This will not only soak through oil stains on the top of your trolley but help protect against new ones. Once dry, spray on a little more oil and spread it with a paper towel or cloth. If you can’t clear the blockage, buy new ones from a barbecue shop. Harsh cleaners and abrasives shouldn’t be used on stainless-steel as they will scratch it - the soapy water and vinegar mix is all that is needed. Soak in the soapy water for an hour first.Alternately, grab a grill stone.If you have a casing and hood that is vitreous enamel you may have to use an oven cleaner type product (preferably non-toxic) to remove the baked on grease. If gas is leaking you will detect bubbles forming in the mixture.If you have ceramic flame-tamers or cooking grids these should be cleaned with soapy water and a brass wire barbecue brush. After cleaning the outer casing, it can be buffed with cleaning oil, or even a little baby oil.

Apply a drop of sewing machine oil to each tap and then cover them with Vaseline to keep the oil in. Scrape off any flaked rust and then give the surface a good scour with a wire brush, wash all the parts and then spray with cooking oil before they rust up again. Remove the plastic knobs and spray the mechanisms with a lubricant like WD-40 to free them up. They can be simply removed with a small spanner.Reconnect the gas and check all the connections by coating them with a mix of 50/50 dishwashing liquid and water.Cleaning the inside of your barbecueThe first step to annual barbecue maintenance is cleaning.Timber barbecue trolleys can be kept in good order by re-oiling them once a year.Warm barbecues are easier to clean than cold ones, so start it up for a short time first then turn it off and disconnect the gas before dismantling the entire barbecue to wash all the parts one by one. It has to be done!The secret to cleaning your barbecue is to do it every time you use it, but don’t go over the top - a coat of natural food oils on the cast iron parts protects them from rust. Eventually those oils, fats and burnt-on food will build up excessively and need to be removed.Follow these simple hints and tips and your barbecue will last for years. Place new washed sand on top of the foil.

The oil will remove watermarks and fingerprints and will also make it easier to clean next time.When daylight saving starts, barbecues across the country will be wakened from their winter hibernation and prepared for the summer season.If the outer casing is developing rust spots, these should be rubbed back with steel wool and treated with rust converter before retouching with heat-resistant paint. Give the trolley a light sanding then use outdoor furniture oil or a specially formulated barbecue trolley oil.Spray on some cooking oil before scrubbing the grill clean with warm water and soap mixed with white vinegar to remove any residue.The grills can be spread out on some newspaper and scraped clean with a grill scraper which is normally specially shaped to fit around the grill bars..The outer casingIf your barbecue has a stainless-steel outer casing and trolley, then all it will need is cleaning.If one or more of your burners doesn’t seem to generate a flame then it may be because a gas jet has become clogged.If you lift the burner out of the barbecue you will see the small brass jets - these are like a small covered nut with a tiny hole through them.One of the greatest pleasures of the long summer days is standing over a scalding barbecue grill in your backyard blackening a row of your favorite sausages.

That is the time to do a few routine checks and preparations which will keep your barbecue operating safely for the season.Keep it working (and safe)Gas taps can become stiff over winter, causing plastic controls to break. This is a great tool as DC Immunity current transformer it customises to your grill shape. You should also wash the complete casing thoroughly. Depending upon the state of the grease you may have to do this several times and then the grease can be removed with scourers and cloths. Make sure that the soap mixture is well cleaned off.De-rusting and re-oilingIf your grills and burners are cast iron, they may have corroded over winter. Empty the old sand from the drip tray, clean the tray and give it a spray of vegetable oil before lining it with aluminium foil.Renew volcanic heating rocks each year as they become clogged with grease and oil. Try tightening the connections or replacing the seals. These man-made stone blocks are soft enough to grind to the shape of the grill as you use them, removing grease and burnt-on food as you go

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