How do you clean your adjustable rig?

cookingdude555

My brother in law is coming to borrow my adjustable rig for a big cook on his large.  I thought I would make it transportable, so this happened (medium woo on top).  How do you clean yours?

GaBGE

Put in or leave in the egg for a semi clean burn after using it.

cookingdude555

@GaBGE, I think that is my traditional method.  I guess I have never sent the rig on a field trip, he called and caught me without any prep.  A clean burn would definitely do better than the flamethrower would.

caliking

Wrap it up in a garbage bag or two. Done. 

YukonRon

^^^^^^^^this.

Kent8621

i pressure wash mine once a year to give it a good cleaning but check local listings you might not be able to use a hose this time a year.

GoooDawgs

caliking said:

Wrap it up in a garbage bag or two. Done. 

Do you put ammonia in the bag as well?   Curious about your method....

GrillSgt

I use my gasser to heat up the dirty parts and then clean them there. 

KennyCJR

caliking said:

Wrap it up in a garbage bag or two. Done. 

Gonna need more info on this.  Thanks

GrillSgt

I think it was a joke. 

KennyCJR

I thought the same...throw it away, but then figured there could be some legitimacy to it.  🤷‍♂️

caliking

KennyCJR said:

caliking said:

Wrap it up in a garbage bag or two. Done. 

Gonna need more info on this.  Thanks

Take AR with crud on it and put it in a garbage bag.

Put all of that in another garbage bag, and tie it closed. 

Pick it all up and transport to site where it is needed. 

Open garbage bags. 

Pull out AR. 

Place in egg. 

Light up the egg. 

Cook!

cookingdude555

Thanks for the suggestions. The torch burn did ok, not as good as using the egg. He was borrowing my firebox and fire ring as well, so those had to stay cool to transport. He took his firebox out and its in so many pieces he couldn’t get it back together. I’m probably loaning him mine until he submits a claim. The medium just got promoted as the daily driver. 

Foghorn

caliking said:

KennyCJR said:

caliking said:

Wrap it up in a garbage bag or two. Done. 

Gonna need more info on this.  Thanks

Take AR with crud on it and put it in a garbage bag.

Put all of that in another garbage bag, and tie it closed. 

Pick it all up and transport to site where it is needed. 

Open garbage bags. 

Pull out AR. 

Place in egg. 

Light up the egg. 

Cook!

I knew what you meant - because it is exactly what I was thinking.  Since it is being given to someone else I might at another step:

Half-heartedly apologize that the cooking gear you are lending is covered in cooking crud. 

fishlessman

i lend mine out and it usually comes back clean

buzd504

I am constantly amazed at how many people clean their grids/grid internals more than an occasional scrape.

bubbajack

If I forget and leave it out of the egg, my dog will lick it pretty clean.

tjv

I dig the 'active use of fire'.....lol

caliking said:

KennyCJR said:

caliking said:

Wrap it up in a garbage bag or two. Done. 

Gonna need more info on this.  Thanks

Take AR with crud on it and put it in a garbage bag.

Put all of that in another garbage bag, and tie it closed. 

Pick it all up and transport to site where it is needed. 

Open garbage bags. 

Pull out AR. 

Place in egg. 

Light up the egg. 

Cook!

most common way to make it happen.......only thing to add is throw in a couple nitrile gloves for handling at new location......

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Toxarch

I'm always amazed when I see pics with a clean AR. I've tossed them in the dishwasher but they still come out with crud on them. I guess I don't do a clean burn as often as others. I figure it's like a CI pan, knock the loose stuff off and the rest is ok once it gets hot. 

SmokinTiger81

I take mine to eggfests etc.   I never clean anything except the grates where the food sits.  I use the trash bag transport method too.   Works grate.   

Richard Fl

i HAVE FOUND MY SELF CLEANING OVEN DOES WONDERS ON GRATES AS LONG AS THEY FIT

The Cen-Tex Smoker

I bought the self-cleaning model. 

Mickey

never cleaned either one and transport to Fla most years. never thought to clean them.........

westernbbq

900F does it every time...in the egg of course

nolaegghead

any oven cleaner...follow the directions 

xiphoid007

Clean burn. I rotate all pieces through. Just be very careful as the hinge gets hit and expands. The lid can fall out.

piney

bubbajack said:

If I forget and leave it out of the egg, my dog will lick it pretty clean.

That's what I'm saying!! Damn it Tucker!

The Cen-Tex Smoker

piney said:

bubbajack said:

If I forget and leave it out of the egg, my dog will lick it pretty clean.

That's what I'm saying!! Damn it Tucker!

still cracks me up. Trying to be sneaky and clean the grid. Got his tags stuck so I made him sit in his own shame until I could get a pic. The look on his face when I walked out was priceless.

Outlaw56

King Charles, I have had five of them in my life time. Wonderful family members and terrible loss when they leave us.

bubbajack

Mine is good a plate setters too! LOL

SonVolt

Want the easiest method? Spray it down with Easy-Off Oven Cleaner and then stick it on a trash bag. Try and compact the bag down so it touches as much of the steel surface as you can.  All the gunk will be gone over night... this is also the easiest way to strip cast iron for reseasoning.