How do you clean your BBQ ?!

[hsvpunk]

While its still warmish, scrape it down with the scraper/flipper thing.

Use abit of paper towel or newspaper and get most of the fat off.

Then clean with a lemon or as said beer and salt (and drink one or two beers while doing this, just so you get it done right )

 

[Tas_HSV]

Always scrape down after cooking,and the next time you fire it up,get it hot,pour on some beer with a bit of salt,and wipe down with newspaper.

 

[love the general]

if its real bad take the plates out and hit them with a pressure cleaner works for me

 

[danja]

Never heard of the beer + salt thing, what's the deal behind that?

Usually I'm drinking the beer, not frying it!

 

[badaz]

Waste beer on the BBQ, I agree with the salt but I couldn't tip good beer on it.:cry:

 

[Chirpstr]

Salt is only to sterilize it right? I normally wait till it goes brown then scrape it down. Beer is good for cleaning her up too.

 

[danja]

Pretty sure it's sterile enough at 450 degrees or whatever temperature it is the plate reaches.

 

[holdensupporter2005]

I just scrape it down after using it, while it is still hot. Once every couple of months I get out the pressure washer and wash the plates down with that. I cleans them good and gets rid of crap in all the grooves.

 

[Calaber]

Degreaser is a bit harsh for animal fat when cleaning the stainless steel. Good old fashioned dishwashing detergent will do just as good a job. Also good to use on timber surrounds with a steel wool pad to remove ingrained oil and stains. Then good wash with clean water.

Hotplates have already been well covered by everybudy else, although every so many months, I dismantle my BBQ and wash the interior down with detergent to remove the build up. Worst part of the whole maintenance bit, this. It's amazing how much crap builds up after spilling over the edges of the hotplates.

 

[Turd Ferguson]

boiling water and salt. and you never clean right after you use it, clean it before you are about to use it next time