THE EMPIRE
Cleaning the BBQ is something we all hate doing. Gas grills or Charcoal, there will always be an amount of cleaning that needs to be done. Now, I know what you are thinking, “I don’t clean my BBQ, it adds to the flavour”, well, unfortunately that is not the case and lets be honest, do you really want to prepare food that your family and friends are going to eat on a potentially unhygienic cooking surface? No..? Well, luckily for you, I am here to give you a few tips to help make the cleaning process easier and less time consuming.
Cleaning the grill of and hotplate whether you are using gas or charcoal is relatively straight forward. Heat your grill up, use a stainless steel bristle or wooden scraper brush to brush any fat or stuck on bits of food, give it a thin coat of vegetable oil or rice bran oil and you are away. Once you have finished cooking also let your grill run for a few minutes on high, this will help burn off any fat or bits of food stuck to the grill and give it a brush again. Once cold, apply a thin coating of vegetable oil or rice bran oil to help protect the grill for when you come to use it next.
I personally use a Weber triangle stainless steel bristled brush and a wooden ‘great scrape’. I am in no way being paid or sponsored to say this, but I do believe in quality cleaning tools. Now, as there has been some speculation recently as to the safety of steel bristled brushes, I have never come across this happening, but it’s something to be aware of. With that said, wooden scrapers are great because they eventually mould to your grill.
Now, gas grillers, your bbq will more than likely contain another place that needs regular maintained. Your grease trap, drip tray, fat tray, whatever you want to call it. Most gas grills have them to some degree and most people don’t clean them out often enough. A lackadaisical approach with your drip tray, can lead to a serious safety risk and should that fat ignite, you will have a pretty bad situation on your hands. Keep in mind gas grillers, you are already operating with LPG gas and fire, adding fat and grease to that is asking for trouble.
Give the outside of your grill a clean too, this will help extend longevity and keep it looking pretty. Your local hardware stores will have plenty of cleaning products, wipes and sprays for exterior cleaning of your bbq.
Cleaning is something no one likes doing, but if you go to the extent of spending big dollars on a BBQ, keeping it clean and tidy is going to help you get your moneys worth out of it.
Until next time, I’m DanO
Happy Grillin!
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