Cleaning Charcoal Grills
Charcoal Weber grills are easier to clean and maintain than gas Weber grills. When cleaning the Weber grill parts of a charcoal grill, you need a charcoal griller's toolbox. This toolbox contains brass wire grill brush, soap-embedded fine steel wool pads (0 to 100 grades), mild dish soap and a sponge or dishcloth. Immediately after coals die out, dried particles on the cooking grate should be loosened with a brass grill brush. To clean thoroughly these Weber grill parts, you apply slight pressure on the part with a wet, soapy and fine steel wool pad. You then rinse them thoroughly and allow them to dry. To prevent airflow problems, you should remove cold ashes from the bottom of the kettle. This prevents premature rusting of the One-Touch Cleaning System as ashes also absorb moisture.
As needed, clean the bowl and the lid with warm, soapy water and a sponge or dishcloth. For baked-on grease, you can remove them by simply brushing it off using a bras wire grill brush. Scrub lightly the porcelain-enameled Weber grill parts using soapy, fine steel wool pad. You should observe caution to prevent scratching of the porcelain-enameled part. You should never wax the lid or paint them since the Weber grill parts are usually made of baked-on porcelain enamel. You should clean them using a dust cloth with warm soapy water.
Cleaning Gas Grills
For gas grills, the additional parts that should you should clean include the flavorizer bars, warming racks and control panel, bottom trays, endcaps and cookbox. You can clean flavorizer bars by heating the grill enough to remove the accumulated debris. The bars may be occasionally brushed or scraped using nylon, plastic or a Teflon putty knife. Warming racks and a control panel may be cleaned by the use of fine steel wool pad with soap. You could remove grease spots and stains with light wiping using fine steel wool pad so as not to scratch the porcelain. You should never remove the Weber grill parts, such as the bottom tray, while hot. You can use a one-inch putty knife or any straight or flat object to scrape carefully the inside of the bottom tray. For deep cleaning, you can use warm soapy water and a soapy fine steel wool pad, being careful not to scratch the porcelain finish. Never place a foil in the bottom tray, since grease may accumulate in the foil's creases and cause grease fire.
You should properly maintain your Weber grill parts to achieve the most out of their use. Just remember that well-maintained parts last longer and perform as good as new replacement parts.
