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Grilling Tips for Newbie Barbeque Cookout Grillers Part II

Grill Maintainence

Cleaning your grill after a barbeque is very important for sanitary reasons. Leaving grease and food on the grill can cause illness. There are specific items that you need to clean your grill properly. Perhaps the most common item is the brass grill brush. This allows you to scrape off all residues that are on the grill racks.

This works best if the grill is very hot, as it turns all of the particles to ash. Steel wool pads such as SOS pads contain grease-fighting soap that will allow you to clean the grill with ease. As an extra safety precaution, it is a good practice to turn the grill on its highest setting and let it preheat for at least ten minutes to kill any left over bacteria. It is also recommended that you spray your grill with a nonstick spray to insure easy clean up.

If you do not routinely clean your grill, you will get a build up of grease and food. It is not only unhealthy it can be dangerous. If you have too much grease build up, it can cause the grill to flare up and possibly burn your face.

Once you have used the wire brush to remove as much of the food particles as possible, you must remove the racks and use the steel wool pads to remove the rest of the particles. Make sure that you rinse the racks off thoroughly to get rid of any soapy residue.

As tedious as this may sound, this process is crucial every time you use your grill. It is part of the maintenance that is required to keep your grill clean and ready to fire up any time you want to grill.

Proper Grill Safety

Grills are very safe, however if not cleaned properly each time then accidents can happen. More often then not, when there is an accident involving a grill, it is because the grill was not maintained properly on a regular bases. You can prevent this by cleaning your grill each time you use it.

Another way that you can prevent accidents as well as maintaining your grill is to cover it up when you are not using it. Grill covers can be found everywhere, and cost very little. By using one, you are protecting your grill from the elements that can bring unpredictable weather.

KC

From Christine good grilling.