Cleaning your grills and smokers

minijosh · 06-29-2007, 04:15 AM

Well it's been a while since I've been on here but I've been BBQ'ing like crazy. Did my first set of ribs and they came out great. Only down side was that nobody told me to remove the membrane. DOH!!! Now I know. Just a bit tough on the teeth. Also did a nice ham and turkey the other day. Smoking with black thorn and apple woods.

Anyways I am moving from the UK to Las Vegas aka Nellis AFB. I want to take my smoker with me and I need to do a very very very very good job of cleaning it. It will be shipped out and take up to 75 days to reach my home. In the meantime it will have to pass a few inspections. Normal dish soap won't do the job right? My smoker is a Pitmaster. I don't mind losing the grills in it, you can buy those anywhere but it's the entire unit I want to keep.

bman · 06-29-2007, 05:57 AM

Pressure Wash it.....If you can find one that does a hot wash that would be even better.

backyardchef · 06-29-2007, 08:13 AM

Scrape out any loose gunk you can, then get it up to temp and hit it with water-- a hose, a pressure washer, whatever you can. Once most all of the grime is gone and you've drained it, wipe it down with oil and re-season. That should make her all pretty and ready to travel.

KC_Bobby · 06-29-2007, 08:19 AM

How much is shipping going to be? If it's near the cost of a new one (bout $170) ya might consider donating it to the base in the UK and just pick up a new one when you arrive. Keeps you from cleaning, the other fly boys get to keep making Q, you get a new one right away rather than waiting up til September to get it - everyone's happy.

minijosh · 06-29-2007, 12:15 PM

Shipping is free. They contract people out to pack it all up. I'm just afraid once I get to LV I'll either see a new one and lust over it or keep old faithful and smoke until I did, or it rusts. Hmm thinking about that, I could sell it for cheap and take the money and put it on a down payment on a bigger one. Anyone in the UK wanna buy it?

mds2 · 06-29-2007, 12:28 PM

What you could do is spray it down with oven cleaner, let it sit and then wipe it out real good.

Then reseason it so it doesnt start to rust.

bbqjoe · 06-29-2007, 12:31 PM

I'd just sell it or donate.
Are you really gonna wait 3 months to "Q" once you get to Vegas while you wait for it?

Puppyboy · 06-29-2007, 01:10 PM

I say leave it. I just picked up a used Pitmaser Deluxe in sweet condition for $45.

thillin · 06-29-2007, 01:27 PM

Yep, look into selling it and checking craigslist in LV.

BBQ_MAFIA · 06-29-2007, 03:38 PM

I agree with the other guys.
Sell it or give it away and get something new when you get back.

06-29-2007, 04:15 AM	#1
minijosh Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 10-10-06 Location: North Las Vegas,NV Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Cleaning your grills and smokers Well it's been a while since I've been on here but I've been BBQ'ing like crazy. Did my first set of ribs and they came out great. Only down side was that nobody told me to remove the membrane. DOH!!! Now I know. Just a bit tough on the teeth. Also did a nice ham and turkey the other day. Smoking with black thorn and apple woods. Anyways I am moving from the UK to Las Vegas aka Nellis AFB. I want to take my smoker with me and I need to do a very very very very good job of cleaning it. It will be shipped out and take up to 75 days to reach my home. In the meantime it will have to pass a few inspections. Normal dish soap won't do the job right? My smoker is a Pitmaster. I don't mind losing the grills in it, you can buy those anywhere but it's the entire unit I want to keep. __________________ Joshua Thompson The Smokin' Mormon Nevada Pigeon Control

06-29-2007, 05:57 AM	#2
bman Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 06-07-07 Location: Edgemoor, SC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Pressure Wash it.....If you can find one that does a hot wash that would be even better. __________________ -bman

06-29-2007, 08:13 AM	#3
backyardchef Babbling Farker Join Date: 11-05-04 Location: New York City Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Scrape out any loose gunk you can, then get it up to temp and hit it with water-- a hose, a pressure washer, whatever you can. Once most all of the grime is gone and you've drained it, wipe it down with oil and re-season. That should make her all pretty and ready to travel. __________________ Matt Fletcher's Brooklyn Barbecue The Hampton Smoker Blog: http://backyardchef.blogspot.com 7' Meadow Creek reverse flow w/ a 4' grill on the nose, named Large Marge 48" Klose Backyard Chef named Wubby Willy the Wonder Grill Weber Kettle named Georgiette ECB Spider Web Collector Model Char-Griller Smokin' Pro Firebrick Supremo

06-29-2007, 08:19 AM	#4
KC_Bobby Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-03-07 Location: Gardner KS Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	How much is shipping going to be? If it's near the cost of a new one (bout $170) ya might consider donating it to the base in the UK and just pick up a new one when you arrive. Keeps you from cleaning, the other fly boys get to keep making Q, you get a new one right away rather than waiting up til September to get it - everyone's happy. __________________ Boondoggle BBQ Country Smokers 450 Weber Smokey Mountain 18" Proud KCBS Member & Certified Judge

06-29-2007, 12:15 PM	#5
minijosh Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 10-10-06 Location: North Las Vegas,NV Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Shipping is free. They contract people out to pack it all up. I'm just afraid once I get to LV I'll either see a new one and lust over it or keep old faithful and smoke until I did, or it rusts. Hmm thinking about that, I could sell it for cheap and take the money and put it on a down payment on a bigger one. Anyone in the UK wanna buy it? __________________ Joshua Thompson The Smokin' Mormon Nevada Pigeon Control

06-29-2007, 12:28 PM	#6
mds2 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 05-26-07 Location: Lincoln,Ne Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	What you could do is spray it down with oven cleaner, let it sit and then wipe it out real good. Then reseason it so it doesnt start to rust. __________________ The Saucy Lads BBQ Team Brinkmann Electric Bullet Weber Kettle Homemade Cabinet Smoker Large Homemade Offset Large Stumps Clone

06-29-2007, 12:31 PM	#7
bbqjoe Banned Join Date: 01-16-06 Location: Wikieup Arizona Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'd just sell it or donate. Are you really gonna wait 3 months to "Q" once you get to Vegas while you wait for it?

06-29-2007, 01:10 PM	#8
Puppyboy Babbling Farker Join Date: 07-07-06 Location: Osage City, Kansas Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I say leave it. I just picked up a used Pitmaser Deluxe in sweet condition for $45. __________________ -Captain of Barkin Dawgs BBQ -KCBS Judge #21924 -36" Kingfisher Combo -New Braunfels Bandera (rescued) -Weber 22.5" Kettle (rescued) -A homemade trailer cooker -Concession trailer nicknamed "The Dawg House" http://www.facebook.com/BarkinDawgsBBQCatering

06-29-2007, 01:27 PM	#9
thillin somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-21-04 Location: Keller, Texas Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yep, look into selling it and checking craigslist in LV. __________________ Med Spicewine-adopted 3/13/10 *CL Score* 2 Large BGEs(pimped out w/Thirdeye Eggcessories)-hatched 6/4/07 & 4/20/11 Med BGE-adopted 2/2/08 *CL Score* -SOLD Mini BGE-adopted 1/31/08 *CL Score* Traeger 075-adopted 12/3/11 CL Score Weber 1 touch *CL Score* Weber Spirit 500 *CL Score* Weber Smokey Joe Silver *CL Score* BLUE & RED Thermapens Klose 20x42-SOLD Paddlin Pigs BBQ Ty

06-29-2007, 03:38 PM	#10
BBQ_MAFIA Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-10-05 Location: NORTH BERGEN, NEW JERSEY Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I agree with the other guys. Sell it or give it away and get something new when you get back. __________________ Guido Lang 60 Lang 84 Deluxe Warmer with Chargrill Large Spicewine Large BGE XL - BGE Med. BGE ( Bought it for my son Vincenzo) Brinkman Snp Brinkman ECB GOSM Weber Kettle Kenmore Elite Gasser Camp Chef Outdoor Stove 1-Banjo

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