Cleaning your MAK grill or any other.... ideals

[HogSmoker]

Other than general maintenance how far do you go cleaning your grills? I always clean the surface after I cook and clean out the fire pot after 3 or 4 cooks and the temp probe. I have used foil on on the tray thinking it would be a easy clean, however not sure if thats the way too go.

Question is should you ever clean the inside sides and under the lid? Over time the smoke and grease residue does build up. And if you should how would one do this ?
Thanks for any insight on this...
H/S

 

[squirtthecat]

Plastic putty knife... (the cheaper the better, as it will flex)

I clean my louvers out with a plastic dinner knife that I absconded from the cafeteria.

 

[Rip]

Plastic putty knife... (the cheaper the better, as it will flex)
I clean my louvers out with a plastic dinner knife that I absconded from the cafeteria.

Haha, seeing your posts over the last year+ Squirt, the school is waaaay ahead!

 

[RickB]

I just take the cover off and give it a good scrubing. No big deal and easy to clean that way.

 

[sparky]

I just take the cover off and give it a good scrubing. No big deal and easy to clean that way.

You take your hood off? I just use a metal brush on the inside.

 

[RickB]

You take your hood off? I just use a metal brush on the inside.

Problem is with hood open you only clean about a third of it. Two screws comes off easy. Can get to all of it then.

 

[sparky]

Problem is with hood open you only clean about a third of it. Two screws comes off easy. Can get to all of it then.

then i'm going to do that. #63 is badly abused.

 

[jimsbarbecue]

I take them off and spray easy off oven cleaner on it and let it do it's thing.