cleaning a grill

[drkshdw]

How do you all clean your grills? I inherited my fathers commercial grill (propane) and it needs cleaned. Bad. It has years of caked on grease inside that needs to go away before I can even think of using it.

How does one go about cleaning this? I took my hose to it with a jet nozzle and the grease laughed at it. Is this something Simple Green can do or am I looking at oven cleaner? No pressure washer so that option is out. I know I'll need brass brushes but want to get this 1/2" thick layer of muck off first. What say you?

[Gogar]

how about CAREFULLY using a vibrating scraper tool? And then oven cleaner when you get most of it off.

It'll all come off easier if the grill is warm.

[WPOZZZ]

I think I might use my pressure washer on it. Hope it comes clean!

[PorscheGAL]

Easy Off makes a grill cleaner spray.

And/ Or

Get really hot and scrub like crazy. If you get it hot enough it will be like the self-clean on an oven.

[PetrolBlueSC]

Putty knife and elbow grease. I have to clean mine out every couple of months to keep the grease fires down.

[JackDidley]

I crank the heat to around 650* and leave it there for 20 minutes or so. Then pressure wash it. Works pretty good with very little effort.

[VincentVega]

Maybe I've been luck but I scrape out what I can with a putty knife then get it hot with a pot of water on the grates. Usually the majority of the mess comes off pretty easily then.

[Por_sha911]

I avoid chemical cleaners like easy-off or simple green. Residue left behind makes for some nastiness if it gets into your food.

[John Rogers]

The post about the heat is how I do it, get it as hot as you can get it, let it sit the the goop just comes right off with a brush. I get brushes at Harbor Freight cheaply. I also tried my hand held steam cleaner, worked pretty well after the heat.

Then get a Yoshi Grill Mat at Walmart, like the ones they sell on line, no more mess ever.

[drkshdw]

Thanks all for the suggestions. Never thought of burning the crap off. I shall try that tomorrow after scraping what I can off. This ain't gonna be a fun job but it beats spending hundreds of dollars on a new grill!

[JackDidley]

Originally Posted by drkshdw

Thanks all for the suggestions. Never thought of burning the crap off. I shall try that tomorrow after scraping what I can off. This ain't gonna be a fun job but it beats spending hundreds of dollars on a new grill!

Burn first. Cool it down and hose it off. High pressure if you have it. Maybe low pressure and a bit of wire brushing if you do not. I have an infrared grille and it requires cleaning pretty often. Its worth it.

[WPOZZZ]

Originally Posted by John Rogers

The post about the heat is how I do it, get it as hot as you can get it, let it sit the the goop just comes right off with a brush. I get brushes at Harbor Freight cheaply. I also tried my hand held steam cleaner, worked pretty well after the heat.

Then get a Yoshi Grill Mat at Walmart, like the ones they sell on line, no more mess ever.

Got tired of my Yoshi mat as it doesn't cook as well as the grill.

[J-Mac]

Buy some new grates. Then get the Home Depot wire brush with water reservoir and use immediately after each cook when grill is hot.

If the crud is below the burners it should scrape off with a sharp scraper because it's greasy.

[RKDinOKC]

Usually just shut my grill off and go eat. When I fire up the grill to use again I brush it with a good brush. Have never had my grill build up anything to scrape off.

After a year or so I dump and the ashes type stuff out of the bottom of the grill (not the grates). But usually don't get to aggressive as I consider some of that stuff the seasoning for the grill.

Replaced my old grill with a smoker/roaster/grill and didn't use the old one for an entire summer. When I went to make it look good to sell, the old grill had about 4 bird's nests in it.

[berettafan]

I pressure washed mine last summer. Ungodly mess but It did get a fair amount of gunk out. Going forward I’ll stick to the plastic putty knife.

For the grates I borrowed a buddies Weber grill cleaner spray and it actually did a nice job getting the last bit of greasy film off the grates.


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[berettafan]

My smoker has crazy buildup in it but I think you’re supposed to leave it. Typically doesn’t see over 250 degrees.


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[PorscheGAL]

I put grates in my oven on self clean. It does a great job cleaning it.

[vash]

what is a commercial style outdoor grill?

i would put it on a tarp and start scraping/brushing off the crusty stuff..just let stuff fall down..and then soap down the compartment below.

after that do the heat thing.

[svandamme]

get it hot
get a raw potato
cut it in half
rub it on the grill

And there you go


when you are done grilling
take the grill
throw it in the lawn
pick it up in the morning

next time you grill, go to potato

[Tobra]

What Stijn said, also can use an onion, that is all.