700 degrees (no food) and nuke all the oil and food deposits. Then I brush it. I have never had a flareup on my 560 since I started using this process.

 

[Fueling Around]

What style of grates are you cleaning?
My personal equipment all have the round wire grates (Weber grills & MB pellet pooper). They clean easily with the scraper side of the 99¢ bristle brush from Walmart. Just have to scrape both sides and burn off the remainder. I also use the bristle side on a COLD rack.

The gas grills here are cast iron grates and common use. They are hard to clean and heaven forbid anyone (else) lift them and scrape the bottom.
The unit Up_In_Smoke posted would be great.

 

[whistlepig]

Cast iron grates suck as far as cleaning. Porcelain grates are much easier to clean.

 

[801driver]

I scrape mine with a brass grill brush then use high heat for 15 min or so to burn off any residue and brush again to clear any ash residue. Foil works well also. I will have to try the onion method. Thanks for posting.

I do that on my glass top range in the kitchen if something gets burnt on a burner .
As it cools down , just enough to steam the junk off . Not screaming hot .
Works good .

I agree, wet soaking while warm works well for glass cooktops. For lumps a razor blade glass scraper works well for a start while "steaming" then polish down with Bar Keepers Friend on a wet paper towel after most has been cleaned has been a mainstay for years also.

 

[912smoker]

I bought one of these last year at Home Depot. About $30.
I love it.

Scrub Daddy Grill Brush

My son gave me one of these for my birthday and it works great!

Keith

 

[Up_In_Smoke]

My son gave me one of these for my birthday and it works great!

Keith

Smart kid! :)

 

[ifitsdeadsmokeit]

I scrape the sides and bottom with a putty knife and then use hot water and dawn to clean it. I have stainless steel rod grates in two of my grills and use this. It works really well and has two different size hooks for the rods. Can clean all around without removing them. For my expanded metal grate on the stick burner i use a wire brush and then steam it and brush again.

 

[PPG1]

I was interested in picking up a scrub daddy however alot of the reviews claim they fall apart have a few uses. Can anyone who owns one of these confirm or deny those reviews
Thanks

 

[Up_In_Smoke]

I was interested in picking up a scrub daddy however alot of the reviews claim they fall apart have a few uses. Can anyone who owns one of these confirm or deny those reviews
Thanks

See Post #3.

 

[PPG1]

See Post #3.

I loved my first wife...That doesn't mean she lasted. All jokes aside if it's not durable it's not worth the money.

 

[Up_In_Smoke]

I loved my first wife...That doesn't mean she lasted. All jokes aside if it's not durable it's not worth the money.

I use mine constantly and have no issues at all.
How's that?

 

[PPG1]

I use mine constantly and have no issues at all.
How's that?

Now that's the proper way to respond to a question. Thanks

 

[Chris_in_SoCal]

I only use this once or twice a year but when I want to deep clean my grills I remove them from the BBQ/smoker and spray them down with goo-gone. I let it sit for a few minutes then scrub them with a brush as I hose them down. Nothing I have tried has worked as well as this has.