How to Clean your Weber Grill - Charcoal Grill Cleaning - Citrusafe Review 

Obviously I disagree. But, now that you have throughly cleaned and restored you grill with easy off. Clean the grates with CitruSafe before every grilling session. That is what I do and my grill stays clean.

@@Viewtoagrill I went out an bought 5 grill cleaners to clean two dirty Weber BBQ's - and one of them was CitruSafe based on reviews that I read on RU-vid - I don't normally comment on these sites - but I was so disgusted with the complete lack of any results - I had to comment - any review claiming that this product does anything is a total lie. You should be ashamed of yourself to peddling this product.

@@rlgeddes Cabin, I am going to have to say that you did not watch my video completly. In my video I clearly state that CitruSafe did not remove all the material from the grill and that if you wanted to do that you would have to use more drastic measures than just the plastic scrub brush. I'll stand by CiturSafe as a great product and I WILL NOT be ashamed of promoting this product. I'll even pin this comment...

@@Viewtoagrill - I apologize if you feel I am attacking your review - that is not my intention here - I do not usually comment on product reviews - but was so disappointed in what I believed I was getting in this product from reading several reviews - I felt I had to say something to counter all the great reviews for CitruSafe - it is a degreaser - but not a BBQ hard baked on BBQ carbon cleaner - in any way shape or form. I have two large Weber BBQ's. They get used a lot - year round. They get a simple cleaning each year - scraping out the collected crud - degreasing the major areas. I do a deep cleaning every two - three years. Take out all the grates, flavorizer bars, heat covers, and and spray wash with 4000 psi hot water sprayer. I take them and place them into two very large heavy duty garbage bags and I pour 1/2 to 1 liter of ammonia into the bag - and zip tie each bag to seal it off from the ammonia escaping. Need to make sure you avoid the ammonia smell. I leave them in the bag for 24 hours +. The ammonia gas will lift 95% of the baked on carbon. I then give them a good high pressure spray wash with hot water - and they are almost new again. I spray the inside of the BBQ with high pressure hot water - lid and grill body to get most of the crud and grease off. I then spray the inside and lid with a good BBQ grill cleaner to break down the baked on carbon. This is where I tried 5 products to see which ones worked the best. I was looking for products that would clean baked on carbon - WITHOUT scrubbing. I also did not want a Degreaser - I get rid of the grease with the hot water pressure washer. Easy Off - Heavy Duty - by far the best. Spray on foam and leave for 30 minutes - then spray off with pressure washer - may have to do 3 to 4 times to get all carbon off - to almost new condition. Zep Oven and Grill Cleaner - spray can - second best - also need to leave for 30 + minutes before you spray off with pressure washer. Third was Goo Gone - was a spray foam - and worked OK - but hand would wear out squeezing trigger. Not quite as effective at breaking down carbon - but third best. 4th was Grillpro Grill Cleaner and Degreaser - this was not as effective - but more of a general degreaser. I could use any cheaper degreaser - if all i was wanting to do but degrease. It would breakdown the carbon - but only a very little at a time. Lastly was the CitruSafe - this product did absolutely nothing to break down the baked on Carbon. I guess that is why I am commenting here is that I have read and seen all these reviews saying this CitruSafe product is amazing and so great - so I drove specifically to find this product and had high hopes - and it did absolutely nothing - but smelled better than the rest. If you want to compare this to a degreaser - fine - it can thin out grease so you can wipe it off with a paper towel or rag - there are lots of cheaper products to do that (simple green, etc). But let me be clear - if you are expecting this to clean off any baked on carbon from your BBQ (interior body, lid, grill grates, flavorizer bars, heat shields, etc) - you will be disappointed - just like I was. I am not trying to attack you our your review - I simply want to make sure others who read reviews clearly understand what this product will do - but more importantly - what it will not do. Your review was not so bad - I wish I could find the review where someone told me this was the best cleaner ever - and I was taken in by the sales pitch - so I went to bought it - I was even going to buy two. Glad I didn't. Watch video by Hawaii Detailing on how to do a deep clean of a Weber Genesis II and you can see how clean you can get a Weber BBQ - without a whole bunch of work.

@@rlgeddes then you should post this on that other channel… not mine, there was NO misrepresentation here.

Thanks Charlie. I think this is a great product... and safe alternative to a wired grill brush.

Thanks Oso! Can't wait to check out the goodies you got. Take care.

Thanks 👍, I thought it did well too! Take care Taylor!

Hey Carlos. I have not noticed a haze using the simple green. I do use a micro fiber towel to dry off the exterior after I spray it down, have you tried that? Oven cleaner make sense to use.... I'm not sure why I have never tried that. Take care Carlos!

@@Viewtoagrill I usually use a microfiber. I have not tried this but on the grill but mixing in denatured alcohol with the simple green is something I've used on RC cars a long time ago to clean away dirt. It makes it not linger on the surface so long and seems to leave things more squeaky clean.

@@txfieros oh cool... that’s a great idea to make it evaporate faster.

I can’t find any reliable info on the safety of oven cleaner chemicals on grates/food surfaces. Do you guys know of any?

I just bought some Citrus safe. I swear there was one video where you cleaned the grill while it was still hot, using Citrus safe. Is that right? If not, how do you clean the grill after cooking? Which video was that?

Hello Annette. Thanks for using my link. Quick tip. Throw the handle and pad into the dishwasher everytime after you clean your grill... the pad will last longer.

@@Viewtoagrill Thanks again, our Weber really need this stuff, and all the information in details are very helpful. My husband used to use the power washer on it, he fell off the roof, and I do my best. I had to learn how to smoke on the Weber. My husband has been watching your videos with me. He loves them as much as I do. Thanks a million.

I love this product, Home Depot carries it or you can order it from Amazon.

Hello. Thanks for watching. It’s very important to let it sit for a minute or two before you scrub. Take care!

I don’t ever have dirty water in my ash catcher. I guess you could if you spray a lot of this in there. But I only spray enough to coat the surface. I just throw my ashes in the trash can

I was really impressed with it.

As you know Ricer... cleaning is necessary but not the most glamorous thing about BBQ... Take care and clean your now pits! LOL

Hey Craig. I halariously mispronounce words in WAY to many of my videos. Sometime... sometimes... folks put some really hateful things in my comment section when I do that. but.. I like your interpretation of what I said wrong! Take care brother!

Hello Michael. They do rust... I replaced mine with a stainless steel grate.

LOL. Thanks Graham. millennials gotta bbq too!

Yes, there are other ways to clean the grill.

Hello Nelson. We were without power and water for 4 days, but we are good now... refrigerator without power... not good. I appreciate you wanting to help support my channel. My View to a grill link is a.co/2yK3p2m Not sure if it will show up so I will put it in the description of this video also.

Yes!

Hello Craig! Thanks brother!

I am constantly cleaning my grills. I go through a lot of these.

Thank you!

South East Texas... Thanks for watching!

Thanks James!

Thanks Jeff. Take care and have a great day!

I was really surprised at how well it worked. It is definitely a keeper. Take care Andrew.

Hey Dash! Yes, a little maintenance goes a long way. Can't wait to see the product you have. Take care.

Thanks Kent.

Thanks Ant. Appreciate it.

Thanks Ron!

Hello. There is nothing on the bottle that says it can not be used for aluminum... or any other metals.

Exactly... Directions are for when things go wrong!

Thanks Todd!

I have not used that brand. You can buy CitruSafe from Home Depot. I really do like this brand... they are not an affiliate..

Thanks Todd!

It works really nicely.

Hello Mike. I use Simply Green also. Great product. I think this smells a lot better.

This scrub pad will still get tore up because it will get caught on the seam inbetween the removable part of the grill and the outer circle. The same thing will eventually happen. CitruSafe is still my go to grill cleaner because I can clean the grill while it is still cold. It just works out better for the way I grill. You still see me use this even in my newer videos.... and the video I will release this Friday.

Hello Devon. I built that table myself. I have a video showing how I made it. I don’t have plans... I built as I went..

Thanks Skip!

Hello Bryan. Rust formed in a few hours? That is really odd. I have noticed that as it dries sometimes I have to wipe a film off the grates if I did not wipe it off well enough while initially cleaning the grates but I have not noticed rust. I will take a closer look though.

@@Viewtoagrill definitely weird. I tried it again and throughly dried the grates after rinsing them and got a small rust colored residue that I was able to wipe away. I think I have a high iron content in my water so perhaps it’s some sort or reaction with my water supply and not a reaction with the grates themselves. Who knows.

Hello Scott. My dad made those for me.

Stands for chimney starters - I use one of my "other" Weber kettles. I set a charcoal grate on top of the grill grate, chimney on top of that. You guys all have a dozen Weber's sitting around in your back yard, just like me...No?...🙂

Thanks Eric.

Thanks Brian, and thanks for watching also.

That is a grate lift tool. I narrow putty knife would work as well. Thanks Liam.

@@Viewtoagrill ok thanks, I’ll pick one up. Watching your vids now. Great content!

Out of the killa grilla, grill grates, or craycort cat iron grates, if I was gonna purchase one, which one would you choose? Thanks in advance.

@@liamfortune4645 I would get cast iron, but the rust easily, so you have to really take care of them and use them often. Killa grilla grates are stainless and low maintenace but don't give you the grill marks like cast iron and the Grillgrate grill grates. If you don't grill often... Killa Grilla... if you grill say like, 3 or 4 times a week... cast iron. I would not get the Grillgrate grill grates unless you do steak comps.

@@Viewtoagrill ok perfect. Thanks for all the info. I have two new daughters and only grill about once a week so, I’ll invest in the killa grilla for now and maybe look into the cast iron once they are older and I can cook outside with ease. Thanks again!