How to Clean Your Gas Barbecue Grill
Cleaning your gas barbecue grill is about more than maintaining its good looks. It is also a health issue, as bacteria can collect on burnt and stuck-on food and leave toxins that can't be removed by cooking. In addition, it also extends the life of your grill and keeps it working efficiently.
Materials:
- Baking soda
- Large spoon
- Oven cleaner
- Regular brush
- Wire grill brush
- Rag
- Scraper
Directions:
- Start cleaning your grill as soon as you are finished with it. Use the wire grill brush to remove food that is stuck to the rack before it cools down. This is the easiest time to remove fresh food remnants, and it will reduce the amount of cleaning you must do later.
- Wait until the barbecue is cool before you remove the grill rack. Scrub it again with a wire grill brush and then rinse it off.
- Empty the ashes into the trash can, and use the scraper to scrape out the remaining food bits into the trash as well.
- Get a bucket and fill it with warm or hot water. Immerse a brush in the water and then pour baking soda over the scrubbing surface.
- Use the brush to clean the inside of the grill as well as the outside. Pay special attention to the inside of the grill bowl and also the inside of the lid. Clean the vents as well.
- Take the rag and wet it, then use the rag to wipe off all surfaces on the grill until the baking soda is gone.
- Spray oven cleaner on the inside of the oven to further disinfect the inside and outside surfaces. Wait for a while then come back to wipe it clean with another wet rag.
- Rinse off the grill and wipe it dry with a towel.