How to Clean Stainless Steel Grill Racks

Barbecues are used often during the summer months for cooking outdoors. Your grill will become dirty over time due to food and grease that acquires on the surface of its grates. You can easily clean grill grates so that you can rest assured that you grill is clean and sanitary for your next barbeque. 

Dish Detergent

1. Fill up a sink, utility sink or a large bucket with hot water and a small amount of dish detergent.


2. Remove the stainless steel grill grates from the grill and place them into the sink with the cleaning solution.


3. Allow the stainless steel grill grates to sit and soak for about 15 minutes, or until the food and grease has thoroughly loosened from the surface.


4. Use a scouring pad to scrub down the grill grates and remove all food and grease that remains.


5. Remove the grill grates from the cleaning solution.


6. Dry the grill grates using a clean towel to remove any remaining water.


7. Replace the stainless steel grill grates onto the gas grill.

Baking Soda

1. Remove the stainless steel grill grates from your grill and lean them up against the garage or house.


2. Clean the surface of the stainless steel grill grates with a wire grill brush to remove the majority of the food that is stuck on the grates.


3. Mix a paste by combining 1 cup of baking soda and 3 teaspoons of water. Stir the ingredients together until you have formed a paste that is similar in consistency to standard toothpaste.


4. Apply the baking soda paste to the surface of the stainless steel grill grates using an old tooth brush.


5. Allow the baking soda to sit on the surface of the stainless steel grill grates for 15 minutes.


6. Rinse the grill grates with a standard garden house or wipe down with a clean wet rag.


7. Replace the grates, and turn on the grill.


8. Allow the grill to run for about 15 minutes to burn off the remaining baking soda from the surface of the grates.