New grill look

[Old Glory]

I don’t obsess over cleaning but once the stainless shelf starts looking greasy and stained I will spray it and wipe it down. For the inside I just brush the grill when preheating and do an occasional burn clean. WSCG

[fzxdoc]

I like whatever touches the food to be super clean, so the grates always get a good going over. The outsides of the cookers get wiped down after each cook. Even so, there is heat-related discoloration on the stainless steel gasser that I can do nothing about. Basically no one looks at it but me anyway, since all cookers are covered when not in use.

I still haven't invested in a power washer. Covid lockdown made me lazy, lying around, snacking on empty carbs and watching Netflix. It's taken a while to get back into the swing of this "new normal" life. Outdoor cooking when the nice weather came had a tonic effect. When I feel comfortable enough to shmooze around Lowe's once again, I may get the power washer.

Kathryn

[jfmorris]

Like Kathryn fzxdoc I wipe down the outside after each cook, and then put the cover on the cooker. For the inside though, I brush and scrape the grate during the pre-heat on the next cook, and when it gets too bad, I take it off the grill, get the hose, some Dawn, some green scrub pads, and break down the grillgrates and clean well. For the stainless grates and DNG I use steel wool SOS pads.

I have a pressure washer, but only pull it out of the shed and gas it up once or twice a year, for cleaning the pool deck and all outdoor concrete around the house. It's too much work for grill grates.

[ecowper]

I cannot imagine getting out the power washer for grill grates alone.

[fzxdoc]

We pay someone to come and power wash the decks and house once a year, so we've never had the need to buy a power washer. But I like the looks of those sparkly grates when people show them here after a good powerwash.

Kathryn

[surfdog]

That’s why I generally use a small-ish electric...light weight and only needs a hose and an outlet...but certainly powerful enough to clean grates or even a whole grill.

[Rod]

I occasionally dust the outsides with just a wet rag. Living in a dust bowl it builds up pretty bad. As far as my SS Genesis, I degreased the hood once to where it looked practically new again. A handful of cooks later it was right back to being discolored and grease stained. Just not worth the effort. I do give my kettles a quick scrap on the inside the following day after every cook. I prefer functionality over looks. At least for outdoor cookers anyway...

[jfmorris]

While we are on this topic, does anyone have any suggestions on getting smoke/grease buildup off of the lid of a Weber Genesis II grill? I've noticed that at the front right corner of the lid, and across the full width of the back where the smoke exhausts that I have brownish build up on the light smoke/taupe colored enamel finish. It's basically baked on grease from the smoke. I've thought of trying something like Barkeeper's Friend on it with a damp rag.

I also notice that there is a lot of black burned on crap down both ends of the grill, which unlike my old Genesis, is also a nice light color, so it shows badly. Not much way to clean that since much of that area is blocked by the side tables.

[surfdog]

My Summit gasser isn’t painted...but I occasionally hit it with the power washer if it’s real funky...and use a stainless cleaner most often.
On the WSCG, I use generally use Simple Green on the lid...and a stainless cleaner on the table.

[drobinson]

I’m a bit eccentric regarding my cooker. I clean after each cook—-we cook bbq three/four times a week. Brush grates while still warm and then vacuum ashes and use warm soap and water to clean grates the next day. I also remove the kettle from my grill center to clean it every other month. Guess you could say I’ve got nothing to do and all day to do it.

[FireMan]

There is one answer fer how they
(cookers to you in Oconomowoc) look : Who gives a rip!

Just saw drobinson post. Amendment: furniture ok 👍

[Panhead John]

I’m pretty obsessive about keeping my grill spotless. When you’ve invested as much as I have in this bad boy, you would too!