How often do you take apart your gas bbq for a depp cleaning?
 

I don't mean just taking out the racks and washing off the drip pan but actually stripping it down internally to get at the venturis and vacuuming out the chamber. Also, how you degrease the chamber? Or am I being OCD about my grill? I spent big bucks (for me anyway) on it and want it to last a decade and a half.

Never.

Occasionally I pressure wash the burner covers. That's a OCD as I get.

My wife says I'm nuts. I used to completely disassemble my large black Weber charcoal grill after each use.

I've done it every two years or so... I've had it about 15 years and all is good.

But the spark thingo doesn't work any more so I light it up with a match.

Built in SS grill. I deep clean it once every 2 years. The grill is 6 years old and still looking good.

If it gets hot enough, it cleans itself....


Get yourself a manlier grill....

That's mostly true but often you get fat building up in the bottom or on the smaller shelves inside.

I do mine once a year but I uses it 200 plus times a year.
Finn

Krud Kutter and a brass brush really helps. I have a faucet with hot water in the back of the house and the hot water makes cleaning the grill much easier.

So, does it help the grill cook better? I guess I could try cleaning mine.

I "deep" clean mine at the end of summer. I typically don't cook out in the winter months so it might sits idle until warm weather.

By deep clean, I mean disassembling and scrubbing all parts.

Ours is an inexpensive Charbroil that we bought about 8 years ago. it still looks good but I will buy a new burner next year.

Never. I crank up the gas for a minute after use until it's hot than shut it down.

Every couple years....when I have to move.

I clean mine when there is build up on the burner guards. I had to clean the burners on the old Charbroiler but the Vermont Castings I have had for 3 years the burner never seems to foul on it.
Every 2 or 3 years I would use oven cleaner on my old BBQ. Seemed to work well followed by a washout with the hose in the back alley.

Ultimate "cleaning"
 

I had this old Charmglow grill sandblasted and then I replaced the burner, venturi, regulator, painted the rrest and we've used it a lot this summer. These old grills are definitely worth cleaning up!!

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I also bbq around 200 times a year.

Brinkman Pro, six cast iron burner SS grill with Cast Bronze side burner and infra-red rear spit burner.

Totally wore out each burner as even the cast iron urners were rotting out and falling in pieces.

After a month of looking at $2K-$6K new grills, I couldn't find one I actually liked for burner layout and functionality. SAD when people with a straight face ask $6-$10K for a grill, and don't tout it's cooking ability, but that it has Blue LED's in each of the heat control knobs, and a $1200 option on one was a remote controlled key fob automatic electric lid openner.

I spent $300 in all new burners and parts, total tear down die-grinder/scotchbright pads prep to strip all grease and flaking paint, VHT high temp 1200 header paint on some parts, and it's as good as new. I put about 50-60 hours of love/labor into it.

I loved the fact that Brinkman still stocks parts for their Pro Line.

Cheap stainless steel stamped burners might last me 10-12 months. And my grill is under cover in an outdoor kitchen so I BBQ year around even with 12-15" of snow on the ground.

If you guys are just "burning off the fat" with a high heat clean-up, you're not using your grill enough.

My father always said, .... "work that is not necessary is not necessary".

I belive he was right.

Johnny comes over about once per year and takes care of most of my major appliances.








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Karl
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Built in stainless steel. About every five years the gas valves go and I have to replace them. I do it "while I'm in there".