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cleaning grill - before or after cooking?
This was briefly mentioned in an above post about the ultimate steak, but
there seems to be two schools of thought of when is the right time to clean off your grill 1) right after cooking, when the crud is still warm, 2) right before you start to cook, the crud "protects and seasons" your grill between cooking. I am about to purchase a Weber Genesis from Home Depot and it should come with the enamel coated cast iron grill. So I would like to hear everyone's thoughts on this. Thanks! -- Kevin Do you really need to email to reply? Just post it! Otherwise: 'ah' underscore 'chang' at sign hotmail period com |
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cleaning grill - before or after cooking?
> wrote in message nk.net... > This was briefly mentioned in an above post about the ultimate steak, but > there seems to be two schools of thought of when is the right time to > clean off your grill 1) right after cooking, when the crud is still warm, > 2) right before you start to cook, the crud "protects and seasons" your > grill between cooking. Depends. If really cruddy and greasy, I'll crank it up and burn it out now rather than wait. I'd rather not have to wait for smoky flames to die down before I start to grill a hot dog for lunch. It thee is little residue, say from cooking a hot dog for lunch, I'll let it go. Ed |
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cleaning grill - before or after cooking?
Kevin,
Good question. I just got a Weber Summit Silver and bought the Home Depot enamel coated cast iron grates for my grill. I called Weber customer service on an unrelated issue and cleaning the enamel coated cast iron grates came up. I was told to use a brass bristle brush to clean the grates when cold, NOT hot, as the enamel could get damaged. If I were you, I'd call Weber yourself and ask, as sometimes two different customer service reps will tell you two different answers to the same question. I'll keep you posted as I learn more. Paul > wrote in message nk.net... > This was briefly mentioned in an above post about the ultimate steak, but > there seems to be two schools of thought of when is the right time to > clean off your grill 1) right after cooking, when the crud is still warm, > 2) right before you start to cook, the crud "protects and seasons" your > grill between cooking. > > I am about to purchase a Weber Genesis from Home Depot and it should come > with the enamel coated cast iron grill. So I would like to hear > everyone's thoughts on this. Thanks! > > -- > Kevin > > Do you really need to email to reply? Just post it! > Otherwise: 'ah' underscore 'chang' at sign hotmail period com |
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On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 00:23:01 +0000, look wrote:
> This was briefly mentioned in an above post about the ultimate steak, but > there seems to be two schools of thought of when is the right time to > clean off your grill 1) right after cooking, when the crud is still warm, > 2) right before you start to cook, the crud "protects and seasons" your > grill between cooking. > > I am about to purchase a Weber Genesis from Home Depot and it should come > with the enamel coated cast iron grill. So I would like to hear > everyone's thoughts on this. Thanks! I clean my grill/smoker between uses when it's cooled down to ambient temp. And touch up paint, tighten fasteners, etc. at the same time. I know it's anal but I live three blocks from the Pacific ocean and rust is a big problem. |
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cleaning grill - before or after cooking?
From experience, I would strongly suggest cleaning it after cooking if you
used a tomato based finishing sauce, as the acid in the tomatoes can easily eat through even porcelain coated metal. I like to run the grill on high for about 5 minutes after cooking (while the meat is standing) and scraping it with a wire brush. And I always oil the grill just before putting on the meat. --Matt |
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cleaning grill - before or after cooking?
From experience, I would strongly suggest cleaning it after cooking if you
used a tomato based finishing sauce, as the acid in the tomatoes can easily eat through even porcelain coated metal. I like to run the grill on high for about 5 minutes after cooking (while the meat is standing) and scraping it with a wire brush. And I always oil the grill just before putting on the meat. --Matt |
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From experience, I would strongly suggest cleaning it after cooking if you
used a tomato based finishing sauce, as the acid in the tomatoes can easily eat through even porcelain coated metal. I like to run the grill on high for about 5 minutes after cooking (while the meat is standing) and scraping it with a wire brush. And I always oil the grill just before putting on the meat. --Matt |
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cleaning grill - before or after cooking?
"Paul" > wrote in message >...
> Kevin, > > Good question. I just got a Weber Summit Silver and bought the Home Depot > enamel coated cast iron grates for my grill. I called Weber customer > service on an unrelated issue and cleaning the enamel coated cast iron > grates came up. I was told to use a brass bristle brush to clean the grates > when cold, NOT hot, as the enamel could get damaged. If I were you, I'd > call Weber yourself and ask, as sometimes two different customer service > reps will tell you two different answers to the same question. > > I'll keep you posted as I learn more. > > Paul > I bought a Weber Gold C for Father's Day. A few days ago, bought the enamel coated cast iron grates as an upgrade. Just got off the phone with Weber, I was told that they recommend doing the burn off when your finished grilling and to go ahead and clean the grates after the burn off, while still hot/warm. They stipulated that this would be okay and would not harm the enamel providing you only use the soft brass bristle brush and not the steel one. Additionally, lightly oil the grates prior to use. So now we have 2 different suggestions from Weber. I'm really looking forward to the benefits I've read about using the PCCI grates. Breaking it in this weekend. Cheers Stan (Who's SS grates will go into storage...Just in case). |
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"Paul" > wrote in message >...
> Kevin, > > Good question. I just got a Weber Summit Silver and bought the Home Depot > enamel coated cast iron grates for my grill. I called Weber customer > service on an unrelated issue and cleaning the enamel coated cast iron > grates came up. I was told to use a brass bristle brush to clean the grates > when cold, NOT hot, as the enamel could get damaged. If I were you, I'd > call Weber yourself and ask, as sometimes two different customer service > reps will tell you two different answers to the same question. > > I'll keep you posted as I learn more. > > Paul > I bought a Weber Gold C for Father's Day. A few days ago, bought the enamel coated cast iron grates as an upgrade. Just got off the phone with Weber, I was told that they recommend doing the burn off when your finished grilling and to go ahead and clean the grates after the burn off, while still hot/warm. They stipulated that this would be okay and would not harm the enamel providing you only use the soft brass bristle brush and not the steel one. Additionally, lightly oil the grates prior to use. So now we have 2 different suggestions from Weber. I'm really looking forward to the benefits I've read about using the PCCI grates. Breaking it in this weekend. Cheers Stan (Who's SS grates will go into storage...Just in case). |
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