How to Maintain a Gas Grill
Anytime is a great time for grilling, but there's a lot more to gas grill maintenance than just cleaning the cooking surface. Learn what goes on inside your gas grill and how to properly maintain it with Eric Stromer's trade secret.
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Step 1
Any time is a great time for grilling. To extend the life of your barbeque and ensure its best performance, you'll want to give it a good spring cleaning. First, remove the burners.
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Step 2
Soak the grill and any removable parts in dishwashing liquid and hot water. Scrub away build-up with grill brush, sponge, or rag.
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Step 3
Tape over any gas openings and then clean the inside of the barbeque with hot, soapy water and a sponge or brush.
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Step 4
Clean blocked venturi tubes by removing the burners and tubes from the grill. Push a venturi brush into each tube until it hits the end. Use a hose with a nozzle to flush water through the venturi tubes to determine if any burner ports are blocked. If they are blocked, gently clean them by inserting a pipe cleaner or tooth pick into them.
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Step 5
Clean the outside of the burners and tubes with a wire brush. If they are really stuck, let them soak for a while in hot, soapy water.
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Step 6
Once the interior of the grill is clean, clean the outside with hot, soapy water and a sponge.
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Step 7
Hose off the barbeque and allow it to dry completely. Reassemble your grill.
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Step 8
When done, rub vegetable oil on the grill. You are ready to enjoy your newly cleaned grill.
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Step 1: Grillin’ is Thrillin’
Anytime is a great time for grilling, but there's a lot more to gas grill maintenance than just cleaning the cooking surface. First disassemble the burners and clean them with a wire brush.
Step 2: Tape It Up
Place tape over any openings where gas enters the burners, then clean the grill of any charcoal and debris with a stiff-wire brush and warm water and a cleaning solution to clean out the interior of the grill.
Step 3: Sparkling Clean
Place the disassembled parts in warm, soapy water and clean the outside of the grill with soapy water, too.
Step 4: Get Cookin’
After being thoroughly cleaned and dried, put the pieces back together, rub vegetable oil to prepare the surface, fire up the grill.
Items You'll Need
- wire brush
- cleaning solution
- tape
- vegetable oil
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