A cleaner that actually works. Update: I should have added that this product works well only when the surface is still warm /very warm to the touch !

[RHEINLEIN]

“Method heavy duty degreaser”
Spray, rest, wipe.
No abrasives or tools.

https://share.icloud.com/photos/07bKXQPt7k58fMbrk4MclWlLg

 

[Gonefishin]

This works too. Great for the probes.

 

[PRC]

“Method heavy duty degreaser”
Spray, rest, wipe.
No abrasives or tools.

https://share.icloud.com/photos/07bKXQPt7k58fMbrk4MclWlLg

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Amazon has it for $14 a bottle right now. Do you have a link for the $4.79 price?

 

[RHEINLEIN]

Amazon has it for $14 a bottle right now. Do you have a link for the $4.79 price?

https://www.amazon.com/Method-Spray...98272&sprefix=method+degreaser,aps,270&sr=8-1

 

[RattleR]

Using it on what? Stainless, or just everything?

 

[PRC]

https://www.amazon.com/Method-Spray...98272&sprefix=method+degreaser,aps,270&sr=8-1

Thanks!

 

[C. Keeper]

Thanks @RHEINLEIN , just placed my order

 

[RHEINLEIN]

Using it on what? Stainless, or just everything?

All inside and out

 

[RHEINLEIN]

Thanks @RHEINLEIN , just placed my order

You’re welcome CK. Stuff is magic.

 

[RattleR]

All inside and out

Thanks

 

[Greg Jones]

Thanks @RHEINLEIN , just placed my order

Same here-just arrived. Haven‘t tried it yet, but the price is right!

 

[Jim6820]

My order is supposed to arrive today. The grill is scheduled for a cleaning this coming week, so we’ll have a chance to try it out then.

 

[kennethk]

got mine 2day have not tried yet

 

[RHEINLEIN]

My order is supposed to arrive today. The grill is scheduled for a cleaning this coming week, so we’ll have a chance to try it out then.

Jim- I value your feedback.
Remember to allow it to rest 2 minutes after applying. I like using microfiber cloths to wipe.

 

[Jim6820]

Today was “cleaning day” for the grill, after a pretty messy chicken cook—aren’t all chicken cooks messy? In addition to the normal greasy mess, I had a brief grease fire at the end of the cook, so some of the gunk was really baked on.

I used the Method All-Purpose Cleaner previously recommended in this thread and, since I also had a new bottle of ZEP Fast 505 Degreaser, I tried it as well, keeping the areas to be cleaned separate. The principal area cleaned was the grill grate, which had some pretty nasty stuff baked onto it. Secondarily, I used the products to clean the grease channel at the spout end.

Per the instructions for each product (and, the instructions were pretty much the same), I sprayed the product on and waited two minutes before attempting to remove the residue. As a secondary test, I re-sprayed and let the products sit for 10 minutes before attempting to remove the remaining residue. In both cases, I used Bounty paper towels to wipe off the dissolved crud.

Both products did dissolve quite a bit of the crud, but not all—even after the secondary 10-minute spray-and-wait. Neither product was spray on, wait X minutes and wipe clean; they both left significant undissolved residue. I also tried both products on smoke stains on the external stainless areas, and neither was very effective, even after waiting 10 minutes. Bar Keepers’ Friend Soft Cleanser and a ScotchBrite cleaning pad was far more effective.

In the end, I needed to use my coarse stainless steel scrubbing pads (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CTHPJYK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_image?ie=UTF8&th=1) to remove about 20-25% of the baked on crud on each test area. I do think both products softened the hard stuff a bit and made it easier to scrub off.

I would give the Method All-Purpose Cleaner a slight edge over the ZEPP Fast 505 Degreaser, but not by much. My ratings, on a scale of 1-5:

Method All-Purpose Cleaner: 3.5/5
ZEPP Fast 505 Degreaser: 3.0/5

As an aside, here’s why I foil my drip tray:

After cook, foil in place:

Foil removed:

The unfoiled drip tray had not been cleaned in any way when the photo was taken. And, it has not been cleaned in the 2 years I’ve had this grill; just foiled.

YMMV

 

[Jim6820]

UPDATE: I ordered the Method Heavy Duty Degreaser from Amazon and what they delivered was Method All-Purpose Cleaner. Apparently, they are quite different products. Amazon is now in the process of sending me the right product, so I’ll need to do another test after I get it.

Sorry for the confusion; I didn’t realize I had gotten the wrong product until @RHEINLEIN called my attention to it after reading my review. Thanks, Bob.

 

[SmokeZilla]

UPDATE: I ordered the Method Heavy Duty Degreaser from Amazon and what they delivered was Method All-Purpose Cleaner. Apparently, they are quite different products. Amazon is now in the process of sending me the right product, so I’ll need to do another test after I get it.

Sorry for the confusion; I didn’t realize I had gotten the wrong product until @RHEINLEIN called my attention to it after reading my review. Thanks, Bob.

Thanks for the review and update. Looks like we will benefit from a 3 product review (I hope) when you have a chance to use the proper cleaner. Keep us posted, please.

 

[MikeK]

Simply spraying everything with ammonia and placing inside a garbage bag over night is all you have to do. Everything will just wipe off the next day, no scrubbing.

 

[RHEINLEIN]

I'll give that a try on the grates. Thanks

 

[Jim6820]

Simply spraying everything with ammonia and placing inside a garbage bag over night is all you have to do. Everything will just wipe off the next day, no scrubbing.

Where do you find garbage bags big enough to put a grill in?