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5.
Maintenance
5.1.
Cleanup
Cooking grate.
Do not use sharp objects or abrasives. Remember that the grate is a solid chunk of
stainless steel. It will not rust or corrode—no matter what it looks like. And when it's at 800 degrees
while you are grilling, it's absolutely sterile. Wire brush the top, flip it up and scrape the crud off the
bottom using the tool. If you want to take it out and wash the cooking grate, scrub it like any other cast
iron pan. You don't even have to use soap as it removes the "seasoning" of oils that have seeped into the
grate.
If you want to clean the cooking grate more thoroughly, scrape it with the cleaning tool then use an
environmentally friendly oven cleaner. Take the grate out of the grill when you spray on the oven
cleaner. All the different brands seem to work just fine, but they may damage the coatings on the
firebox and internals. After about 15 minutes, scrub the grate with a mild abrasive pad. After you wash
it, you can spray with PAM, or rub it down with olive oil.
Firebox.
Don't worry too much about the firebox. It will get dirty, but it's easy to keep things under
control. Every time you grill, just tip up the grate, raise the basket and scrape the ashes and other crud
down the chimney. Notice that all of the inner surfaces of the firebox are flat, and we have tried to
minimize the hardware protruding inside. There are no curves or nooks and crannies. The design makes
it easy to scrape the inside using your flat-bladed spatula and move everything down into the ash pan.
You shouldn't use abrasives or sharp tools on the firebox - the firebox is painted, not plated, and, while
you can't damage anything, there is no need to clean it down to bare metal unless you plan to tear it
down and repaint everything.
Cover.
Use a specialty stainless or other household cleaner for minor wipe down. (Some of these
cleaners contain a wax that will smoke when you light up again.) Use oven cleaner and a rag to make it
sparkle. Be gentle, we spent a lot of time putting that beautiful finish on the stainless steel.
Cart and Cabinet.
Use a household cleaner. The cart and cabinets have two coats of very tough
powder paint and are easy to clean with common detergents and rags. The worktable cutting board can
be removed from the cart or cabinet and brought inside to be cleaned. We recommend that you store the
cutting board inside while the grill is not being used.
5.2.
Major overhaul
The entire grill comes apart. You can lay out all 14 major pieces. 10 pieces can be cleaned, 4 pieces can
be scraped and repainted. Clean or repaint each piece. Put it back together. This will take one Saturday
morning—depending on how long you let the paint dry. Contact us if you need any replacement parts.
We can supply anything you may need including the original hardware, the paint we use at the factory,
or other parts. If you do repaint, fire up the grill to 800 degrees with a full 100 lumps to cook off the
paint fumes before you use it for food.
