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Posted by holly_bc (My Page) on Sun, May 7, 06 at 19:37
| Have also posted to *Appliance* forum as the traffic here doesn't seem too great. :-))
We need to buy a new BBQ and, while the SS's look attractive, I'm somewhat concerned that it will be a huge pita to keep clean. Does anyone have one and if so, what is your experience with this cleaning thing?
Many thanks for your help.
Ciao
Holly
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RE: SS BBQ Opinions Please
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| BBQ's get grungy...baked-on grungy. Exteriors with lid closed can usually be kept somewhat presentable but otherwise forget it. The lid-open interior will simply get worse and worse. Nature of the beast. Wipe/scrape off what you can and otherwise don't worry about it. Some people think stainless is harder to "keep clean" than other surfaces. IMHO if "pretty" is what you want in a grill, your priorities are reversed. New grills are always pretty. Used grills never are. When I'm invited to a BBQ-type party, one way I've learned to tell if the "chef" knows what he's doing or not is simply to look at the grill. If its wonderfully clean, I know they don't grill very much. If one does a lot of grilling, the device will look it no matter what its made of. Grilling is messy, smoky business. And there's nothing like it! |
CR's opinion about SS
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| June 2006 issue of Consumer Reports has section on gas grills. On page 40 they have some comments specifically about SS. |
RE: SS BBQ Opinions Please
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My grill is usually a mess, but I use it 6 nights a week, I just love to cook outdoors. That doesn't mean that I can't put together a great pasta figolli, but nothing beats the taste of a grilled piece of salmon or a fine KC Strip steak on the grill. Hence my grill is always dirty. Once a week I clean the grates in my dishwasher, and use a wire brush on them just after they get warm, oil and cook. Nothing fancy.
But when I put out an invite, my table is always filled with guests. On the outside I use an orange cleaner with oil. Spray on and hose off, some of the grime stays, but any "drippins" get swept away. By the way I love my Jen-Air grill, it's going on it's fifth season and it just keeps cooking better each time-or maybe I'm just getting better-nope gotta be the grill. |
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