Maintaining Your BBQ Chimney and Grill

Yes, it is not the most fun thing to do, but it is necessary, not unless you want to run the risk of ruining your grill and endangering your family’s health.

For example, food remnants often stick to your grill grate.

If this is not cleaned, it will attract bacteria and if you are still not in the mood to clean the grate before your next barbecue, these bacteria will stick to the food you cook and could cause illness.

Also, your grill is exposed to prolonged moisture, it might rust, so you need to make it a point that it is thoroughly dried before storing it.

To make sure your BBQ chimney and grill are well maintained, follow these easy steps:

Maintaining Your Grill Grate

You do not have to do this right after cooking, not unless you want to burn yourself. You have to wait until the coals die down and the grate has cooled thoroughly for you to handle.

Eating your barbeque with your family members will give you ample time for this. After the meal, you can check your grill and if it’s cool enough, you can start working on removing the stubborn residues on the grate.

Using a stiff brush is a big help in cleaning the grill grate. This will aid in the removal of food crumbs stuck on the grate. If there are stubborn bits that you cannot take off, you may try putting oil along the grate or set the grill on fire again so that the food morsels will burn and will come off easily.

Incineration is also helpful in reducing or removing moisture.

Try to stay away from using sharp objects to scrape off bits of charred food from your grate. Some grill grates have special non-stick coating that might come off when scraped; this might cause rusting as well, and may even cause your food to stick on the grill.

Here is another advantage of cleaning your grates after every use: it will prevent burned food crumbs from accumulating on it. This makes the grill easier to clean each time and will prolong its efficiency.

Cleaning the BBQ chimney should be done periodically and not necessarily after every use. Knowing when to clean it relies on one’s own judgment.

You can test the soot of grease and smoke that has accumulated on the walls of your BBQ chimney. If you think it’s time to give it some brushing, then that’s when you start cleaning.

The status of the chimney does not necessarily affect the how your barbecue tastes, but you should still clean it for maintenance purposes. After all, you will be able to use your grill equipment for a longer time if you know how to take care of it.

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