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How To Easily Clean & Refurbish Your Old BBQ

 

If your grill is like mine, it really needs some love.  Mine is full of grease that hasn’t been cleaned off inside for a while and the grates are almost beyond cleaning.

  This is a BBQ that I’ve had for several years.  Nothing fancy, just the right size for the two of us most of the time, so I really like it.

I didn’t grill much last year, so this poor BBQ was really a dirty mess.  Tons of caked-on grease everywhere.  I turned it on and the grease on the bottom caught fire.  That was a scary mess, so time to give this a good cleaning and makeover.

I think those grates were almost past redemption, so I looked online and found some replacement grates on Amazon.  These were made for my make and model grill.  Perfect.  Now to clean this thing up.

I took it all apart to see what I was going to have to deal with.  My shiny new grates on the left and the old pieces on the right.  I also got out my wire brush and scraper and some CitruSafe BBQ Grill Cleaner.

What I saw inside was really gross.  No wonder it caught fire, there was tons of built-up grease.

Next thing was to use the wire brush and scraper and clean as much of the grease out of the bottom and sides as possible.  Once that was done I sprayed the inside really well with the cleaner and let it set for a while.

I scrubbed it really well with a coarse pad and then rinsed it out and let it dry.  This is so much better.

My shiny new grates absolutely glow.

Next I decided it was time to clean up underneath too.

Now my grill is fresh, clean, and ready for use.

 

I finished off by cleaning the outside really well too.   Looks almost like a brand new grill and all for about an hour’s work.

 

If yours needs a good cleaning, go for it.  It really isn’t all that hard and you will be thrilled with a fresh grill to cook on.  Also check out all the different grates to see if you can get replacement ones for your grill too.

 

3 Comments

  1. Suzanne
    October 23, 2019 / 12:46 pm

    You have inspired me as I have the identical grill! Will check out Amazon and get her fired up.

  2. April 30, 2021 / 8:00 am

    Just think of all the people out there that need this post! I’ve seen so many grills in really bad shape. Yours looks fantastic. I honestly never thought they could look better after so much use. Pinning and thanks for sharing it with us at the Farmhouse Friday Link Party!

  3. September 12, 2022 / 4:46 am

    That’s a neat little grill – would be the perfect size for my back patio. I have a grill that’s been sitting pout on our property for so long it probably has mice living in it! Eventually I will move it back to the house and rehab it. I did not know they made a cleaner designed for that – will check it out! HUbby was always the one to grill here – guess I will learn it myself!

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