The Spring Grill Drill

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The Spring Grill Drill. Come Memorial Day, we have an irresistible urge to light up - our grill, that is.

Sitting out in the yard accumulating dirt, insects, and rust perhaps?

Just as you wouldn't fry an egg in a dirty frying pan, you wouldn't throw juicy steak on a dirty grate. Would you?

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I thought not.

Before you light that match or turn on the gas this spring, think about where this hot little number has been the past few months.

Here's how to get your charcoal cooker ready to glow. (If yours is gas, your drill is here.)

1 Clean the cooking grate.

Do this using a brass brush and warm soapy water. If you meet resistance, try rubbing it lightly with steel wool. Rinse and dry. (Lightly coat cast-iron grates with cooking oil.)

2 Remove last year's ashes.

Then clean the inside and outside with a stiff-bristle brush and warm soapy water. Rinse and wipe dry.

3 Clean after each use.

Treat it as you would any other cooking surface. If you wipe up spills immediately - before they get cooked on - cleanup will be much easier. (And it will look nicer, too.)

4 Brush grates after each use.
While the grates are still warm, clean them with a wire brush. If you have cast-iron grates, oil them lightly after cleaning. Then remove the ashes.

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