Can Easy Off be used as a drip tray cleaner or is it too caustic?
I am thinking I might have to do a major clean of this puppy and Easy Off could be the ticket
Plus there just happens to be a can that will no longer be used kicking around and this would put it to good use
I've thought of that, I didn't have any around to try it.
I don't see why it would not work, the tray is made out of the same basic stuff oven racks are.
I use Easy Off all the time on my racks for my Big Easy, smoker and grill. Never had any problems just make sure you wash it off good. They do make a BBQ cleaner so you might want to check in to it.
Thanks much. I am going to try it tonight and see how it works.
Hopefully I still have my finger prints tomorrow !
Quote from: oakville smoker on November 17, 2009, 11:34:03 AM
Thanks much. I am going to try it tonight and see how it works.
Hopefully I still have my finger prints tomorrow !
If you don't, it'd be a good time to go commit some crimes....as long as you can lay low for a few days. :D
Its working great.
The fumes, well they are pretty nasty
Thats not to say that this thing is filthy, its just getting some of the tougher stuff off
Spray away is what I say ! It works
I just put the dirty bits on the counter and my MIL uses Easy Off on the V-Tray of my smoker. She sprays it on and lets it soak for a few hours then it just rinses clean.
John
I'd give it a spin in the dishwasher afterward, just to make sure you get all the nasty chemicals off.
I cram everything in the dishwasher, even the Bubba pucks every few smokes. Run rinse cycle, then put in soap and run the heavy duty cycle.
A lot of times I will spray the racks down put them in a garbage bag and seal it up, leave it in there for 4 hrs or so wash off with hose then hand wash or toss in the dishwasher (depends on the rack being cleaned) I found this is the best way for tough grill cleaning! ;)
Quote from: TMB on November 17, 2009, 05:51:12 PM
A lot of times I will spray the racks down put them in a garbage bag and seal it up, leave it in there for 4 hrs or so wash off with hose then hand wash or toss in the dishwasher (depends on the rack being cleaned) I found this is the best way for tough grill cleaning! ;)
Good tip!
I never use any caustic sprays or liquids in my smokers.
Either wash em in the dishwasher, by hand. I leave the inside of my smoker crusty, it smokes better that way.
nepas
I do not clean the inside with Easy Off, I just clean the racks and baskets that go in the smoker, grill or Big Easy then wash or place in the dishwasher.
Quote from: NePaSmoKer on November 18, 2009, 06:14:11 AM
I never use any caustic sprays or liquids in my smokers...........I leave the inside of my smoker crusty, it smokes better that way.
Ahhh, a man after my own heart. There are just things that ought not to be done. Haven't washed my office coffee cup going on three years now. It was cleaned inadvertantly 3 years ago by a co-worker. Now they won't touch it. ;D
I always thought that you needed to crank up the temp anyway after using easy off to burn off the food. Not sure what temp it needs to be at, but thought it was high oven temps.
Quote from: KevinG on November 18, 2009, 08:08:50 AM
I always thought that you needed to crank up the temp anyway after using easy off to burn off the food. Not sure what temp it needs to be at, but thought it was high oven temps.
The old easy off was that way, the new easy off is for cold ovens. (I just went and read the instructions :o )
JT
Easy Off works great hot or cold. I don't use it in my grills like I said, but to clean racks and basket that have a lot of gunk on them it's a dream. Again the best I have found (for me) is the use Easy Off and a plastic bag to hold the racks/baskets in and let them set. This really does a great job. No, I will not remove the seasoning in the smoker, grill or Big Easy but I will remove the chuncks that will burn and cause bad odors/taste. That's just me though. ;)
Guess I might have to pick some up, my v pan is getting pretty gunky, tried scrubbing, but am getting lazy in my old age.
I only used it on the V pan as I thought I may have had a clog.
Never use it on the racks and never do anything to the inside of the smoker
I did put the V tray in a bath of piping hot water after it was cleaned
And repeated the process one more time just to be sure all the residue was removed
I spray my racks before each use with spray canola or veggie oil.
I spray my v tray with a a grill spray for extreme heat.
And I clean after each use and the stuff usually soaks right off.
There is also a spray called Dawn Power Dissolver that works real good on
the semi-burnt stuff and does not have the smell as oven cleaner.
CRG, where might I find Dawn Power Dissolver?
I get mine at walmart ....blue spray bottle
Great, will head out this week to see if I can find it.
Thanks
Pretty much every grocery in my neck of the woods carries it as well. Works pretty darn good too.
KyNola
Tommy, I spray my BE basket with oil spray and dawn dissolve afterwards and clean up is quick.
Sounds good CRG. When I cook with any basket I spray it with Pam (I don't have the easy out baset yet) even my burger basket get a lite sprits so nothing sticks. But it's a booger to clean unless I use Easy Off, but I'm gonna give this stuff a try for sure. I let you know.
Thanks again for the info.