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  • Cleaning the Grill
  • From "Spruce It Up With the Queen of Clean Outside the Castle"
    episode SCO-101
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    Linda Cobb, the Queen of Clean®, shows you how to clean grill racks.

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    Cobb demonstrates how to make the outside of your grill shine.

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    Figure A

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    Figure B

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    Figure C


    Photo  REAL VIDEO
    The Queen of Clean, Linda Cobb, shows you an easy way to clean your barbecue grill in this video.

    First Method for Cleaning the Grill

    1. Place your grill rack on sheet of heavy-duty aluminum foil with the shiny side up (figure A).

    2. Wrap the foil around the grill nice and tight like a sandwich.

    3. Place the rack on a heated grill for 15 minutes or 30 minutes if the rack is really dirty. This will bake the grease and food right off.

    4. Once the rack is cool, remove the aluminum foil.

    Second Method for Cleaning the Grill

    Materials and Ingredients:

    Ammonia
    Plastic bag
    Paper Towels
    Spray bottle

    1. Wrap paper towels around your grill rack real well.

    2. Slide the towel covered rack into a plastic bag, making sure you have the right size bag to completely cover the rack.

    3. Place ammonia into a spray bottle. Pull the rack back from the plastic bag and spray the ammonia onto the towels heavily saturating them (figure B).

    4. Pull the bag up and close it up around the rack and tuck the bag in. Set it out of the way overnight.

    5. The next day when you go to open the bag, hold the bag away from your face. The ammonia fumes will be strong.

    6. Take the grill rack from the bag and remove the paper towels. All you have to do is wash the grill rack with hot soapy water and rinse well and you are ready to grill.

      Note: Another method is to clean the rack in your bathtub. You just need hot water, soap and some ammonia. You need to place a towel or large garbage bag in the tub before placing the rack in the tub so that your surface will not get scratched.

    Materials needed to clean the outside of the grill:

    2 cloths
    Waterless hand cleaner

    1. Dip a cloth into a canister of waterless hand cleaner. Rub this real well onto the outside of your grill. This will remove barbecue, catsup, grease spatters, etc.

    2. Once you have cleaned the grill with the waterless hand cleaner, take a clean cloth and buff it for a great shine (figure C).

    Note:To clean the permanent charcoal briquettes, take tongs and turn the old briquettes over that have grease, oil and dirt on them. Turn the grill on high and leave it for approximately 15 minutes. After the 15 minutes, the briquettes will look great -- all the old stuff will be burned off -- and your food will grill better.


    RESOURCES :

    Talking Dirty With the Queen of Clean
    ISBN: 0743418301
    Author: Linda Cobb
    (1998) Simon & Schuster / Pocket Books
    Website: www.simonsays.com

    Talking Dirty Laundry With the Queen of Clean
    ISBN: 0743418328
    Author: Linda Cobb
    (2001) Simon & Schuster / Pocket Books
    Website: www.simonsays.com

    The Queen of Clean: The Royal Guide to Spot and Stain Removal
    ISBN: 0743437837
    Author: Linda Cobb
    (2001) Simon & Schuster / Pocket Books
    Website: www.simonsays.com

    A Queen for All Seasons: A Year of Tips, Tricks, and Picks for a Cleaner House and ...
    ISBN: 0743428315
    Author: Linda Cobb
    (2001) Simon & Schuster / Pocket Books
    Website: www.simonsays.com


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