| Food cooked on a barbecue grill has a very special | | | | You may already know how well white vinegar |
| taste all of its own. That's one of the reasons so | | | | works in cleaning the windows in your home, but did |
| many people enjoy cooking outdoors. Can't you just | | | | you ever realize that you can also use it to clean |
| taste those savory steaks, chops, and burgers | | | | your grill? You will need a spray bottle, two cups of |
| seared over an open fire? Unfortunately though, as | | | | white vinegar, and two cups of water. Shake the |
| with any type of cooking, when the meal is finished, | | | | bottle to mix the liquids well. Thoroughly saturate |
| there's still clean-up that needs to be done. Cleaning | | | | both sides of the grill grate with the mixture and |
| your barbecue grill grate can be a really tough task | | | | allow to dry for 10 minutes. Using a wire brush or a |
| which is why a lot of people don't bother cleaning | | | | folded square of aluminum foil, you can scrub the |
| theirs at all. However, if you prefer to cook on a | | | | grates to take off any remaining residue. You will not |
| clean surface, you're probably looking for tips on how | | | | need to rinse the grates following this procedure. |
| to do the job easily. | | | | The maker of the highly-recommended Weber |
| One tool that comes in handy for cleaning a grill grate | | | | barbecue grills recommends turning your grill onto its |
| is a wire brush. There are those that advocate doing | | | | highest setting which will burn off any residue. Keep |
| nothing more than thoroughly brushing the loose | | | | heating until smoking stops. This can be done either |
| deposits on grate services with a brush, both after | | | | prior to or following grilling. For extra spot cleaning, |
| cooking and again prior to cooking the next time. | | | | use a wire brush. |
| Although this obviously isn't going to disinfect the | | | | Cleaning the grates on your barbecue doesn't have |
| surface like cleaning products will do, there is little risk | | | | to be a long, tedious job, and you don't need any |
| of bacteria due to the heat of the flames. It will help | | | | harsh chemical products to get the job done. The |
| if you also coat the grill surface with oil or cover it | | | | key is in cleaning the grill using one of the methods |
| with cooking spray every time you're getting ready | | | | listed above after each use. After all, if you don't |
| to use it, because the coating will make food | | | | allow a lot of build-up to accumulate, you'll be able to |
| particles easier to remove. | | | | keep your grates looking clean and sanitary. |