The summer season upon us and now we have to be ready with the grill grates for the backyard cookouts with family. However, the grill has to be tidy before starting the cooking process. The new grilling season has to begin with clean and tidy grills. You may have already cleaned the grill grates and have stored it, but there is an important matter you have to be aware of.
The perfect and clean grill grates can have carbon deposits, and the grease and grime will settle on it. The excess of the carbon build-up will not allow the grill to heat evenly and will ruin the meat cooked on it. The gas tube burners will also fail to work because of that reason. So you must clean grill grates before cooking. You can follow the steps given here for your benefit.
The equipment you need for clean grill grates
You can find this equipment in the hardware store or get it online. The essential tools are the long-handled wire brushes, elbow grease, and five-gallon bucket and wire bottle brush. Prevent using cleaners that have high chemical contents in it. These cleaners will ruin the taste of the food. Instead of these, you can make use of warm water, which is the best thing to get rid of harmful germs. There are grease-cutting soaps and poultice made with baking soda and white vinegar, which will also serve as best cleaners to clean grill grates.
If the grill contains a stainless steel surface, there are stainless steel cleaners that will offer extra polish to it. The long-cuffed rubber gloves and sponges are also essential when cleaning the grill grates. You can do the work when the weather is a little cooler because it becomes difficult to remove the hard streaks from stainless steel if the day is hot.
Warm it up
To clean grill grates, you have to heat up the grill and then close the hood. You have to heat it at full temperature. Then wait for thirty minutes for the temperature to become extreme and singe the grime and grease stuck on it. Now dip the wire brush in hot soapy water and clean all the carbon from the grill grates. At last, turn the gas off and let it cool.
For the type of charcoal grills, you can dump the charcoal briquettes in a container. Then take off any charcoal dirt and debris with a putty knife.
Soak it up
When the grill becomes cool, you have to take off all the grates and flavorizer bars and immerse them in a tub of warm and soapy water. Let it soak for thirty minutes, and then after that, remove the dirt that comes off easily. Remove the parts such as warming racks, burner-control knobs, and grease days. This will make the cleaning process easy.
Wash and wipe
Take off all the parts of the grill grates and scrub them with a brush. You can use dish soap to wash it. After washing it all, you can dry the grill using micro-fiber towels.
Conclusion
Clean grill grates will offer better cooking experience and make you feel good. You can enjoy a happy time with family and friends. Use the process given here for effortless and effective cleaning of the grill grates.
