6

My father insists on "burning off" the grill by letting it run on high after each use. Is there any advantage to doing so?

user1207177
  • 161
  • 1
  • 1
  • 2

2 Answers2

4

The idea is to clean the cooking surface. I typically fire up the grill, then, just before placing product on, use a wire brush to clean the grill surface. No reason that you couldn't do this at the end of a cook, preparing for the next cook. The advantage to cooking on a clean surface is that there is reduced chance of food sticking to the grill.

moscafj
  • 78,942
  • 3
  • 129
  • 227
0

I have seen two grills of friends who have warped by using the high temp cleaning approach. The grills today are not made for such high temps like grills our fathers had. One grill that I saw now has a problem with the grates falling into the firebox. He ended up adding shims to keep the grates in place. Be safe not sorry. In our area we have professional grill cleaners...

David
  • 1