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How to Clean Grill Grates

Clean grates heat more evenly and stop last week's sauce flavour turning up on fish or bread. The useful clean happens while the barbecue is still hot, at the end of cooking or after a short preheat. A cold scrape leaves most of the residue behind.

Read Time: 4m
Skill: Beginner
Applies To: Cast iron and steel grates
Fuel: Any

What you need

A long-handled grill brush suited to your grate material
Heat-resistant gloves
A little high-smoke-point oil on a folded paper towel
Tongs to hold the towel
The cover, once the barbecue is cool

Steps

Step 01

After cooking, leave the burners on high with the lid closed for 5 minutes so residue turns dry and brittle.
Step 02

Open the lid and brush the grates along the bars. Keep a glove on the hand that is not holding the brush.
Step 03

Turn the barbecue off. While the grates are still warm, wipe a thin film of oil over them with tongs and a paper towel.
Step 04

Once the appliance is cold, empty the grease tray if your model has one, then fit the cover. Do not cover a hot barbecue.