Nothing in the world is worse for a man to cook in is a greasy BBQ, which is constantly having flame flare-ups and cooking unevenly on the grill. So before you spark up the grill and throw a couple of ‘Shrimps on the Barbie’ follow these instructions to know how to clean a BBQ.
Things you’ll need
- Sponge
- Gloves
- Stiff wire brush with handle
- Bucket
- Dish washing detergent
Instructions
- Turn on the switch on the propane tank to prepare it for use. Close the lid of your barbecue and turn the burners to the high position. Wait for about 5 minutes to reach the maximum temperature then shut everything off.
- Open the lid and use a wire brush with a handle as the grate will still be hot. Be careful not to burn yourself and use some protection for your hand. Brush off the residue and ashes that were left on the grate. You will notice that the heat would have melted most of the residue left on the grate and it is much easier to clean it with the wire brush without having to use oven cleaners to break down the residue on the grate. Continue this process of scrubbing until all of the build- up residue has been completely removed. Let the grate cool down completely.
- When the grate is cool enough to handle, wash it with soapy water to remove some left over grease. Dry it with a clean cloth and set it out in the sun to dry it out thoroughly. When the grate has dried out completely, coat it with a thin film of oil and set it aside while you are preparing to clean the rest of the barbecue grill.
- Wait for the barbecue to cool down completely, fill a bucket of water and add dish-washing detergent. Using a sponge, clean the inside and outside walls of the lid of the barbecue grill with the soapy water and use a clean cloth to dry it out and let it stand in the sun for few minutes to completely dry it.
- Check to make sure that the leftover charcoals are not hot and remove the ashes together with the charcoal from the collector pan at the bottom of the grill.
- Clean the inside and outside part of the bottom part of the barbecue grill with soapy water and use a clean cloth to dry it out and set it outside for the sun to completely dry it out. Don’t forget to clean the legs also.
- When the grate has completely cooled down, return it to the Barbecue grill and put an empty can at the bottom of the grill to collect the dripping for future use.
Barbecuing is an interesting way of preparing food and adds different flavor to it, so follow the simple steps outlined above to clean your barbecue grill to maintain it properly making it last longer. To reduce the amount of sticky residue on your grill, use some cooking spray over the grate prior to turning the burners. This will also reduce the amount of time for cleaning your grill
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