Lucky wrote:

>
> I take the ash out from time to time, when it mounts up, but otherwise
> I just pass a wire brush over the racks if they have bits adhered to
> it. I find if they are black and thick (like a well seasoned cast
> iron pan) nothing sticks to them. Most times I just let them burn off
> a bit while coming up to temp.

Exactly! That's how I do it. While the coals heat up,
I burn off any greasy residue from the previous use.
Frequent use will result in a hard dark coat with
non-stick properties. This also sterilizes it, so I
don't have to think twice about any ants that
walked across it or possums that licked it since
I last used it.

I have another method, which completely eliminates
any need to clean the barbeque. It only works with
the rectangular Weber barbeque, which is why I
bought one. I alternate which end I use to hold
the hot charcoal. This burns off any fat that dripped
off the meat during the last use. In fact, if there's
enough fat, you only need enough charcoal starter
to ignite the fat, and the fat will ignite the charcoal.

> If they bothered me I might consider putting them
> in the self cleaning oven at cleaning time.
>
> Sheena

The keyword in that sentence being "If".
They don't bother me either. We're not
neat-freaks like Jill. Excessive neatness
can be a symptom of an underlying
problem, which is being expressed as a
need to control something in her life.
In that way, it is similar to anorexia,
but not life-threatening and therefore
less likely to receive psychiatric treatment.