On Mon, 5 Jul 2004 10:17:49 -0500, "jmcquown"
> wrote:

> ... now I'm filthy! Had some charcoal ash to remove pretty much with a
> small hand spade and then cleaned the grill rack.

Get a model with openings in the bottom that you can release
the ash through. It makes life a lot easier.
>
> Here's a question: anyone else ever use this spray-on 'Dawn' Power Dissolver
> stuff? I spritzed some on the grill rack, let it sit a bit then used the
> wire grill brush on the rack but it took no effort at all! Rinsed it off
> and voila! Nice and sparkling clean.
>
> *I*, on the other hand, am not sparking clean. I have ashes all over my
> tattered "cleaning the grill" sweats and t-shirt. Time to take a shower
> Later I can concentrate on grilling the bratwurst and the squash.
>
Heh! That's why I let the flames do all the work. They
char everything and I wire brush while hot. Done - w/o even
removing the grill. I don't want my grill "sparkling
clean", I prefer it seasoned.


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