Time-saving cleaning tips that make cooking easier
Rick Lew
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Spring Clean Your Barbecue
If ashes remain from last season, get rid of them. Wash the lid
and firebox with detergent and warm water, using a steel-wool soap
pad for stuck-on stains. Rinse and dry.
Before your first cookout, light a fire and heat the grate for
about 30 minutes. Then scrape it with a long brass-wire brush,
like the 18-inch grill brush and scraper from Weber ($13,
www.amazon.com). During the rest of the season, brush right before
and after cooking. A little residual grease is good — it helps give
grilled food its smoky flavor.
At the end of the season, dump the ashes and close the lid.
Leave the grease on the grate until spring; it will help prevent
the metal from rusting.
