Remove smoke stains from the grill lid and side burner cover. Carefully remove any smoke stains
from the grill lid with a soapy, fine steel wool pad and a very light touch. For the stainless steel
side burner cover, use only warm, soapy water and a sponge or dishcloth - even fine steel wool will
scratch it.
Smoke stains are most likely to occur when your Weber gas grill is new, at the seams of the lid
where the porcelain-enamelled hood meets the endcaps. They can also accumulate around the
thermometer holder. These stains will stop appearing after your grill has built up a natural seal from
accumulated cooking vapours.
Clean the Flavorizer Bars. You really don’t ever need to remove the Flavorizer Bars from your grill to
clean them, since preheating the grill and burning off residue by turning the grill on “high” is enough
to turn any accumulated debris to ashes. Occasionally brushing the bars off with a brass grill brush
or scraping them with a nylon or plastic putty knife should be sufficient maintenance. Just be careful
not to gouge the porcelain-enamel finish.
Clean the warming racks and control panel. A soapy, fine steel wool pad will keep the warming
racks clean and free of smoke stains and debris. It will also remove grease spots and stains from the
control panel, but use a very light touch so as to not scratch the porcelain. Rinse thoroughly.
Clean the outside of the endcaps and cookbox. You should clean up grease drippings on these
exterior surfaces as soon as possible. Grease is toxic to painted surfaces. Use mild, soapy water
and rinse thoroughly. Harsh or lemon-based cleaners can ruin the paint finish on the endcaps and
cookbox.
Clean the bottom tray. Remove the cool (never hot!) bottom tray from under the grill and place over
a trash can. Carefully scrape the inside with a 1″ putty knife or other straight, flat object. Push the
residue out through the bottom hole into the trash can. To ‘deep clean’ the tray, use warm, soapy
water and a soapy, fine steel wool pad, being careful not to scratch the porcelain finish.
Never wax or paint the lid. The finish on your grill is baked-on porcelain enamel, so you never have
to wax or paint it. This finish is glossier and much more durable than paint, and wax will only streak
when the grill gets hot. So just wipe the lid down with warm, soapy water when it gets dusty or dirty.
Easy!
Never line the bottom tray with foil as grease can accumulate in the creases in the foil and cause a
grease fire.
Never use oven cleaner on your gas grill. Oven cleaner is not friendly to the painted surfaces of your
grill; it can remove the paint.