How to Clean Barbecue Grills
Few things epitomize summer more than the backyard barbecue grill. A good grill creates a pleasant outdoor atmosphere for gatherings of friends and family. A grill is great for cooking burgers, steaks, hot dogs and various other summer favorites. However, the actual cleaning of a grill is something that is far less enjoyable, but equally important.
What you will need:
Water spray bottle, vinegar, warm water, sheet of tin foil
Timing of the cleaning:
The most important thing to know when cleaning the barbecue grill is that it should be cleaned after the meal has been cooked. Give the grill time to cool, but not get cold. This will prevent the food from sticking to the grill and crusting on the grating. Vinegar has excellent cleaning properties and works very efficiently at cleaning your grill.
Cleaning the grill with vinegar:
- Mix two cups of vinegar into a spray bottle with an equal amount of warm water. Shake the bottle, mixing the vinegar and water thoroughly.
- Fold a section of aluminum foil approximately two inches square.
- Saturate the grating of the grill with the water/vinegar mix.
- Leave ten minutes for the vinegar and water to set in and start to dry on the grating of the grill.
- While waiting for the solution to set on the grill, pour out the water/vinegar mix, and fill the water bottle with vinegar.
- Spray the tin foil with the vinegar, and use the tin foil to scrub the gratings of the grill. The water and vinegar mix should have loosened the particles on the grill so that it can be cleaned effectively. For ground-in food particles, a wire brush can be used instead of the tin foil.