It's barbecue season, which means you're likely firing up the grill to whip up some of your summer favorites. Simply later on a whole winter season sitting stagnant, it likely needs a good clean. So you become out your bristle castor and begin scraping.

Except the grime isn't budging. If no amount of elbow grease seems to become to the bottom of the stuck-on grime and oil, Jeff Rossen, NBC News National Investigative Correspondent and host of Rossen Reports, has some tricks up his sleeves to aid you become through the grime and back to cooking upwardly some tasty summertime fare.

4 Hacks to clean your grill

  • Steam: Fill a regular, metal tin from your kitchen with water and boil it on the grill. Push the tin to the side (using a mit!) and begin scrapping with a bristle brush. The steam helps the crud come correct off!
  • Beer: Pour half a bottle of beer over the top of greasy grates on a warm grill. The beer will intermission downwards the oil and grease, and it will come correct off when clean with a bristle brush.
  • Vinegar: Put regular, household vinegar into a spray bottle. Spray vinegar all over the grill, then take a balled up slice of aluminum foil and use that as a bristle brush to scrape the grime right off.
  • Onion: Cut an onion in half, put it on the cease of your grilling fork and rub it all over the grill grates, then scrub with a bristle brush. The enzymes from the onion volition help break down the oil and the grease.

And remember to exist extra careful about loose brush bristles left behind on the grill — a huge safety risk. Barbecue brushes have caused an estimated one,698 emergency room visits from 2002 to 2022, co-ordinate to a study published in 2022 in the journal Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Experts suggest replacing your castor regularly, and inspecting both the grill grates and your food for lose bristles.

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