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Cleaning your grill/grate - looking for advice
Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
"Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
YukonRon
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Wadded alum foil does pretty well.. Personally, I soak my AR grids then scrub with a scotch brite? pad and it shines right up...LBGE, AR. Lives in N.E. ATL
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I scrape it off with a piece of wood, soak it with dish washing soap in the laundry room, and then use a scotch-brite scrubber.
Weber Kettle, Weber Genesis Silver B, Medium Egg, KJ Classic (Black) -
swordsmn said:Personally, I soak my AR grids then scrub with a scotch brite?Coleman, Texas
Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
"Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
YukonRon -
I just do a direct at 350. I use a weed puller to stir lump and or foes a great job scraping crud from grill. Let heat do its jobXL Walled Lake, MI
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SciAggie said:swordsmn said:Personally, I soak my AR grids then scrub with a scotch brite?
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Boom! Nice - see, I'm glad I asked. @RRP Thanks!Coleman, Texas
Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
"Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
YukonRon -
Got a large or smaller egg, then another option is a plastic barrel. I bought a food grade barrel for $10 and cut off the bottom third. That's deep enough to hold the AR unit and an assortment of grids. Between cleanings, I store bags of smoke wood in it.
Got a friend who wants one? Then buy one with the plugs in the top ... cut the middle third out and you and your friend have one for $5 apiece.
Washington, IL > Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max
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RRP:
What a crack-up (but great) suggestion. I'm off tomorrow afternoon on just such a search. -
After a quick scrape to remove any large chunks, I put everything in my Bosch dishwasher on "powerscrub"! Everything comes out shiny and clean with no effort on my part.IL
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Begger said:RRP:
What a crack-up (but great) suggestion. I'm off tomorrow afternoon on just such a search.Re-gasketing America one yard at a time. -
you shouldn't have to clean a grate with soap and water. at least, maybe lazy types like me i mean.
after a cook, when it is still hot, hit it with the grill brush.
if you skipped that after the last cook (who wants to fut with the grill when the food is ready?), then just let it heat up and clean it with the grill brush before you throw the food on the next time.
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I mostly agree with Darby except I stopped using a brush for safety concerns. I scrape the grid with a mason's trowel close the dome and open the vents a bit if I was cooking L&S. Let the egg clean itself. After supper, I shut it down.
If there isn't much of a mess, I'll scrape the grid then open the vents while the meat is resting. Then shut it down before supper.Flint, Michigan -
Darby_Crenshaw said:if you skipped that after the last cook (who wants to fut with the grill when the food is ready?), then just let it heat up and clean it with the grill brush before you throw the food on the next time.Fred19Flintstone said:I mostly agree with Darby except I stopped using a brush for safety concerns.
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RRP said:
... One other warning - don't use Easy Off oven cleaner on a galvanized lid either! Don't ask why I know that!
Washington, IL > Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max
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@rrp - didn't you also do the easy-off oven cleaner on the garbage bag trick before??? I know I've seen that before!
LBGE #19 from North GA Eggfest, 2014
Stockbridge, GA - just south of Atlanta where we are covered up in Zombies! #TheWalkingDead films practically next door!
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You're supposed to clean them!?______________________________________________I love lamp..
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Get it hot and knock off what you can with a wire brush. Anything else on there was meant to remain IMOXL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
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nolaegghead said:You're supposed to clean them!?
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
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Unless you are taking pics for a photoshoot, I'm in complete agreement.... Clean grates are a sign of an underused cooker!
LBGE #19 from North GA Eggfest, 2014
Stockbridge, GA - just south of Atlanta where we are covered up in Zombies! #TheWalkingDead films practically next door!
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I knock the big stuff off and go for it. Haven't had any issues so far.XL, WSM, Coleman Road Trip Gas GrillKansas City, Mo.
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Heat is your friend. Direct heat will help remove a lot of the crustys. I also use a wooden grid scraper on both my LG and MM. I no longer even own a wire brush except for welding projectsLBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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What the dog doesn't lick off as it hangs on the side of the table, the heat gets...
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Pathetic I tell you, simply pathetic.
Washington, IL > Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max
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Glad I'm not the only minimalist. Just minimal scraping with tool or Al foil. No more wire brushes!Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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What?! We're supposed to clean these greasy things?
I just knock off the big clumps.
FWIW, I have the CI Grate and momma taught me never to use soap on CI
Large BGE in a Sole' Gourmet Table
Using the Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter,
and a BBQ Guru temp controller.
Medium BGE in custom modified off-road nest.
Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter, and a Party-Q temp controller.
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I like my grill grates like my women.....LBGE& SBGE———————————————•———————– Pennsylvania / poconos
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RRP said:SciAggie said:swordsmn said:Personally, I soak my AR grids then scrub with a scotch brite?
Large BGE in a Sole' Gourmet Table
Using the Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter,
and a BBQ Guru temp controller.
Medium BGE in custom modified off-road nest.
Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter, and a Party-Q temp controller.
Location: somewhere West of the Mason-Dixon Line -
Washington, IL > Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max
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