What do you guys use to clean your BBQ Pits?

vance237 · 09-09-2011, 10:08 AM

I've had my pit for a while now (don't want to say how long LOL) and I figure it's time for a good cleaning. Suggestions? I want to make sure I'm not using anything harmful, also want to clean it and use it again realatively quickly....

Thoughts?

Warthog · 09-09-2011, 10:16 AM

Weed Burner!

nthole · 09-09-2011, 10:18 AM

More BBQ?

Smoothsmoke · 09-09-2011, 10:22 AM

Clean?

The Pigman · 09-09-2011, 10:26 AM

lot of hungry kids with long tounges

The Pigman · 09-09-2011, 10:30 AM

I have a lang. I get it up to 400/500 and spray it down inside with the garden hose close it up take back up to 500 spray agian and do it a 3rd time. Open it up scrap off racks anything left scrap off tray in bottom put back together take back up to 500 spray one more time to get the rest then back to 500 to dry it out and then spray it down with pam as it cools. will be like a seasoned dutch oven.

Wampus · 09-09-2011, 11:01 AM

When I "clean" mine, I just use a putty knife/drywall knife and scrape the thick stuff off and that's about it. I just worry about getting the major buildup off, but I never scrub or soap em.

Lake Dogs · 09-09-2011, 11:02 AM

kids, i use kids to clean the pits

bigabyte · 09-09-2011, 11:02 AM

Fire and Foil!

Nosmo King · 09-09-2011, 11:06 AM

i dont so much clean as use fire to "sterilize" it, that's what i tell the wife. i do always take the ashes out though.

Lake Dogs · 09-09-2011, 11:16 AM

Actually I use oven degreaser/cleaner, then I pressure wash it down, then I re-season it pretty good...

ymmiT · 09-09-2011, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wampus

When I "clean" mine, I just use a putty knife/drywall knife and scrape the thick stuff off and that's about it. I just worry about getting the major buildup off, but I never scrub or soap em.

Same here.

MG_NorCal · 09-09-2011, 11:33 AM

For parts that I want sparkly clean, I use a sodium hydroxide oven cleaner.
I've refreshed some old heavily crusted Weber kettles using it and I'll hit my cooking grates with it once in a while to get them looking like new.
However, it is very corrosive and I wouldn't suggest using it on bare steel on a regular basis.
It's serious stuff so use gloves, don't breathe it, and keep the kids and dogs away.

A good layer of seasoning seals and protects so you don't really want to strip it off.
If the layer has become too thick, I'll scrape with a piece of wood, maybe a paint stick, or sometimes I use a ball of foil.
But I don't use water or any cleaner on the interior surfaces of my cookers except as needed to refurbish used equipment I've acquired.

aquablue22 · 09-09-2011, 11:43 AM

More cooking, I found that if you clean them too much you break the natural seal.

PatioDaddio · 09-09-2011, 12:51 PM

Here's what I use. It's great stuff, and usually available at Home Depot.

Simple Green Heavy Duty BBQ & Grill Cleaner

John

09-09-2011, 10:08 AM	#1
vance237 Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 02-05-10 Location: Pewaukee, WI	What do you guys use to clean your BBQ Pits? I've had my pit for a while now (don't want to say how long LOL) and I figure it's time for a good cleaning. Suggestions? I want to make sure I'm not using anything harmful, also want to clean it and use it again realatively quickly.... Thoughts?

09-09-2011, 10:16 AM	#2
Warthog is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 10-20-09 Location: York, PA Name/Nickname : Ed	Weed Burner! __________________ "Two Hungry Hogs" bbq team Pit Boss Brunswick, Weber Genesis Gold

09-09-2011, 10:18 AM	#3
nthole Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-11-03 Location: St. Louis	More BBQ? __________________ Neil -- "Easy Bake Master" NB Bandera [gone to heaven...conveniently located in Long Island, NY] Rebel 23, WSM A, WSM B, UDS, Easy Bake Oven Pork Pistols BBQ MOFO Illuminati MOINK...It's what's for linner.

09-09-2011, 10:22 AM	#4
Smoothsmoke Babbling Farker Join Date: 01-20-10 Location: Monterey, CA	Clean? __________________ Kamado Big Joe [COLOR=Red]Kamado Classic Joe Kamado Joe Jr. [/COLOR] A bunch of Webers

09-09-2011, 10:26 AM	#5
The Pigman is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 04-10-07 Location: Cincinnati Ohio	lot of hungry kids with long tounges __________________ Smokin Blues BBQ The Pigman (Roger) Pitmaster KCBS CBJ #30390 Lead for State of Ohio & Indiana for Operation BBQ Relief Operation BBQ Relief Founding Member Lang 84 Custom Longneck with warmer Mobil Food Lic. With State of Ohio

09-09-2011, 10:30 AM	#6
The Pigman is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 04-10-07 Location: Cincinnati Ohio	I have a lang. I get it up to 400/500 and spray it down inside with the garden hose close it up take back up to 500 spray agian and do it a 3rd time. Open it up scrap off racks anything left scrap off tray in bottom put back together take back up to 500 spray one more time to get the rest then back to 500 to dry it out and then spray it down with pam as it cools. will be like a seasoned dutch oven. __________________ Smokin Blues BBQ The Pigman (Roger) Pitmaster KCBS CBJ #30390 Lead for State of Ohio & Indiana for Operation BBQ Relief Operation BBQ Relief Founding Member Lang 84 Custom Longneck with warmer Mobil Food Lic. With State of Ohio

09-09-2011, 11:01 AM	#7
Wampus somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-05-09 Location: Mooresville, IN	When I "clean" mine, I just use a putty knife/drywall knife and scrape the thick stuff off and that's about it. I just worry about getting the major buildup off, but I never scrub or soap em. __________________ [COLOR="Blue"][B]"Oh, I don’t reject Christ. I love Christ. It’s just that so many of you Christians are so unlike Christ." -Mahatma Gandhi[/B][/COLOR]

09-09-2011, 11:02 AM	#8
Lake Dogs Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-14-09 Location: Lake Sinclair, GA Name/Nickname : Hance	kids, i use kids to clean the pits __________________ Hance - MiM/MBN/GBA CBJ and comp cook Lake Sinclair, GA (strategically about an hour from darn near anywhere) My competition daze are probably behind me now; I pretty much cook for family, friends, and frankly the peace and solitude I get from smokin' on an offset... Was Lang 84DX, now Bubba Grills 250R and many Weber grills

09-09-2011, 11:02 AM	#9
bigabyte somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-10-06 Location: Overland Fark, KS	Fire and Foil! __________________ Asshattatron Farkanaut, CGCFO Chief Galactic Crockpot Foil Officer *Certified MOINK Baller & IMBAS Certified MOINK Ball Judge #0003 - Are you MOINK Certified?* *Sole recipient of the Silverfinger and fingerlickin Awards!* Don't forget about the Throwdown Thingies! The Secret Squirrel Society doesn't exist - Zero Club Duh.

09-09-2011, 11:06 AM	#10
Nosmo King Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 09-03-11 Location: Milwaukie, or	i dont so much clean as use fire to "sterilize" it, that's what i tell the wife. i do always take the ashes out though. __________________ your mind is a terrible thing to taste

09-09-2011, 11:16 AM	#11
Lake Dogs Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-14-09 Location: Lake Sinclair, GA Name/Nickname : Hance	Actually I use oven degreaser/cleaner, then I pressure wash it down, then I re-season it pretty good... __________________ Hance - MiM/MBN/GBA CBJ and comp cook Lake Sinclair, GA (strategically about an hour from darn near anywhere) My competition daze are probably behind me now; I pretty much cook for family, friends, and frankly the peace and solitude I get from smokin' on an offset... Was Lang 84DX, now Bubba Grills 250R and many Weber grills

09-09-2011, 11:33 AM	#13
MG_NorCal On the road to being a farker Join Date: 01-31-09 Location: Pittsburg, CA	For parts that I want sparkly clean, I use a sodium hydroxide oven cleaner. I've refreshed some old heavily crusted Weber kettles using it and I'll hit my cooking grates with it once in a while to get them looking like new. However, it is very corrosive and I wouldn't suggest using it on bare steel on a regular basis. It's serious stuff so use gloves, don't breathe it, and keep the kids and dogs away. A good layer of seasoning seals and protects so you don't really want to strip it off. If the layer has become too thick, I'll scrape with a piece of wood, maybe a paint stick, or sometimes I use a ball of foil. But I don't use water or any cleaner on the interior surfaces of my cookers except as needed to refurbish used equipment I've acquired. __________________ [COLOR=green][B]XL BGE[/B][/COLOR], NBBD Offset, 3 Weber kettles, gas and electric cabinet smokers, and a few smoker projects waiting

09-09-2011, 11:43 AM	#14
aquablue22 Babbling Farker Join Date: 11-26-08 Location: Ormond Beach, Florida	More cooking, I found that if you clean them too much you break the natural seal. __________________ Weber Spirit E-310 Gasser 1 - Big Green Egg - Large 2 - 22.5 Weber Kettles 2 - 18.5 Weber Kettle 1 - WSM Mini I live in fear that my Wife will sell all my "TOYS" when I die for WHAT I told her I paid for them!!

09-09-2011, 12:51 PM	#15
PatioDaddio Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-04-08 Location: Boise, Idaho	Here's what I use. It's great stuff, and usually available at Home Depot. Simple Green Heavy Duty BBQ & Grill Cleaner John

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