How to Clean Your Kamado Grills? 2 Tested Ways to Make It Fast

Kamado grill?is valuable charcoal grill, with other types of charcoal grill, its price is more expensive. 21 inch smoker?the medium size?loved by crowds, costs from 700USD to 1,000 USD approximately, which is 3 or 4 times more expensive than those traditional charcoal smoker. Therefore, how to maintain such cute egg smoker in order to preserve it for years to come?

There are plenty of ways to clean it,with each way being suited for a different purpose.?And i will share you 2 tips today.

• Basic cleaning for the external of kamado ceramic

Simply let it burn for a bit after cooking. And then, scrape any residue off with a spatula or grill scraper. Finally, wipe the exterior down with a damp cloth. The surface of kamado grill is like glass (glaze, a kind of thin layer of glass covering the surface of ceramic products.) a bit, so it is easy to rid off ash or oil by damp cloth. If necessary, using some detergent would be better.

• Ash cleaning and internal of egg

Ash cleaning is much easier for kamado grill. With thick ceramic wall, ceramic smoker works high efficiently in burning. What’s more, some smokers has moveable ash collector, that saves a lot time to clean Ash. And now, just attach an ash pan to the bottom of the egg and use an ash tool to scrape the ash from inside of the egg. Regular cleaning would let grill in a newly looking. At first, remove off some junk in the lid or chamber by using steel wool, scraper or sponge. Don’t use some chemicals that can damage grill easily. Next, empty out any ash in the ash chamber and use around 5 pounds of a bag of charcoal to let the smoker clean burn. Let it sit for around an hour while it burns at around 600 degrees Fahrenheit.?When the grill cool down, empty out ash through bottom vent, and then start to clean vent holes along the side by using rough sponge.?Take off grate, and clean it . If stainless steel grate, remember to wash it with soapy water and a sponge, but regarding cast iron one, you should use a wire brush to scrub it down and scrape off all the food particles.

?In a word, kamado grill is expensive grill. If clean properly, people are able to use it for many years. Most importantly, never to use water or liquids to clean the insides. And make sure to clean out the vents, grill, grates, insides, and outsides regularly.