Cleaning your grill grates after use helps remove burnt or stuck-on food and prevents the grates from rusting. If necessary, you can soak your grates overnight in a solution made from one part baking soda and two parts vinegar.
Some tips to properly clean your grill grates:
Allow them to cool after use.
Scrub them with a nylon or metal brush. Do not use metal brushes on porcelain grill grates.
Coat cast-iron grill grates with vegetable oil.
If you don’t want to deal with outdoor grill maintenance, modern
stoves and ranges
can duplicate the performance of most grills.