Cleaning a kettle..

[wrehfield]

 Hello All,
 I like this web site. I have an older Weber kettle I just acquired and can't get the old grease and scruft off the lid. I tried several applications of grease eater from Costco.  It hasn't been cleaned in so long that I had to trash the hinged grate that came with it. Tell me the secrets. Thanks all.

[Troy]

i assume you mean the inside of the lid.

here's what I do.

1. spray inside with easy off oven cleaner, make sure you coat it really good.
2. put the whole lid inside a black plastic trash bag.
3. leave lid, inside trash bag, outside in the sun for the whole day.
4. after a bunch of hours in the sun, open bag, hose off inside of the lid.
5. use a plastic putty knife to scrape the thick stuff.

if needed, repeat.

if you have an old hard drive laying around, cut it open and remove the hard drive platters. they're highly polished and very smooth. they make PERFECT scrapers for the inside bowl and lid.

[Troy]

welcome to the site btw!

[wrehfield]

Troy, thank you for the reply. The inside of the lid and bowl were pretty bad. Cleaning blades did not want to work properly due to build up. I scraped it down. I am actually looking for a cleaning method for the exterior. mThank you.

[1buckie]

 Blue Dawn detergent & "0000" grade steel wool for the outside of the lid & bowl.....moisten & proceed..........

If the grate's still in the garbage can, that may be able to be saved also...............

Will trade info for food pix......




Welcome Here !!!!!

[DirectDrive]

Welcome to the forum !

I recommend Aeroshell 33MS for elbow grease.

[Heyjude]

 Blue Dawn detergent & "0000" grade steel wool for the outside of the lid & bowl.....moisten & proceed..........

If the grate's still in the garbage can, that may be able to be saved also...............

Will trade info for food pix......




Welcome Here !!!!!

I never new Martha liked the big wieners..

[Jeff]

She looks like she's handled some big meat in her day!

[jcnaz]

I can't help her with that, but if she wants someone to help her blow through her money...

[Heyjude]

Yeah, would be nice to be her grill adviser! 

[wrehfield]

I'm glad I started this post so you guys could moon over Martha.

[DirectDrive]

I never new Martha liked the big wieners..

I think that pic was taken right after she got out of the Grey Bar Hotel.



 

[1buckie]

I'm glad I started this post so you guys could moon over Martha.

 Well, how'd the cleanup go?

[DirectDrive]

I'm glad I started this post so you guys could moon over Martha.

Thank you and get back to your scrubbing.


 

[wrehfield]

Trying some 30 Second Cleaner. May have to use dynamite, want the shine I see on kettles. Will work on the grate some more, but may be betterin the long run to replace it. But I want the shine  on the kettle.