Regular cleaning of your Big Green Egg or Kamado grill is crucial for optimal airflow and long-lasting grilling enjoyment. Start by cleaning the interior and finish with a clean exterior. Use a soft, non-abrasive cloth and water to remove dirt from the exterior, and don’t use bleaches, detergents, abrasive cloths, or sponges as they may tarnish the finish of your EGG.
The inside of your grill can be easily cleaned by cranking up the heat and removing debris on the inner surface. The best way to clean the outside is with a soft cloth dampened slightly with clean water, which should remove most gunk without much effort. Avoid using bleaches, detergents, abrasive cloths, or sponges, as they may tarnish the finish of your EGG.
After cooking, always clear any food remains from the EGG and/or grid by heating it to a temperature of approximately 300°C. The best way to clean the outside of your grill is with a soft cloth dampened slightly with clean water. Use Simple Green or Traeger Grill cleaner to spray the exterior of the Egg as heavy as needed, allow it to soak for one minute, and wipe down the grill from top to bottom.
The ash in the bottom of the EGG should be cleaned out every 3-5 cooks, making sure the charcoal is fully extinguished and the EGG is clean. This step-by-step guide will help you keep your Big Green Egg in pristine condition for years of delicious grilling.
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I recently bought a used BGE off of Craigslist to see if I like it and go from there. The seller said … and I can see it … that a new gasket had recently been installed. I would like to do a clean burn to clean the inside. If I put aluminum foil on both edges of the lids, do you think the gasket would survive or disintegrate? Also, if I do NOT do a clean burn, how would I clean all of the interior stuff, conveggtor, the lid and base?
Hi Ron, thanks for another informative article as only you can present! 🙂 I would like to make one comment. I really dislike the off-axis shot of you talking to another camera. So, you’re talking to cam 1. Cam 2 is shooting you talking to cam1. I just find that very distracting and off-putting. Other than that, the presentations are great. Keep up the great work.
I do what you did pretty much. I remove ash after every cook with the ash tool and I remove everything from the egg every bag of charcoal. You didn’t say anything about the lid. I have a lot of black stuff building up on my egg’s lid. Once a year I take a electric wire brush to the black stuff on the lid and the inside of the egg. I only brush only till when the black stuff starts turn dark brown so I don’t wear down the ceramics. Is cleaning this black stuff off the lid necessary? I do it so it doesn’t add flavor to my cooks. I looked into a lot of professional places and they don’t clean the burnt grease out of their grills.
Ron, keep up the great work. Just got my first BGE – a used large egg with the 49″ metal rolling cart shown on BGE website. The egg is in great shape but the finish on the cart top is cracked and flaking. Maybe from hot pans. Do you have any suggestions to restore the cart top? Thanks for your excellent website and thoughtful content.
Good article. I highly recommend putting foil over the plate setter (ConvEggtor) to make for easy cleanup. Just replace the foil. I also use drip pans to keep the drippings from burning on the plate setter and adding an acrid taste to the cook. The plate setter gets HOT. I space my drip pans off the plate setter with little rolls of aluminum foil so they’re not in direct contact of the plate setter.