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Rub the grill grate with half an onion

Clean your grill grate with half a raw onion, a simple household trick that has proved its worth.

Time
⏱ 5 min
Difficulty
◆ easy

What you need

  • Half a raw onion
  • Oven mitts or tongs

How to do it

  1. Cut a raw onion in half.
  2. Heat the grill grate.
  3. Rub the cut side of the onion over the grate, holding it with oven mitts or tongs.
  4. Turn the onion if needed and rub the grate from both sides.

Variations

  • Use coffee grounds as a scouring agent with a cloth or brush.
  • Shape a piece of aluminium foil about 20 cm long into a ball and scrub the grate with it.
  • Baking soda is also mentioned as a household remedy for grates.

Sources

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  • hg.eu (opens in a new tab)Eine rohe Zwiebel in der Mitte durchschneiden.“; https://hg.eu/de/tipps/gartengrill-saubermachen — „Durch die Säure in der Zwiebel werden die Verschmutzungen gelöst.“; https://www.lecker.de/grillrost-reinigen-so-wird-er-wieder-sauber-71908.html — „Probiere es doch mal mit einer rohen Zwiebel“; https://www.tastingtable.com/cook/national/how-to-clean-a-grill-onion-easy-grilling-tips — „Clean your grill by rubbing half an onion back and forth over the grates.“; https://hg.eu/de/tipps/gartengrill-saubermachen — „Wenn Sie zum Grillrost reinigen Hausmittel verwenden möchten, eignen sich Backpulver und Zwiebeln.“; https://www.lecker.de/grillrost-reinigen-so-wird-er-wieder-sauber-71908.html — „Auch Kaffeesatz verpasst dem Grillrost eine gehörige Abreibung.“; https://hg.eu/de/tipps/gartengrill-saubermachen — „Nehmen Sie ein Stück Alufolie von ± 20 Zentimeter Länge und ballen Sie die Folie zu einer Kugel.

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