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Best Way To Clean A Gas Barbecue Grill

This is going to be a pretty short article, but I didn’t want it lost in the middle of the other article on cleaning a charcoal barbecue grill.

If you’re looking to clean a gas grill, then you’ve got it easy over the charcoal crowd. Why? because you have the POWER! By that I mean once the cooking is all done, you can turn the gas up to high for a bit and burn off all the leftover stuff. After that, cleaning up is a breeze.

The steps go like this:

  1. Turn gas to high. If you have a “Clean” setting, use it.
  2. Let it run for 15 minutes.
  3. Turn off.
  4. Let grill cool a bit.
  5. Brush off any leftover residue with wire brush.

Not complex. We’re of course not going into all the different kinds of grills on the market. Or the different ceramic grills, lava rocks, burner covers, etc. Neither are we delving into the various steps you’ll need to go through deep cleaning a Napoleon or Weber or Brinkmann or… you get the idea. For those kinds of goodies, check your owner’s manual. If you don’t have one, it’s a good bet the company has them available for download. Check out our resources page for links to some of the major manufacturers.

Deep clean your gas grill once a year. We like to do it at the end of our grilling season, usually sometime in December. Other people stop grilling in September or October so that’s when they clean theirs. It’s really up to you. But if you’re grilling a fair amount, or even just a few times, it’s a good idea to give it a thorough once over every year.

Remember this, though – if you’ve got a newish or expensive or newishly expensive grill, or if you’re using a grill that you do not own, be sure to check what the manufacturer says is okay and not okay. Murphy pretty much guarantees about the time you say “Yeah, I’m sure this will be okay” is just the exact time it isn’t. Try an idea you heard from somebody else and mess up not only your grill but your warranty as well? Yup, done it myself. Heard the horror stories from friends who’ve done it too.

So that’s it. Cleaning up a gas grill is pretty simple. As long as you don’t blow yourself up. Good luck!

LTB