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cleaning the V rack

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glousteau
glousteau Posts: 124
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
Cooked my first brisket today and used the vrack for the first time. Brisket is in ice chest now, will eat it in a bit. My wife is complaining about how difficult the vrack was to wash. Any tricks here? I cook, she cleans is our usual deal, but if its to much of a PITA, I get stuck with it. I suggested soaking, but she's not a fan of that.

thanks
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  • Spaceman Spiff
    Spaceman Spiff Posts: 358
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    Dishwasher works for me but then I don't get too excited about cleaning it..

    Spaceman Spiff
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  • dhuffjr
    dhuffjr Posts: 3,182
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    A good soak may be the best thing.

    Dawn power dissolver is a good product to use.
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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
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    glousteau,

    You can burn it clean in a hot egg but the chrome will discolour. For bad messes I use Zep orange clean, dish soap and OxyClean in hot water but it does have to soak.

    Steve

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • Celtic Wolf
    Celtic Wolf Posts: 9,773
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    My question is why did you use the v-rack on a brisket?

    It fits nice on the grate and your wife doesn't need to clean it.

    My deal is if I use it outside in my cooker then I will clean so she doesn't have too.. :lol:
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 11,533
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    I soak everything, including cooking grid, in plain water overnight and have no problem scrubbing them off with powder laundry detergent.
    canuckland
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  • thirdeye
    thirdeye Posts: 7,428
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    The trick is to really lube it up before the cook. Don't mess with something like olive oil, go with a good coat of Crisco.

    I'm with Celtic Wolf, you don't need it for a brisket. In fact, I haven't used mine for years.....
    Happy Trails
    ~thirdeye~

    Barbecue is not rocket surgery
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  • Semolina Pilchard
    Semolina Pilchard Posts: 768
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    I fill the sink with hot soapy water and throw the rib rack, tongs, and everything else in. After eating cleanup is a breeze.
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  • Haggis
    Haggis Posts: 998
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    I agree with those who suggest soaking overnight - that usually loosens all but the worst. But you might also consider, prior to the cook, giving it a good spray of PAM or some other oil - I usually do it outside over the grass because so much misses the rack.
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,776
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    the only time i would use a vrack is if im cooking a half dozen racks of ribs with the vrack upsidedown and ribs standing. other than that just cook your brisket, butt, beef roast, chicken etc on the grill. i will never understand why people cant let something soak in a sink, like it really needs to be clean right now and i want to work extra hard at it. if you dont use it, noone has to clean it
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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