On Wed 25 Jun 2008 03:13:18p, Cynic told us...
> On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:32:38 +1000, "D&M JOHNSTON"
> <mrjay1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>>"Cynic" <cynic@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>news:17r2645rgl7uicorb73nit0hi6t94p39hs@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>I have a Weber and it's time for me to suck it up and get down to the
>>> nitty gritty. But one of the reasons I've been putting off the duty
>>> to clean my grill is that I just don't know what to use or how to
>>> clean all that burnt gunk off.
>>>
>>> I wish to be able to clean off everything, the stainless steel
>>> flavorizer bars, the ss grates themselves, the big catch pan under the
>>> grill unit and if possible, even inner walls of the unit.
>>>
>>> I know I won't get it back to how it was when it was first taken out
>>> of the box, but would be nice to find out what some of you do to clean
>>> your grillers. Thanks for your time and courtesy.
>>
>>I have several ways to tackle the cleaning chore and it depends on how
>>grimey it becomes and which cooker I'm going to clean. I have 3 webers,
>>2 x kettles & a baby Q but apart from getting some water into the gas
>>tubes on the little Q, it's basically the same method.Charcoal kettles
>>are easier due to the grates and stuff are easy to remove.
>>
>>Generally if they are not too bad, I just heat them up to a very high
>>temp and let it burn all the crap on the grates and then give them a
>>good scrape with a copper wire brush but when theres a build up, I take
>>the grill bars off and give the cooker a good dose of Oven Cleaner which
>>you leave on for a good few hours or a Non- toxic degreaser. Once the
>>degreasers have a good chance to eat the layers of crap, then I give it
>>a blast with a high pressure water cleaner. works for me everytime and
>>will get rid of most the gunk that builds up over a period of time but
>>it really is better if it's done more often as then the job isn't as
>>difficult. Expect to get wet, but hey...it's Summer over your way now so
>>you'll dry out quick too LOL. If Possible, could be an idea to remove
>>hood and clean seperately instead of struggling with it in an upright
>>position. If it's a Gasser, same applies but when finished, light it up
>>to dry out any water that gets into the gas holes. Keep it lit without
>>anything over them untill at least all the holes are clear and lit.
>>You might find if your gas lighter may not spark due to being wet, just
>>light it with a ****table gas cooker lighter.
>>Anyway, that should keep you out of mischief for a while......have fun!!
>>
>>cheers
>>
>>DJ
>
> Yeah, I figured there was no quick and easy way to do this. I did
> thought of taking the pressure washer to it and guess I'll have to
> now. Will have to find some old t-****rts and shorts I can toss after
> the wa****ng. Thanks!
>
I periodically put my grates in my self-cleaning oven and run through a
cycle. Nothing left but ash to brush off. As to the rest of the
removable
parts, I use the bag and ammonia method.
--
Wayne Boatwright
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