I've been doing a lot of direct (or at least direct plus indirect) grilling on my 22" Weber Kettle recently. If a cook requires a direct portion, I get much better results than on my PBC. (And I love my PBC.)
But...wow....cleaning the grill grate is such a pain. Primarily as, I suppose, is that I can't fit the grate into my kitchen sink (whereas I can fit the 18" PBC grate in there).
So I try to scrape down the kettle grate with a ball of aluminum foil after the cook before the coals die down too much. Then before the next cook, I'll place it in a large galvanized circular metal tub outside filled with water and a generous amount of Dawn dishwashing soap and let it soak for an hour.
I then run down the bars of the grate with an SOS pad (steel wool). I try to get most of the stuff off the underside of the grate, but I really focus on the top and sides, obviously.
My aim is to get "food stuffs" and grease off. The carbonized bits, which are accumulating over time (especially on the bottom side) I tend to just leave.
I just want a clean grate; I'm not looking for restoring to factory condition, as it were, nor to the level that some of our Youtube stars take theirs. (I honestly think Steven Raichlen uses a brand new grate for every shot and maybe he does lol.)
How do yall do yours?
But...wow....cleaning the grill grate is such a pain. Primarily as, I suppose, is that I can't fit the grate into my kitchen sink (whereas I can fit the 18" PBC grate in there).
So I try to scrape down the kettle grate with a ball of aluminum foil after the cook before the coals die down too much. Then before the next cook, I'll place it in a large galvanized circular metal tub outside filled with water and a generous amount of Dawn dishwashing soap and let it soak for an hour.
I then run down the bars of the grate with an SOS pad (steel wool). I try to get most of the stuff off the underside of the grate, but I really focus on the top and sides, obviously.
My aim is to get "food stuffs" and grease off. The carbonized bits, which are accumulating over time (especially on the bottom side) I tend to just leave.
I just want a clean grate; I'm not looking for restoring to factory condition, as it were, nor to the level that some of our Youtube stars take theirs. (I honestly think Steven Raichlen uses a brand new grate for every shot and maybe he does lol.)
How do yall do yours?
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