What product(s) do you use to deep clean your grills?
I use the BBQ Grill Daddy for my grill grates – got that rec from here and it’s worked out GREAT. What do you guys use for cleaning under the grates and giving your grill a heavy duty cleaning???
by bonzai76
49 Comments
WTF-Pepper
A putty knife.
villaed
Power wash once a year.
puddlejumper0895
Power washer with all purpose or degreaser works well.
JeanPolleketje
Steel brush and if I’m fed up or tired I use the Dremel (steel wire head).
forgottenone1
Fire
goosey814
Spray oven cleaner all over then and put them in a trash bag to soak out somewhere you can hose them off when done
Freewheeler631
I just heat the hell out of them and scrape them clean. They don’t really need to be spotless.I’d keep any chemicals out of the cooking chamber, anyway.
dantez84
Drill plus wirebrush does an amazing job
EntertainmentWarm141
Chef here, we used to clean old fryers when we bought a new used restaurant space. Restored thing to like new with a cleaner call “Mr. Muscle” if you’ve ever cleaned used restaurant equipment you know it’s the hardest things you will ever clean.
Ok_Drawer7797
Elbow grease
_Berzeker_
Wire brush
MacTechG4
Charcoal griller here, i just use some balled up aluminum foil and a pair of tongs
Fuegodeth
Fire
AmbassadorDefiant462
I just shlap my dong on it a few times.
Narrow-Plate4499
Max heat at the end of every cook, and a wire brush. Change the foil liner on the grease tray as needed.
AnominousBeef45
Fire dawg.
DontchaKnow918
Heat/ 🔥
stayzero
Once or twice a year I’ll take them apart, spray everything down with Dawn Powerwash and let it soak for a couple of beers before firing up the pressure washer then hosing it all down.
Reassemble, light it up and let it burn off till everything is dry and we’re good.
jr49
I’ve had the best luck with a pressure washer. Same with the grates. Just to get oil and crud off.
Every-Caramel1552
Scraper
bossoline
I use a putty knife to scrape the excess off once or twice a year. Heat should do the rest. I’ve never seen the point of trying to get your grill squeaky clean, personally.
Active-Berry-4241
Elbow grease and steel wool
radpizzadadd
strong degreaser > spray > let it sit > scrub > repeat if needed > cry all the flavor is gone
Dry-Cucumber6700
HCl 32%
Workerchimp68
Steam cleaner wand
BulkyCustard929
Money. I just buy a new one every year.
Temporary_Bad_1438
I agree with fire and putty knife, but I also give it a good wipe with (sturdy) oiled paper towels before cooking. It helps get all that soot off which transfers to your food.
DifficultIsopod4472
Purple Power, Simple Green, work great on greasy surfaces, wire brush for rust and then add some avocado spray oil to everything and wipe down. The avocado oil has a very high heat range and will allow for very easy cleaning next time around!!
Shantomette
In my 30 yrs of cooking I have never cleaned below the grates. Not sure why someone would. Let fire do its thing.
PintRT
A putty knife
LeggoMyMako
Ball of aluminum foil
indefiniteretrieval
Sandblaster?
kwagmire9764
Heat. Easy Off oven cleaner, the yellow one that makes you cough so you know it’s working. A putty knife to scrape off the caked on junk before I apply the Easy Off. Lastly a wire wheel on a drill to save my elbow grease.
I used to have a gas grill because I lived in an apartment but I prefer charcoal grilling, better flavor IMO. My roommate would grill all the time but never clean the damn thing so when I would go to grill on it once maybe every couple of months I would clean it because he was a POS. But I would usually just clean the grates unless the rest of it was really bad. Fuck you, Ryan!
UOPaul
FIRE
Ok_Worker1393
9in1 painters tool
Slight-Tomatillo9581
I’ve never cleaned my grills. I just turn it on high and hit it with the wire brush after a few minutes.
mhch82
Those are flavor bars they don’t need to be cleaned. I just scrape the grates and that’s it. The food never touches these
No_Angle875
Wire brush and a shop vac to get the debris out
Fantasynoob2761
Putty knife, barkeepers friend is a great option if stains prove stubborn. Really great product.
Professional-Web1852
Wire brush, muscle
LooseRaspberry3680
High pressure setting at the self car wash. Guess a power washer is about the equivalent of
hawksnest_prez
Dawn dish soap, water and a plastic scraper
Captain_LD
A scraper
Eastsidenormal
Elbow grease and heat
Cagents1
I use a scraper, then automotive Gunk engine degreaser, then very good rinse with soap and water. I also use the store bought grill cleaners on the grates.
MrKidClassic
Idk why (and maybe someone can educate me) But the coil grill scraper (not the brush) and an onion applied to a grill in the cooling phase works wonders.
Please…someone explain it to me.
inquisitiveimpulses
Fire, Bob. I use fire.
SecondHandSmokeBBQ
A putty knife, and only when it really needs it. Other than that, fire it up and cook something!
Ok_Appeal_2382
A plastic scrapper and then burn the rest off. No chemicals. And after you cook leave the grease on the grates because if you scrap them after cooking they will most likely rust.. clean the grates before you cook
49 Comments
A putty knife.
Power wash once a year.
Power washer with all purpose or degreaser works well.
Steel brush and if I’m fed up or tired I use the Dremel (steel wire head).
Fire
Spray oven cleaner all over then and put them in a trash bag to soak out somewhere you can hose them off when done
I just heat the hell out of them and scrape them clean. They don’t really need to be spotless.I’d keep any chemicals out of the cooking chamber, anyway.
Drill plus wirebrush does an amazing job
Chef here, we used to clean old fryers when we bought a new used restaurant space. Restored thing to like new with a cleaner call “Mr. Muscle” if you’ve ever cleaned used restaurant equipment you know it’s the hardest things you will ever clean.
Elbow grease
Wire brush
Charcoal griller here, i just use some balled up aluminum foil and a pair of tongs
Fire
I just shlap my dong on it a few times.
Max heat at the end of every cook, and a wire brush. Change the foil liner on the grease tray as needed.
Fire dawg.
Heat/ 🔥
Once or twice a year I’ll take them apart, spray everything down with Dawn Powerwash and let it soak for a couple of beers before firing up the pressure washer then hosing it all down.
Reassemble, light it up and let it burn off till everything is dry and we’re good.
I’ve had the best luck with a pressure washer. Same with the grates. Just to get oil and crud off.
Scraper
I use a putty knife to scrape the excess off once or twice a year. Heat should do the rest. I’ve never seen the point of trying to get your grill squeaky clean, personally.
Elbow grease and steel wool
strong degreaser > spray > let it sit > scrub > repeat if needed > cry all the flavor is gone
HCl 32%
Steam cleaner wand
Money. I just buy a new one every year.
I agree with fire and putty knife, but I also give it a good wipe with (sturdy) oiled paper towels before cooking. It helps get all that soot off which transfers to your food.
Purple Power, Simple Green, work great on greasy surfaces, wire brush for rust and then add some avocado spray oil to everything and wipe down. The avocado oil has a very high heat range and will allow for very easy cleaning next time around!!
In my 30 yrs of cooking I have never cleaned below the grates. Not sure why someone would. Let fire do its thing.
A putty knife
Ball of aluminum foil
Sandblaster?
Heat. Easy Off oven cleaner, the yellow one that makes you cough so you know it’s working. A putty knife to scrape off the caked on junk before I apply the Easy Off. Lastly a wire wheel on a drill to save my elbow grease.
I used to have a gas grill because I lived in an apartment but I prefer charcoal grilling, better flavor IMO. My roommate would grill all the time but never clean the damn thing so when I would go to grill on it once maybe every couple of months I would clean it because he was a POS. But I would usually just clean the grates unless the rest of it was really bad. Fuck you, Ryan!
FIRE
9in1 painters tool
I’ve never cleaned my grills. I just turn it on high and hit it with the wire brush after a few minutes.
Those are flavor bars they don’t need to be cleaned. I just scrape the grates and that’s it. The food never touches these
Wire brush and a shop vac to get the debris out
Putty knife, barkeepers friend is a great option if stains prove stubborn. Really great product.
Wire brush, muscle
High pressure setting at the self car wash. Guess a power washer is about the equivalent of
Dawn dish soap, water and a plastic scraper
A scraper
Elbow grease and heat
I use a scraper, then automotive Gunk engine degreaser, then very good rinse with soap and water. I also use the store bought grill cleaners on the grates.
Idk why (and maybe someone can educate me) But the coil grill scraper (not the brush) and an onion applied to a grill in the cooling phase works wonders.
Please…someone explain it to me.
Fire, Bob. I use fire.
A putty knife, and only when it really needs it. Other than that, fire it up and cook something!
A plastic scrapper and then burn the rest off. No chemicals. And after you cook leave the grease on the grates because if you scrap them after cooking they will most likely rust.. clean the grates before you cook