Grill Clean Up Tips Part 1

[christina f]

Cooking something extra ooey-gooey on the grill this weekend? Consider laying down a piece of foil on top of the grill, before laying down your food. Your meal will still get the same rich, smoky barbeque flavor, but less of your meal will be stuck to the grill.

I recently tried this trick while cooking up a batch of barbeque chicken legs and thighs. The sauce was incredibly thick and gooey, and if I hadn't laid down the tin foil, I'm sure we would have had a fire on our hands. And we probably would have had to take them off before they were done cooking.

The end result was a crisp outside and juicy inside. We'll definitely be using this trick again - maybe the next time we cook ribs.

Moms, what other grilling tips do you have for messy meals?

[Bmat]

I wonder if the nonstick foil would work for this.  Otherwise if the food would stick to the foil?

[MamaBear2cubs]

Aluminum foil!

[emilyrosenj]

My tip is to put vent holes in the foil when you grill.  You still minimize the mess but get more of the flavor.

[ceciliam]

That's my husbands department. he cooks on the grill and cleans the grill. I would say a good grill cleaner and quality brush is the way to go!

[othermom]

No tips really. Those ribs look tasty

[dusky_rose]

I don't have any tips, I just let my dh do most of the grilling.

[KristinRox]

I agree with all of this. Its not really my department so I dont really know besides the quality cleaner brush.

Quoting ceciliam:

That's my husbands department. he cooks on the grill and cleans the grill. I would say a good grill cleaner and quality brush is the way to go!

[.Angelica.]

i had the same thought.

Quoting Bmat:

I wonder if the nonstick foil would work for this.  Otherwise if the food would stick to the foil?

[goddess99]

We use a screper tool when the grill cools down.

[proudmommy690]

i dont use grills lol... thats all df (hopefully one day we'll have one of our own)