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Serious question: how do I clean my grill instead?
by iambateman 9y ago
Serious question: how do I clean my grill instead?
- JohnDotAwesome 9y agoI've always used aluminum foil. Just wad it up and scrub
- pbhjpbhj 9y agoI do this on occasions but worry about aluminium contamination on food bearing surfaces. For me it's not a regular thing but if I were bbq-ing regularly then I'd want to research it properly. Eg https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/165315-overview https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/165315-overview
- evanmarshall 9y agoSteel wool works pretty well.
- windexh8er 9y agoTwo reasons not to... You'll end up with particles sticking to residue on the grates - steel wool breaks apart a lot. And because steel wool rusts. Combined with stainless steel you're not doing yourself any favors. If you've ever scrubbed a white wall on a tire with steel wool you'd never use it on a cooking surface like a grate. Maybe cleaning a pan you can wash out, but. I don't know many people who wash grill grates with any level of frequency.
- Moru 9y agoYou heat up the grill real hot and then you use it normally. Heat kills most of the nasty stuff. Real men dont clean grills, or so I hear.
- Moru 9y agoOk, so I do wipe it with an onion or some wood piece after heating it up. Would never dream of using a metal bristle brush...
- jim_d 9y agoI was worried about this as well and found a nice product called CharGon that I've been using since last May, no bristles and it makes short work of cleaning the grill: https://www.amazon.com/CharGon-PATENTED-PERFORMANCE-CLEANINGS-cleaning/dp/B00UI1X0L2 https://www.amazon.com/CharGon-PATENTED-PERFORMANCE-CLEANING... I am not affiliated with the company at all, just like the product and know it's safe
- windexh8er 9y ago^^^^^^^^^ THIS. I tried them all, it's so simple and works great. It's reasonable cost / build quality as well. I think it's ~$20.00 on Amazon and it's not flimsy and the wood is quality with decent heft. The leather tie it came with failed quickly, but the tool itself will last forever. I've had mine for over a year and a half now. I'm not affiliated in any way other than wishing I would have thought of it years ago. I won't eat anything off anyone's grill who uses any wire brushes anymore, there's no reason to risk it.
- CodeWriter23 9y agoWhen my grill gets hot, I scrape the surface with a straight-edged spatula to clean up. If the grill looks super grungy, I hold the spatula at an angle and scrape between the grill wires. This does not yield a shiny silver grill, it does however leave a lot of the grill’s seasoning whilst removing charred particles that would stick to the food.
- CodeWriter23 9y agoAlso, the way I deal with flare ups is to restrict the oxygen availability by covering the grill.