Cleaning Your Barbecue Grill
Maybe you are not the fanatically clean type who amazingly keeps the barbecue tidy and spotless after every party. Nevertheless, it is necessary to keep the BBQ clean for hygienic reasons. But it is easier said than done, for cleaning your barbecue involves much more than the regular washing, scrubbing and sponging. It needs  meticulous care and special ingredients. In one word, cleaning your barbecue asks for time and a dedicated routine, for a one time cleaning spree will not do the job.
There are literally a thousand and one ways to clean your grill and it is completely up to you to choose. One of them is to light a good amount of charcoal and place all over the charcoal grate, and some around the edges. This results in the accumulated old cooking greases to catch fire and burn, making it easy to brush it down and clean it. Another cleaning method is to scrape your grill with your shoes on sand and washing off the dirt later on. The best part about these methods is that they are natural ways of cleaning your grill.
Other things that give good results are oven cleaners, vinegar, even orange, but nothing beats good old water in cleaning your barbecue. Here are some ingenious was to clean your grill: Take an oven cleaner, cover your grate with it, tie it up in a plastic bag, leave it in the sun, and forget it for one day. Later you rinse it with water to get a grill as good as brand new. Another much recommended method is to clean your grill by heating it up and then taking a slice of orange to rub it on the grill racks for a sparkling BBQ. Try to place your grill in a bucket containing lukewarm malt vinegar. This helps to release the dirt and then cleaning it with cold water and a metal scourer gives you literally a spotless grill.
Cleaning your barbecue however assumes two vital tips:
Firstly, always wear gloves while cleaning your bar-b-q, and
Secondly, and most important of all do not use steel wool on your porcelain grill as this may lead to corrosion.
You could always use brass-bristled brush in its place. Now that the cleaning is done and you know a thing or two about it, you can get back to your grilling business.
