Cleaning the kettle

[Vwbuggin64]

While i have seen some amazing cleaning jobs here on WKC forums, i have always wondered:

Has anyone just said screw it, clean the grate and fire their latest find up? Case in point, this guy was a side of the road find by a co-worker. Havent really had a moment to clean him up, so i just scrubbed the grate and cooked. Im interested to hear.


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[WhaleinaTeardrop]

That's literally all I EVER do....

I'm in awe at how well you guys treat your kettles.  As much as l love mine, I doubt the time invested in my entire collection equals what some of you have in only one.  Perhaps is because mine are garage-kept(I'm in Chicago), but the most they ever need is a good scraping after a messy cook.

[Geezer]

I sometimes put a chimney of charcoal in it and put the lid on it and let it burn completely out.  Then scrape the grate and cook.

[kettlebb]

I sometimes put a chimney of charcoal in it and put the lid on it and let it burn completely out.  Then scrape the grate and cook.

This and I hit the lid and bowl with steel wool and Dawn just to shine them up. If it's really gunked up I'll use a razor blade but I have never taken them to factory shine. I'll cook on it so what's the point?


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[james1787]

For the most part all of my grills were pretty much emptied out and cooked on without any heavy cleaning. I have done a thorough cleaning on my 77 faded black once. I do empty the ash and clean them up minimally between cooks normally.