How To Clean & Refurbish Your 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 post I ran last year, but time for me to clean mine again, so I thought maybe you might need to clean yours too.
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.
