Your BBQ grill may have more germs than a toilet seat

i've always hoped that letting the heat get real high before throwing any food on it would kill the germs.

I'm willing to bet many gas grill owners do not properly clean the grill grates....I've seen some pretty disgusting grates, and they always seem to be on gassers. guess the weeknight, quick-grill folks don't comprehend the need to burn off all of the accumulated crud? If you turn off the flames immediately after removing the food, you might fall into this category.

I guarantee you my grates are impossibly clean!

I'm always using one of my grills year around, only use my gas grill every once in a while but just like my charcoal grill that I use mostly wood with, I clean not just the grates bu the whole damn thing before and after every use.

But then again I'm pretty OCD about that too ....

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I wouldn't call myself a master griller, but even I usually leave the grill on for at least 5 mins or so to really hear up the grate and scrape off whatever i can.

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If you have a gas grill, leave your burner(s) on for at least 15 minutes (to burn the gunk off your briquettes) and clean the top of your grates right after you pull your meat off (insert Beavis laugh here) then the clean the bottom of your crates after the 15 minutes is up.

They'll be hot and very easy to clean

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The average barbecue grill in the U.K. has more than twice as many germs as the typical toilet seat.

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I always knew those brits were some nasty people.

You do know that your mouth (the generic you, not the personal one, because to my knowledge I do not know you personally) - any how your mouth is likely much more dirty (with germs) than a toilet seat. Also dirtier than the other end of your alimentary canal if I correctly remember ancient pathogenic microbiology days with Dr. McCamish and Kirit.

I will tell you that the toilet seats in my house are squeaky clean, but none of you dirty butt guys are invited over for a sit down.

One more thing. It is also a well known fact that most Brits practice poor BBQ grate hygiene. Have you ever seen any shows on food network featuring a British BBQ joint? Is there a British BBQ Iron Chef? There is? I don't believe you.

By the way, there are cultures, where they use their right (left?) hand to wipe their butt after (you know). When dealing with those folks, be absolutely certain to know if the person is right or left handed. My policy is to just do a fist bump or a bow. Never bow deeper than they do, and always maintain eye contact during the bow. Also, bow quickly, formally, with the proper stiffness and get it over with. To linger the bow is a sign of weakness and in no way demonstrates respect.



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Last week I read a story about some guy who cleaned his grill really well with a wire brush. A piece of wire came off the brush and he didn't see it. He threw the burgers on and the wire lodged in a patty. When he ate the burger the wire got caught in his throat.

My old gas grill is starting to flake. Is there a good place online to buy replacement grates?

There are some aquatic birds that do that with Alligators. The gators open wide and don't clamp down because they somehow know the bird is doing their dental work.

JEEZ I use my pits every week. My Grill temp is still very high after grilling . I clean my pit immediately after i use it, and every good pit-master does. Maybe the Brits should worry more about their dental hygene instead of a good pit-masters grill

You can also use an onion to clean your grill. Cut onion in half and just run it on the grill.

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How to Clean Your BBQ With a Onion Fast and Easy
Onion is known to be a powerful antiseptic, A natural antiseptic, onion kills bacteria and is save to clean your BBQ grill with out using harmfully chemicals and smells great adding flavor

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