Just preheat the grill on high for 15 minutes with the lid closed and then brush the grates clean with a Weber Stainless Steel Grill Brush. Click here for a video on how to clean cooking grates. The video shows stainless steel grates, but the cleaning instructions are identical for PECI grates.
They can promote corrosion. Letting them air-dry can also promote corrosion. If you live near a body of saltwater or have a pool really close to your grill you may need to consider keeping your grill covered. The longer you let the burnt on food stay on the grill grates the harder it will be to clean.
So you have left your barbecue out in the rain all winter and now you want to know how to clean the grates. The method you use will depend on which material they are made of.
Typically barbecue grills grates are made of stainless steel or another type of metal. Most people clean their grill after each use with a stiff wire brush. This can be effective in removing the rust off of most grates, but could harm the finish of a stainless steel grill. Below are several methods of cleaning rust from grill grates. You may want to use the gentlest method first, and work your way down the list until the rust is gone.
Learning how to clean rusty grill grates with a non-toxic substance is important since you will be cooking on them. Vinegar and salt are both edible substances, but will also remove rust. Mix two cups vinegar and one-cup salt in a bowl. Place your rusty grates in a large heavy-duty garbage sack. Pour the vinegar and salt into the bag and tie it shut.
Lay the bag flat on the ground and let the grill soak overnight. After soaking, wipe the rust off with an old rag. The salt should act as a mild abrasive to scrape off the rust. Grill grates need to be seasoned like an iron skillet. The more you cook on them the less meat will stick, due to the fat in the meat lubricating the grate. The fat also prevents rust from forming. After each use, coat the grate with vegetable oil to lubricate and season the grate.
Do not use an aerosol can of vegetable oil. Aerosol cans explode near flames. There are plenty of commercial rust removers. These generally work well, but may contain toxic chemicals you may not want near your food. Purchase a commercial rust remover specifically made for cleaning rusty grill grates in the barbecue section of your home repair warehouse store. If you absolutely must ingest rust, you will want to consume as many antioxidants as you can to counteract its effects.
Fruits rich in vitamin C are an excellent option for this purpose. Additionally, clean off any rust on your grilled food to keep your iron intake within the recommended daily range.
These days, most grill grates are made from stainless steel which would imply that they are impervious to rust. While this is true, and the surface remains pristine, other materials on the stainless steel surface will rust.
From these contaminants, rust forms when the iron within them is exposed to air and moisture. Another common source is from cleaning the stainless steel grill with a chlorine-based solution like bleach. If this is the cause, replacing the grate, in the long run, is a wise option as the rust will continuously return. Pro Tip: Preventing rust is achievable by seasoning the metal and this is especially important if you are using cast-iron grates.
To season a grill, coat the grates in fat, either from meat or by applying something like vegetable oil. Do this after each use to give the metallic surface a protective layer from the elements.
If the grill is hot, avoid using an aerosol oil dispenser as it may ignite. In addition to seasoning, keeping the grates clean is essential to preventing rust from forming. This is best done by scraping the surface with a wire grill brush, like the one I own. Here is a link to it on Amazon. After each use to remove any cooking debris.
Finally, keep your grill grates dry by protecting them from the elements. Despite the best preventative efforts, sometimes you will open your grill and see that the grates have rusted since their last use. You will want to remove the rust prior to cooking to prevent consuming the iron oxide. Even though iron toxicity is extremely unlikely, especially from using a rusty grill once, for some people eating rust can lead to some digestive issues.
What will be more pressing is the transfer of the degraded metal to your food and the unpalatable flavor it will deliver. Who wants to eat a steak or brats with a metallic taste?
So, here are eight ways to remove rust from your grill grates to ensure you always have a delicious, safe grilling experience. Even if you have no tools or access to any other rust removing agents, you can still clean your grill grate. In this scenario:. This can be oil or butter, for example. The aim is to provide a lubricative protective layer between the corroded metal and your food.
A quick and easy way to remove rust is to scrape it off using an abrasive material. Whenever you start cleaning a grill grate, always use one of these dry initially to remove as much loose rust as you can. If this alone is proving to be ineffective, each of these options can be used in combination with water or with a chemical solution listed below to provide a better clean. Pro Tip: Regardless of the cleaning technique, coat the grate with vegetable oil to prevent rust from forming in the future.
Baking soda sodium bicarbonate is a popular chemical used in the removal of surface rust. It works by releasing oxygen as it bubbles, while it also acts as a mild abrasive. In combination with steel wool or sandpaper or an aluminum ball or toothbrush if in a pinch , this can be highly effective at removing small areas of rust on your grill grates.
Vinegar is acidic and this combined with the abrasive action of table salt sodium chloride will remove rust from a metallic surface. The chlorine in the salt will not corrode the stainless steel the way chlorine in bleach does. This is due to it being chemically bound to the sodium in the salt, making it unreactive.
Like all acids, the vinegar will react with the iron oxide to create a soluble iron complex. You can use additional vinegar and salt with your sandpaper or steel wool to remove any stubborn adhered rust. The acid helps remove rust by converting the rust into soluble iron while the salt helps add a coarseness to the mix that works with the sandpaper to grinds away at the rust.
Due to the limited supply of citric acid from a fruit, this method is realistically appropriate for only small sections of rust. Raw potato is abrasive and can, therefore, easily replace the sandpaper as the implement to grind away at the rust. Potatoes also contain oxalic acid that will help lift the rust off the surface. This is due to oxalic acid converting insoluble iron compounds into a soluble iron complex.
Due to this conversion, rust can literally be washed away. Helpful Tip: If you do not have dish soap, use baking soda instead. While cleaning, if the potato-soap complex starts to feel less resistive, cut a slice off then potato to get a new surface and continue.
At some point in your life, you may have dropped a penny in soda, probably Coke, and watched as it cleaned and shined the penny to look like new. It works because some sodas contain high levels of phosphoric acid which degrades the iron-oxide complex, removing it from the surface of the coin.
The phosphoric acid will have the same effect on rust that has developed in your grill grate. For the best results, you want to completely submerge the rusted area in the soft drink.
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