From: Luke 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: BBQ Grill clean?
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:42:51 -0600

On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 20:46:07 -0700, "daslf"  wrote:

>When I barbeque (charcoal) I just put the grill on in the flames and scrub 
>it with a brush.  Does it get clean enough that way or do I need to actually 
>wash it with Comet or something?  That sure would be a hassle; I'm not even 
>sure where I'd do it. 

I assume you really mean "grill", not BBQ which is slow cooking with
low heat. Scrubbing the cooking grate over heat with a brass brush or
crumpled aluminum foil is more than sufficient. Ideally, it's easiest
and best to scrub the grate immediately *after* cooking. See, e.g.:
http://weber.com/bbq/pub/grillcare/care.aspx#charcoal. Any grilling
book will tell you the same. However, being lazy and impatient to chow
down I almost always scrub the grate immediately before cooking, while
the coals are heating up, then of course brush the grate with
vegetable oil before putting the food on. Relax. Grab a brew. And
happy grilling!

-- 
Luke
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