Comments on: Maintain Your Barbeque Grill by Keeping It Clean

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:21:11 +0000

I live down south and BBQ all year long. Love to grill but hate cleaning. I always do it right before I cook new food. Never try lemon, but will try it tomorrow. Do you use the lemon to clean before or after cooking? Thank you.

By: The Diva

The Diva — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:14:04 +0000

Sandy we try to BBQ year round as well. I admit that we do it much less in the winter than in the summer, but yes, there’s still the occasional outdoor barbecue on mild winter days. We keep our BBQ in our very narrow driveway year round. The driveways so narrow we can’t park between the houses anyway so it’s a good place to store and use the bbq. We have a cover for our BBQ (need a new one though as ours is ripping) and so far our barbecue hasn’t rusted (we’ve had it since 2001).

Our barbecue is gas (propane). I do like a charcoal grill, but my husband isn’t the best BBQ’er and isn’t patient at all … the few times we’ve used a charcoal barbecue he’s doused it with that chemical fire starter stuff which I HATE as that’s all you can smell and even taste on the food afterwords! Uhg!

We always clean the gril once it’s cooled down and we rub it with lemon first too as that helps to cut the grease.

Oh and in the winter we have a Foreman Grill that we use indoors (as well as the occasional outdoor BBQ). I guess we eat a lot of grilled food. LOL

By: The Diva

The Diva — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:07:18 +0000

Luc, yes we’ve been rubbing our grill with a half lemon shortly after cooking for the last two years or so (got the tip from a neighbor). It works … the lemon cuts the grease and makes it much easier to clean the grill later!

By: Luc J

Luc J — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:22:15 +0000

Someone told me to rub it with half a lemon while it’s still warm but not really hot anymore. That should make the job of cleaning much easier. Maybe a good tip, I hate cleaning the grill!!

By: sandy

sandy — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:33:52 +0000

I am the First! lol Firstly, I am old school, I do not use a gas grill. I can cook with gas inside if I want to. Cooking outside to me means using charcoal. The taste is soooooooo much better. We don’t use chemical starters. We use one of those chimney things and 2 pieces of newspaper. Thats it. We don’t put away the grill, as we use it all 4 seasons. It has a lid, so is covered. A wire brush is a good tool, and we do have one. However, we use it before each cooking; not after one. Before hand is easier; you know the grill is cooled. And, since it’s covered it’s really not an issue. Cleans up easier after it’s been cooled a day or so too.

The weber has been covered with snow year after year, and we’re only our 2nd grill. Been married 37 years. Using something I think actually helps. The heat keeps it from rusting for a long time. Too many people have a grill, and only use it a couple of times a summer.

We have a special mat so we can pull it up closer in winter when it’s icy and snowing; cause we still use it.

Sandy