How to Kasher a Barbecue Grill
In order to kasher a barbecue grill, you have to heat it until it glows, which is also called libbun gamur. Jews who keep kosher observe religious laws, which include not using a grill that non-kosher food was cooked on, such as food from pigs. They have to kasher a barbecue grill before they will use it to cook food.
- Clean out all of the ashes from the body of the barbecue grill, and then wash it with hot soapy water. Clean the legs and the cover of the grill also. Use a wire grill brush to scrub the grill with hot soapy water. You may want to wear oven mits while you do this. Make sure all left over food debris is completely removed from the inside of the grill. Rinse everything off completely, and dry with a clean and disposable towel.
- Remove the grates from the barbecue grill and place them on top of a layer of charcoal briquettes. Place a second layer of charcoal briquettes on top of the grates and then light the charcoal. Allow the grates to heat until they glow.
- Use a blowtorch to torch the grill cavity level with and above the grates. This is the part of the grill that has probably touched non-kosher food.
- Close the hood on the grill. Turn the grill on at the highest setting, which is usually broil, and leave it on for approximately 30 minutes. This is called libbun kal, and koshers the inside cavity of the grill. You should now have a kosher grill ready to u se.