Monday, April 14, 2008

Cleaning Up the Bar-B-Que

April 14, 2008

With the advent of daylight Saving Time and longer daylight hours plus the beautiful and somewhat balmy evenings of the last several days, it motivated me to uncover the Bar-B-Que. Oh yes, it was pretty grimy and needed a good cleaning before I threw on the hamburgers. Of course, I could waste the propane and fire it up with really high heat and burn off all the residue.

A better strategy seemed to do a real grime removal.

I had saved an srticle for the newspaper last June that recommended some BBQ cleaners. I quote from the column by Sara Schaefer Munoz

Here are several :

Product: Goo Gone Outdoor BBQ Grill Cleaner

Company: Homax Products, Inc. : http://www.magicamerican.com/

Price: $4.99

Comments: This product was easy to apply and worked well on caked on grime. To get the most stubborn deposits off, you must leave it for 30 minutes. A drawback is the pungent smell.

Product: SoyClean BBQ Grill Cleaner

Company: Natural Soy Products, LLC. :www.soyclean.biz.

Price: $8.99 for 22 ounces/$24.99 per gallon

Comments: This soy-based product cleaned just as well or better than the less natural ones, and didn't have a noxious odor. But be sure to clean the grill well with water afterward as the label advises - we forgot and got billowing smoke when we turned it back on.

Product: Hot and Foamy Duper Cling Oven & Grill Cleaner

Company: Diablo Chemical Co, : http://www.diabblo-products.com/

Price: $4 - $5

Comments: This product comes in a convenient aerosol can and needs to be left on for only 15 to 30 seconds instead of a minimum of 10 minutes like the others. But its designed for a hot surface and requires the extra step of first heating the grill to about 250 degrees.

Happy grilling and Bon Appetit !

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