Maintaining your braai
Caring for your braai will ensure you continue to get great results every time for many years.
Both charcoal and gas braais are relatively easy to maintain and doing so will maximise your braai’s performance and prolong its working life.
Here are our helpful tips on how to keep it functional and efficient:
Charcoal braais are easy to maintain. To ensure yours performs at its best, clean it regularly.
Store the following tools near your grill for quick, easy, regular cleanups:
* Brass wire brush.
* Fine steel wool pads.
* Mild dish soap.
* Sponge or dishcloth.
Every time you braai, clean the cooking grate after the coals have died out, brush off any loose particles on the warm cooking grate with a brass brush or a handful of crumpled aluminium foil.
For more thorough cleaning, use a wet, soapy, fine, steel wool pad with only slight pressure. Rinse thoroughly and dry. Remove cold ashes from the bottom of the kettle as this prevents airflow problems the next time you braai. Ashes also absorb moisture, which may cause premature rusting.
Clean the inside and outside of the bowl and lid.
If you allow cooking residue to burn off the inside of your braai every time you use it, you shouldn’t have to work as hard at scrubbing the inside. You can simply brush off any flaking baked-on grease with a brass wire brush. If you want to get your braai in sparkling condition, either inside or out, warm soapy water and a sponge or dishcloth are usually sufficient.
q Information obtained from www.weber.co.za.
