Grill Cleaning In 15 Minutes!

Now that the weather is warm enough for regular grilling, it’s time to give your grill a good cleaning. Gertens is here with tips to make it quick and easy!

The best grilling is on a clean grill!

1. First, make sure all the dials on your grill are in the ‘off’ position. Then turn off and disconnect your propane tank.
2. Fill a bucket or plastic storage bin with hot, soapy water. Time to bust out your work gloves!
   Remove the grates and the metal plates under them, place the grates in the hot soapy water and let ‘em soak.
3. Loosely cover the heating elements with a big piece of foil for protection. All that ash and debris will fall onto the foil, and make disposing of it a snap.
4. Take out your grill brush and scrub the underside of the hood. There will probably be some lovely residue that looks like peeling paint. Not to worry, that is actually a harmless buildup of carbon from grease and smoke. But it’s gross, so let’s get rid of it.
5. Use your grill brush to scrub the inside walls above the elements, after you are done wipe them with a damp paper towel.
6. Remove the drip pan and turn it upside down over a trash bin to empty it. Place it in the same container of hot soapy water for a soak.
   Here’s a tip: Before your next grill use, get some drip pan liners and you can skip this step. Less work!
7. Bath time is over. Take the grates and drip pan out of the soapy water and lean them against a wall or ledge. Scrape and scrub them with your grill brush and rinse off well with a hose. If the gunk on your grates isn’t budging, we carry a full line of replacement grates.
8. Now it’s time to toss that aluminum foil and lightly scrub the elements with your grill brush.
   Replace the metal plates, grates, and drip pan (with liners!) no need to dry them.
9. Sweep out the interior of any cabinets and replace your propane tank.
10. Last but not least grab some stainless steel wipes and go over the exterior of your grill for a streak free shine that will leave your grill sparkling like new!

To preserve that showroom look, cover your grill after cleaning and between uses.

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