DIY Saturday #101 – How to Properly Clean your BBQ Grill (Video)

Entry #1224, May 26, 2012

Happy DIY Saturday! Memorial Day weekend is here for my United States readers and most of you are probably getting ready for a barbecue.. am I right? Whether you need to learn how to prepare your barbecue grill or you need help with how to clean if afterwards, today’s DIY Saturday is for you.

How to Properly Clean your BBQ Grill 

Barbecuing season is upon us!

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Today’s DIY Saturday also has a bonus! From the archives from last Memorial Day, see handy BBQ iPhone & iPad apps to help you find great grilling recipes and watch the Weber video that is sure to put a smile on your face…again!  Happy Memorial Day Weekend… enjoy!

Tips to  Prepare your Barbecue Grill

• Keeping grill surfaces lightly coated with cooking oil or spray will make clean up much easier.
• If the gas jets are clogged, consider replacing the burner or carefully clean them with a soft wire brush.
• Regular cleaning makes the job much easier.

Get your grill ready for entertaining

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How to Clean a Barbecue Grill

• Remove cooking grates and set them in warm soapy water to soak.
• Fill a small bucket or pan with warm soapy water.
• If it’s a charcoal grill then remove the coal grate and brush out the insides.
• If it’s a gas grill, remove briquettes, lava rocks or metal flame shield to expose burner.
• Clean out ash and residue from around burner, careful to make sure the burner is in place when you are done.
• Use a stiff wire brush and a little soapy water to gently scrub the inside surfaces of the grill.
• Remove any particles from grill and reassemble.
• If gas, brush off briquettes or lava rocks or wash metal flame shield in warm soapy water.
• Remove cooking grates from water and brush clean with the wire brush.
• Coat inside surfaces and cooking grates with cooking oil or spray.
• Put grates back on grill
• Allow the whole grill to air dry.
• Allow an extra five minutes of heating time the next time you grill to make sure any cleaning residue has burner off.

Is your grill ready for the weekend?

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Original Entry #537, May 28, 2011

Today’s DIY Saturday is more inspiration than do it yourself tips. The Memorial Day weekend is finally upon us, and grilling and barbecuing is on everyone’s mind! Weber Grill has come out with a great iPhone & iPad app that is perfect for the novice griller to the expert. Macworld has a great write up below, and you can purchase the Weber app from iTunes, here for $4.99 US.

Also see the Weber – “Have Fun With it” Video…. so good!

Get ready for the grilling weekend

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Weber YouTube Video – “Have Fun With it”

Summer may have given way to autumn here in the U.S., but that’s no reason to put the grill away just yet. And whether you’re a seasoned grill master or just barely able to stack charcoal, Weber’s on the Grill from Weber-Stephen Products is sure to have something for you. From the very basics of grilling to more advanced recipes, there’s a little something for everyone.

Weber iPhone/iPad app available on iTunes

There’s two separate versions of the app, both of which cost $5—Weber’s on the Grill for the iPhone and iPod touch and Weber’s on the Grill for iPad. They’re both essentially the same with only a few differences.

Let’s focus on the iPad version. It has a great interface that makes navigating and using the app a pleasure. The app offers around 250 recipes organized into different categories like starters, red meat, seafood, pork, veggies, and desserts; you also can access recipes on rubs, marinades, and sauces. Tapping any of these categories brings up all the relevant recipes, complete with mouth-watering photographs. Each recipe offers detailed instructions, so even a novice cook can follow along. There are often links to in-app videos as well within the directions.

Weber grill iPhone app – Recipes, grilling guides

The app allows you to add notes to any recipe, so if you need to tweak something with the recipe, you can jot it down. You can also mark a recipe as a favorite or e-mail it. And you’ve got the ability to instantly create a shopping list for any ingredients you need.

Another great feature in the iPad version of On The Grill is its embedded timer. You can tap on cook times to automatically bring up a timer preset to that particular amount of time.

What’s Your Beef: The iPhone version of Weber’s on the Grill offers the same recipes you’ll find in the iPad edition, though things are shrunken to fit the iPhone’s screen.

I’ve talked up the recipes, but Weber’s on the Grill offers more than just that. It also features lots of good info and how-tos with everything from descriptions of proper grilling tools to tips on meat prep. The charcoal and gas grill basics sections provide some nice tips to get anyone up and ready to grill in no time. As mentioned earlier, several videos cover the basic recipes and techniques for burgers, steaks, whole chicken, and more.

Weber grill iPhone app – Grocery list

The iPhone version of Weber’s on the Grill provides the same recipes and information as the iPad version but on a more confined screen. The one real difference I noticed was the fact that the iPhone version featured a different kind of embedded timer. The timer was still there; you just had to set the time manually, which is no big deal.

On the iPhone or iPad, Weber’s on the Grill is a really nice app for elevating your grilling game. It’s well designed, easy to use and chock full of great information and recipes.

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