Clean the grill or barbecue

It is important to clean your grill or grill outdoors before storing it for an extended period. Not only the cleaning over the network to prevent bacteria and parasites, to create a home in the grill, cleaning is a great way to help this unit over time. Before you follow your grill away for the season, read these tips for cleaning and storage.

Raw materials and supplies:

• Dry cloths
• Cube
• Warm water
• Dish soap
• Cleaning tool grating (designed for individual purchase computer network)
• Vegetable oil
• The lubricating oil, such as WD-40
• Put a cloth or tarp to catch dirt

Instructions

Before you clean the grill, be sure to read the recommendations for cleaning of production, since they vary from below.

Step 1: Clean the grill grates

Burned food and fat is often best to clean while hot. Turn your grill and let it warm up for about 10-15 minutes. Then the fire is out and use your barbecue brush to remove food stuck on the grid. Once cooled, you may need to wash more to remove all grease and food. Do not forget to clean the top rack, if it exists. A clean, dry, oil and season the grill, to protect them during the winter time. Here are other tips for cleaning and maintenance of the grill grate.

Step 2: Turn off the power and unplug the fuel source

Once the computer is off and the grill is cold, place a tarp or cloth under the grill to help capture dirt and greasy foods that can make your deck floor stains. So for long term storage, it is a good idea to turn off the fuel source. You can help prevent spiders or insects, their home inside the plastic tube wrapping paper. For charcoal grills, remove all the ashes from the grill and into a metal trash can. Never remove the ash when they are still hot. If you use wood chips or untreated carbon without binder or chemical additives, you can cold to add your compost bin ash. But only add a cup of ash per square foot of composting, as it could be to increase to high pH. Find out more about what should (or not) to add your compost.

Step 3: Remove and clean flame tamers, burners and Venturi tubes

Under the grill, it is, where food and fat tend to remove sink and storage, and it is important, and you clean these parts. Regulators are as roof-shaped pieces of metal, which are arranged on top of the burner. Remove and clean the flame retardants (or call), taking care to remove grease and dirt. Some gas grills are removable burner and venturi tubes; Venturi tubes help spiders air-gas mixture and very often can be nested inside the tubes together. When cleaning these parts, check the frozen or rusted holes. Blockages in burner or venturis may cause unwanted fires, so it is important they be cleaned regularly. The Owner's Manual before you read burner venturi tubes or always connect somehow again could be dangerous. Leave the burner attached, if you do not know how to remove or install properly.

Step 4: Clean the grease and the inner parts

The food and fat fall into the cavity of the grill and to purify you and want. It may be easier to clean the floor and the canvas. All stainless steel parts are cleaned with stainless steel cleaner and a soft cloth. It is recommended to not use oven cleaners, as they will damage the surface and the chemical residues is very harmful to the lungs. For charcoal grills, be sure to remove the cold ashes of the funds, as they can attract moisture in the winter. Use a cloth to clean the interior.

Step 5: Clean the outside

To clean the outside of your grill. Use to remove a stainless steel cleaner (or a vinegar solution) grease and dirt from the outside. There are special cleaning solutions for the plastic and you can use warm water and soap.

Step 6: Lubricate moving parts

Moving parts can be better with a little work WD40 lubrication. This lubricant can also help to prevent the oxidation and can help eliminate and prevent fingerprints on stainless steel.

Step 7: Keep the gas tank

Your propane tank can be separated from the gas grill and stored for the winter. Tanks should always be stored upright on a flat surface as flammable dry concrete. Water, Standing Water, in particular, the tank to oxidize to keep the tank to wet grass or dirt. In a well-ventilated outdoor area where it kept a few potentially reverse traffic.

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