Keeping Your BBQ Investment In Top Condition
When buying your barbeque grill, think of it more as an investment instead of as just another item for your backyard.
You should expect this item to become a central part of your outdoor activities for many many years to come!
But like any other investments, proper maintenance and care is needed to ensure that your barbeque grill will work for you for all that time. While some maintenance and cleaning is specific to the type of barbeque grill your own (gas, electric, charcoal or smoke barbecue grill), the majority of maintenance that should be carried on does not change from grill to grill.
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Step 1- Gathering The Necessary Items
You will need some common household items on hand when it comes time to clean your barbeque grill.The Barbecue Secrets Group
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Step 2- Brushing Your Grill Off
The first thing that should always be done to your grill is a routine brushing. Using your brass wire grill brush (or other brush suitable to your type of grill) you should brush off all the surfaces.By routinely brushing your barbeque grill, you will prevent any type of buildup. If buildup from food is left to long, it can become increasingly difficult to remove.
Step 3- Spray Cooking Oil
Once you are sure that your grill is free of all buildup and debris, and that your grill is completely cooled off, you will want to spray it down with a light layer of cooking oil.Spraying it down with cooking oil will prevent your barbeque grill from rusting. It is especially important to make sure your barbeque grill is completely cold, as spraying cooking oil on a hot surface may cause the oil to heat up and ignite, which could be potentially dangerous to you and your barbeque grill.
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Step 4- Use Baking Soda and Aluminum Foil on Your Grill
Baking soda is a very nice cleaning and polishing agent. Once you have removed any extra debris and buildup, lightly scrubbing your barbeque grill with baking soda will give it that extra shine, similar to the day that you brought it home from the store.This can also be used on handles and knobs to remove any extra buildup that cannot be taken off with a wire brush.
Aluminum foil can also be used to keep your grill looking nice. Gently rub the aluminum foil on your grill, and you will notice that it removes grim and buildup.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Some books about barbecuing written by experts sometimes seem to be more about the experts themselves than about the cooking.
But these books written by Steven Raichlen are essential if you're serious about impressing your friends and family with tasty meals that will make them close their eyes and say 'MMmmmmmm...! I can't believe it tastes this good!
How to Grill: The Complete Illustrated Book of Barbecue Techniques
If you're only planning on buying one of these books, buy this one!
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Barbecue! Bible : Sauces, Rubs, and Marinades, Bastes, Butters, and Glazes
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BBQ USA: 425 Fiery Recipes from All Across America
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Step 5- Clean Your Racks
The racks in your grill are especially important as this is where the food touches when it is cooking. You will have to use the wire brush to remove as much buildup as possible. Once you remove as much as possible, start washing the racks with dish soap.If the racks are really dirty, you may also want to use the steel wool pads. Be sure to completely rinse off all soap and residue before cooking on these racks again.
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Weber 18600 3-Piece Stainless-Steel Barbecue Tool Set
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Weber Style 32908 Professional-Grade Barbecue Beeper Digital Thermometer
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Step 6- Preventing Problems
The majority of problems that arise from barbeque grills comes from lack of cleaning and maintenance. That means if you notice something does not seem quite right with your barbeque grill, chances are it can be fixed with just a simple cleaning.Even if you clean it, and still find that it is having problems, at least you saved yourself the potential embarrassment of taking it to a professional only to find out all it needed was to be cleaned.
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Weber 741001 22 1/2-Inch One-Touch Silver Kettle Grill, Black
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Covers:
One method of preventing problems with your barbeque grill is protecting it from the outdoors.Covers are available for grills in all shapes and sizes, so chances are, you will find one that fits your grill. If you have a cover for your barbeque grill, then all you will ever need to do is do the regular maintenance listed above.
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(I recommend Randy's book, but his free tips newsletter is brilliant too!)
Randy Pryor is a retired kentucky restaurant owner, and he reveals his Top 7 Amazing Barbecue Tips for free.Just scroll past his message, to about one third of the way down the page, to a big yellow box titled 'Free BBQ Tips'.
You can ignore the letter he's written there, but it is a letter about his book, which is a VERY good resource. The tips are still free whether you buy his book or not (but you really should check it out because it's amazing).
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Scroll past Randy's letter to about a 3rd of the way down and look for the yellow box titled 'FREE BBQ Tips!'
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