Cleaning and Maintenance
1) Regularly change the aluminum foil on your angled
drip pan(s). This will reduce the likelihood of grease fires and flare-ups.
2) Spray your grease catch bucket with vegetable spray. Then, when you're
ready to empty it, the drippings will more easily slide out. Take a
wad of paper towels to swab down the inside of the bucket. In hot weather,
empty the grease on a more frequent basis---so it doesn't turn rancid.
3) The easiest way to clean your porcelain coated cooking grids is to
take a piece of aluminum foil and rub it over and between the grids.
This is best done when the grids are warm. Be careful not to burn yourself!
Use a long sleeve barbecue mitt to protect your hand and forearm.
4) Each month, while your grill is cold, remove the cooking grids, angled
drip pan and U-shaped firepot cover and give your grill a good cleaning
with a shop-vac. Vacuum out the pellet ash from inside and around the
firepot and bottom of the cooking chamber. Use a vegetable brush to
knock-off built up scale on the inside walls of your barbecue.
5) Easiest way to clean your cooking grids is to place them inside your
self-cleaning oven and turn the knob to CLEAN. Both the oven and cooking
grids will be clean as a whistle, without having to use a lot of elbow
grease. This is especially useful if your cooking grids are encrusted
with food deposits.
6) Another way to clean your cooking grids is to place them in a heavy-duty
yard debris sack, add one-half cup of ammonia, seal the bag closed.
Lay the grids down flat overnight. The next day, remove the grids, thoroughly
rinse with hot water and they'll be nice and clean. The ammonia helps
to dissolve the grease on the grids.
7) If you own a stainless steel grill, remember to ALWAYS clean dirt
and dust off the surface of the grill BEFORE you begin cooking. Use
a damp cloth to do this job. Otherwise, the dirt cooks into the metal
and discolors it.
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