How do you get your MES grills clean?

[husker3in4]

Hey guys, I just got a new 40" MES beauty. Its alot like my previous 40" MES but this one has legs! Anyway, I know the inside will get dark and a bit grimy, all seasoning so Im not worried about that, but I want to keep my grills as clean and shiny as possible. I want to keep them looking new.

Has anyone succeeded at this? I try to rinse them off and put them in the dishwasher, which sort of works but not really. If I spend 30 mins on each grill scrubbing them, that mostly works but who wants to do that? Just looking for an easier way.

 

[chopsaw]

I have a 30 . I throw them on my gas grill and burn them off . Not shiny , but clean and ready to go . If you don’t have that option get a propane torch .

 

[fxsales1959]

anything that fits in the ktichen sink gets hot water soaked. but usually I break out my terminator torch and give them a roast with wire brush follow up.
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[Winterrider]

Mainly burn off, but have a tote that racks fit in. Hot water, dawn dish soap and soak for 1/2 hr. Scrub pad to get what wants to come off without elbow grease and call it good.

 

[smokerjim]

I'm with the others about burning off but sometimes I will soak them in the bathtub with dawn soap but not to often because then I have to clean bathtub.

 

[clifish]

I'm with the others about burning off but sometimes I will soak them in the bathtub with dawn soap but not to often because then I have to clean bathtub.

Cleaning a greasy tub is worse than cleaning the grates, I just toss in the dishwasher and then bang off any loose crud.

 

[normanaj]

After a good burn off and once there cool I'll douse them in Dawn Power Wash,soak for a while and then run them through the dishwasher.On occasion I'll do this with the rack holders,water pan and drip pan.To be honest I really only do this when I'm bored.

On occasion the smoker box itself gets nothing more than a scraping with a stiff plastic spatula/putty knife and stiff nylon brush to get any heavy buildup off.

 

[zwiller]

Dollar store oxy and _HOT_ water soak will make them shine line new again. IIRC set of 2 new on Amazon was like $20.

 

[dons2346]

I put mine in a plastic trash bag and add some ammonia, then seal the bag and let them set over night. Then wash with regular dish soap

 

[Colorado Slow Smoker]

Try Easy Off oven cleaner. It's meant for this!

 

[radioguy]

Put them in the sink to soak. Hot water and a tablespoon or so of dishwasher powder. Soak em overnight and then into the dishwasher. That powder changes the PH and makes it slick and soft.

RG

 

[DougE]

Mine might get a once a year deep cleaning, but I mostly just get them hot and scrape off the loose stuff. I don't have a MES, but I expect this applies to grill grates in general.

 

[Pigfarmin101]

I recently power sprayed my grates and couldn’t believe how easy it was. I could imagine this may not work with all situations

 

[tallbm]

Hey guys, I just got a new 40" MES beauty. Its alot like my previous 40" MES but this one has legs! Anyway, I know the inside will get dark and a bit grimy, all seasoning so Im not worried about that, but I want to keep my grills as clean and shiny as possible. I want to keep them looking new.

Has anyone succeeded at this? I try to rinse them off and put them in the dishwasher, which sort of works but not really. If I spend 30 mins on each grill scrubbing them, that mostly works but who wants to do that? Just looking for an easier way.

Yeah mine are good to go.
I only put the ones I am cooking with in the smoker the rest stay put up.
To clean them I wash in the sink using an sos pad to knock the grime off (grabage disposal handles the grime). Once they are handled that way with the major grime and smoke I toss the min the dish washer with the other dishes and they come out very clean.

I put them up with the other clean racks and then only pull out what I need when time to smoke something.
This is all quite simple and effective and not any real effort.

 

[mike243]

I learned the hard way about throwing grates in the dishwasher, it can and will stop up stuff, I wouldn't recommend it lol

 

[Bigtank]

I lay mine on the driveway spray them with this stuff and hose them off. This stuff is GREAT, from Sam's Club.

 

[tallbm]

I learned the hard way about throwing grates in the dishwasher, it can and will stop up stuff, I wouldn't recommend it lol

OH yeah cannot just throw right in.

Gotta knock all that stuff off and get the inital fat/grease off with the sos pads over the garbage disposal. Leaving it good to go for a dish washer. Or else the clogs and hose cleaning will be a nightmare hahahaha :D

 

[Up_In_Smoke]

Throw them in the gasser and then use this guy:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Scrub-D...team-Cleaning-Scrubber-810044131147/325797401

Works grate. :)