Cleaning Your Gas Grill
May 31, 2009 by Karen Weideman
Filed under Cooking, Outdoor Home
Last week, I mentioned a resource for grill recipes. Then it occurred to me that some of us don’t know how to properly clean our gas grills. What are the proper steps to ensuring a clean and healthy grill? No worries. It’s pretty easy.
If this is the first time this year that you are using your grill, then it’s a good idea to do a more thorough cleaning. Turn on the burners, close the lid, and let the grill run for about 30 minutes. It needs to cook long enough to burn off the residue. Brush the grates with a brass bristle brush or ball of aluminum foil.
For regular use, preheat grill before cooking. Allow it to run for about 10 minutes and scrub the hot grates with a brass bristle brush or aluminum foil. After grilling, you can leave the grill burning for a few minutes and scrub to remove any food. It’s also a good idea to occasionally check the drip pan. I forgot about the pan on my grill and it overflowed onto my deck. There is a permanent stain on the deck which would remind me. lol
Do you have any tips for cleaning the grill or for maintenance on a grill?
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