How do you clean your grate?

Meathead1974

I usually get yelled at for bringing the dirty grate it my SWMBO and making a mess since I like to use the sprayer in the sink.  What do you all do to clean the grate?

theyolksonyou

Quick swipe with a brush when it has lots of goop. Mostly let the fire take care of it. 

Ozzie_Isaac

Heat, metal brillo pad, and quick wipe with wet towel.

Please do not use a wire bristle brush.  The wires can fall out and contaminate the food.

grege345

I clean mine but I admit I have never washed it

cazzy

After my grate is hot after getting to my target temp, I clean the grate was with a scrunched up foil ball. 

Wolfpack

Clean the grate?

Carolina Q

Wolfpack said:

Clean the grate?

I wondered how long before someone would post something sensible. LOL. Mine was clean the day I bought it... 5 1/2 hears ago. Since then, the heat takes care of it. If I were your wife, I'd be po'd too.

Ozzie_Isaac

If @Carolina Q were my wife I'd be po'd.

DubfromGA

theyolksonyou said:

Quick swipe with a brush when it has lots of goop. Mostly let the fire take care of it. 

Exactly.


What the fire doesn't remove I hit with my Billy Bar.

http://www.billybar.com

Get the big one and hold it with your thumb up and the tool down to get the max leverage with the least effort.

It can be rotated to provide 360 degree scraping of the grates.

Excellent product.

henapple

Heat, a ball of aluminum foil. ..

Chubbs

I tie the grate to my trailer hitch with fishing line and drag it around the driveway. The abrasive pavement and vibration knocks the **** off

Carolina Q

Ozzie_Isaac said:

If @Carolina Q were my wife I'd be po'd.

Yeah, like THAT will ever happen. Did I do something to offend you? 

4Runner

Quick brush on the cold grate in my prep stage.   Just to knock off the crusty bits on the top.  

Little Steven

Sheesh!. Next thing somebody will ask about the Thermapen.

cazzy

cazzy said:

After my grate is hot after getting to my target temp, I clean the grate was with a scrunched up foil ball. 

Geez...never respond to a thread when you're still half asleep.

Zmokin

DubfromGA said:

theyolksonyou said:

Quick swipe with a brush when it has lots of goop. Mostly let the fire take care of it. 

Exactly.


What the fire doesn't remove I hit with my Billy Bar.

http://www.billybar.com

Get the big one and hold it with your thumb up and the tool down to get the max leverage with the least effort.

It can be rotated to provide 360 degree scraping of the grates.

Excellent product.

I wonder how this would work on cast iron grate with v shaped bars and not round rods?

Ozzie_Isaac

Carolina Q said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

If @Carolina Q were my wife I'd be po'd.

Yeah, like THAT will ever happen. Did I do something to offend you? 

Haha!  No you didn't offend me, your just not my type.

Jeremiah

cazzy said:

cazzy said:

After my grate is hot after getting to my target temp, I clean the grate was with a scrunched up foil ball. 

Geez...never respond to a thread when you're still half asleep.

I were wondering what you was were said. 

theyolksonyou

cazzy said:

cazzy said:

After my grate is hot after getting to my target temp, I clean the grate was with a scrunched up foil ball. 

Geez...never respond to a thread when you're still half asleep.

From the department of redundancy department. 

Zmokin

Jeremiah said:

cazzy said:

cazzy said:

After my grate is hot after getting to my target temp, I clean the grate was with a scrunched up foil ball. 

Geez...never respond to a thread when you're still half asleep.

I were wondering what you was were said. 

Who that what yo said?

Carolina Q

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Carolina Q said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

If @Carolina Q were my wife I'd be po'd.

Yeah, like THAT will ever happen. Did I do something to offend you? 

Haha!  No you didn't offend me, your just not my type.

Thank God!! Then I'd REALLY have something to worry about!  

donbga

I use a spun stainless steel pad, dry with no cleaners. Scrub as needed to get the dry hunks loose and then swab with a clean cotton utility towel wet with olive oil. The heat and fire will take care of the rest.

Ragtop99

 Immediately after I remove the food from the grate, I give it a quick brushing... with a cheap brush from the dollar store. 

I've never had a wire stick to the grate or get in my food in more than 3 decades of using them.  I do look at the grate just to make sure nothing is suck to it.  Anything that does stick would fall off when I R&R the grate before the next cook to stir the coals and add new charcoal.

YukonRon

After running through the house with scissors, underneath a ladder, only when a black cat crosses my path, I use a wire brush on both sides, then wipe down with easy off from a spray can over an open flame. 
Nah.
I just use olive oil and crumpled foil.

Trixie_Belle

Chubbs said:

I tie the grate to my trailer hitch with fishing line and drag it around the driveway. The abrasive pavement and vibration knocks the **** off

Dobie

Dog licks it off. 

luckyboy

I've always  put olive oil on it before I cook and there is no problem after woulds.just use soap and water and a scotch brite pad.

JethroVA

Wouldn't cleaning it remove all the flavor?

Jstroke

Weedburner and Foil Ball--Magic

DoofusOfTheDay

I think it was @RRP who posted that using a round plastic garbage can lid outside is a good idea.  Holds enough water and suds and round to accommodate shape of grill.  Scrub your heart out, rinse dump lid and back to Egging. 

NPHuskerFL

I like to get the grid hot and rub my Woody on it.