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Grill Maintenance
Preparing the Grill for the Season
Begin with a thorough inspection of the entire grill correcting any issues you find. Follow the
steps found in the Pre-Grill checklist (Page 8).
Painted Surfaces
Texas Original Pits and Smokers are painted with quality high heat silicone based paint. When
cleaning the smoker, surfaces should be washed down with warm soapy water using a neutral
detergent and rinsed with clean water. For more information about high heat paint that can be
used for touch-up, contact [email protected]. We recommend annually
maintaining any area of the exterior paint coating. Simply sand any area’s found with a medium
sand paper, then paint 2-3 coats over the area with a hi-temp flat black paint
Cooking Grates
When new, wash the grates thoroughly with warm soapy water, place back in the smoker and
lightly coat with vegetable oil. Condition the grates during the burn off process.
When you begin the next cooking session, bring the grill up to the desired cooking
temperature and use a long handled grill brush to clean the grates.
Heat Management Plate
Clean excess grease using a plastic scraper and paper towels and then wash with warm soapy
water.
Cooking Chamber
It is recommended that each time you run through the steps in the Pre-Grill checklist (Page
8) that you inspect and thoroughly clean the interior of the cooking chamber. Any excess
grease can be cleaned up using a plastic scraper and paper towels. At the beginning of the
season and then as often as needed you should de-grease the interior with citrus based
cleaning solution.
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Ensure that the grill is
completely cold
before using a shop vacuum or before
scooping out and disposing of the ashes. Dispose of the ashes in a metal container.
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Use a citrus based cleaning solution to clean the entire inside of the body.
