Cleaning Grates

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jspryor

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Jul 9, 2008
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Omaha, NE
So I discovered that the easiest way to clean my grates for my 22.5 WSM is to throw them on my gas grill and give them a good brushing when hot. Anyone else done this? Btw, cleaning grates is my least favorite thing about smoking.
 
You had this posted in Food Safety...I moved it to Charcoal Smokers...Great Tip, BTW...JJ
 
When I first bought my WSM I added tabs to the bottom and used the top grate to BBQ, lot's of heat, however after a few times the "stainless" plating burned off and then the steel warped, ...what I have found to work very well is place the grates in a large black garbage sack and spray with oven cleaner, close the sack and leave in the direct sunlight for 3-4 hours (or longer, I've left them days), take them out and then spray with water and brush what ever is left with a nylon bristle brush.

Gene
 
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