The Easy Way to Clean a Grill That You Probably Didn't Know About

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After a summer filled with barbecues and lots of outdoor grilling you'll want to know "How To Clean A Gas Grill Easily" so your barbecue grill will look like new again! It's amazing the amount of dirt and grime that can get all over your barbecue, and it takes a good cleaning now and again to get it back in shape.

Instead of taking hours to remove gas grill buildup, you can make things a whole lot easier by using a sheet of aluminum foil to get your grill looking good again. To start you'll to go out and purchase or find a box of heavy duty aluminum foil, while any type of aluminum foil will do the trick, its best to go for the heavier variety which provide you with better cleaning. Next you will want to find your barbecue grill brush or got out to the store and purchase one. The grill brush is the secret to helping you remove the loosened caked on food particles and clean the barbecue rack. Now its time to get your supplies together that will help you maintain a clean grill in the future. Preparation is the key to keeping the grill in better shape for future barbecue cooking. You will need to pick up a can of non stick cooking spray, a clean wet cloth and warm soapy water. You can mix soap and water in a pan and keep near the grill for post cleaning.

To start you will want to wait for your barbecue grill to cool before you start to clean. The barbecue grill can still be warm to the touch but avoid cleaning it while it is still hot, you don't want to get any burns on your hands. Then you will tear one sheet of aluminum foil and crumple it into a ball, you want the crumpled aluminum foil ball to be a large sized ball that will be big enough to cover some space for grill cleaning. Now you can rub the aluminum foil ball all over the grill racks, this will loosen any baked on food that you want to remove. While this trick won't completely clean your grill, it will scrap off any surface food that is baked on top of the rack. Then you will want to take the clean cloth and go over the top of the rack to remove any of the loosened food. Tear another sheet of aluminum foil that is the same size as your grill rack. If your grill rack is wider than the width of your foil, tear multiple sheets so it covers the grill rack completely. Now take another sheet of aluminum foil that is the same size as your grill rack, if your grill rack is wider than the width of your foil, tear several sheets so the aluminum foil covers the grill rack of your barbecue completely. Next you will want to turn on your barbecue and bake for fifteen minutes and then clean after the grill cools. Cleaning the grill this time around will just mean wiping down the cooked ash and debris. To maintain your barbecue grill for future use you will want to clean the barbecue often with soap and water.

Depending on where you live in the country, you may be able to barbecue all year long, so you'll want to keep some of these barbecue cleaning supplies on hand so your barbecue grill stays in good shape throughout the seasons. For others this may be the time of the year that you put your barbecue away for safe keeping until next season, either way you'll want to try and clean the barbecue grill after each time you use it, rather than wait till the end of the barbecue season when there is a lot more caked on dirt and food.

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