DIY Tips For Cleaning Your BBQ Grill This Summer

Entry #2607, July 1, 2013

After hosting a barbeque party or just a weekend barbeque bonding with the whole family, your barbeque grill deserves maintenance. Cleaning your barbeque grill should be observed right after it is used. This is a preventive maintenance for your barbeque grill to stay functional and live longer.

Cleaning your barbeque grill involves a proper procedure so that you will not ruin any of its parts. But there are a few basic practices that you can perform in cleaning your barbeque grill.

Outdoor grill summer kitchen

Image via: Breckenridge Design, Construction & Maintenance

These are simple yet effective ways to clean and maintain your equipment. Check out these helpful tips for cleaning your barbecue grill:

Your efforts in cleaning your barbeque grill will definitely result in prolonging the life of your equipment. Besides, it may be easier to clean than finding money to replace a new barbeque grill. Think about it.

Clean your grill with these easy tips

Image via: Zulilly

Brush oil on grates

The barbeque grill grates are the parts that perform the majority of tasks. It is where you placed the barbeque ingredients and the ones exposed directly to heat. Cleaning the grates is easier and more effective when you brush oil around it. This way, the ashes, burned elements and dirt are washed away easily. The oil prevents unpleasant elements to stick on the grates and cause its deterioration.

Scrape off excess debris

If oil isn’t enough, scrape the excess ashes and filthy elements. You should do this not only on the grates but also on its base where you place the coals. You can use a modified steel putty knife to create a flexible scraper. Sandpaper can also be used for this step. But be careful in scrapping. It should not be done intensely because you may damage the barbeque grill instead of maintaining it.

Keep your grill clean this season

Image via: Coastroad Hearth & Patio

Consider applying paint

This is to prevent your barbeque grill from rust. Although there are barbeque grills that are made of aluminum material but more often than not its foundation is made of steel. In order to prolong the life of your grill, painting it with a safe paint will do the trick. Feel free to ask the hardware customer assistant to give you the right paint for your grill.

For more outdoor ideas on Stagetecture, click here.