The barbecue season has started: but as juicy as the meat is sizzled, the grilling is dirty afterwards. Use these home remedies to clean it.
Thanks to the rising temperatures, Germans can once again devote themselves to their favorite activity - barbecuing. After the cozy evening in the sun, there is the unpleasant part: cleaning.
Especially the grill grate should shine again so that nothing stands in the way of the next barbecue evening. We'll show you which home remedies and cleaning tricks will help you.
This will make your grill grate less dirty
So that you don't have to do as much cleaning work after grilling, you should make sure that the grate doesn't get too dirty. That is why experts such as grill and barbecue master Michael Hoffmann recommend rubbing it with some cooking oil beforehand, so that a crust does not form at all, according to the Süddeutsche Zeitung. Do not shower the rust too much with rapeseed or sunflower oil, otherwise it will drip into the embers and whirl up ashes.
Cleaning the grillage: baking soda provides a remedy
Not only will you thank your cake if you add baking soda - even the grillage will benefit from the home remedy. Simply mix it in equal parts with water to make a paste. Use this to lubricate the grillage and wait until it has dried. Then simply wipe the grate off and it is ready for use again.
Just make sure to hold it over the embers for about 15 minutes before grilling the next time, so that the last remnants of the paste disappear .
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Home remedies: Clean the grill rack with baking soda
The tip with baking soda works the same way as with the baking powder. Around 100 milliliters of baking soda are mixed with the same amount of water, smeared as a paste on the dirty grate and dried. Then wipe off - and enjoy the next barbecue evening!
Clean the grill rack with newspaper
Would you have thought it? Even newsprint can bring your grill grate back to a shine. Wait for the grill to cool down and wrap it in the paper. Then pour it over water and let it work overnight.
If you pull off the newspaper the next day, much of the dirt will stick to it . Simply wipe off the remaining residues with a rag - or spray the grate again with oven cleaner and let it soak in for a day. Then all residues are really removed.
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Clean your grill rack with cola
You heard that right: Coke not only quenches thirst, but is often also suitable for cleaning. Place the grate in a shower tray or another larger plastic container and fill it with cola - until the entire grill grate is covered . Give the cola at least a day to take effect before removing the grate. Then brush or wipe with a grill brush or rag.
Can I clean the grill rack with onions?
It actually works! However, this must be done while the grill grate is still hot. Simply halve your onion and skewer it on a carving fork so that you don't touch the warm grill when cleaning. Then rub the crusts off the rust - on top of that, the onion juice has a disinfecting effect .
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How do I clean a gas grill?
Luckily, a gas grill is a lot easier to clean than a charcoal grill. Because the fat drips into the drip tray and soot hardly forms anyway. To clean the gas grill and its grillage, simply heat it up to the highest level until there is no smoke - then you know that all the remaining fat has been burned. Take care of the soot with a brush - the next barbecue evening can start.
On the tz.de portal you can also read a comprehensive grill guide for all types of grill, grill tips and recipes.
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