This post is Sponsored by Brillo but my opinions are 100% my own!

Now that summer is here you are probably pulling out your grill and getting it prepped for entertaining. Backyard BBQers have many different techniques when it comes to cleaning the grill.

Some choose to turn the burner on high and cook off all the leftover grease and food build up, while others use a bucket of water with harsh, chemical cleaning products. Both of these methods can be messy, difficult and time-consuming. difficult and time-consuming.  Several options from Brillo® however, including their company’s signature Brillo Steel Wool Soap Pads, the new Brillo Heavy Duty Soap Pads, or the Heavy Duty Scour Pad, can
help cut through the built up grease and grime and make the job fast and easy so you can get back to grilling faster.

Leftover food particles on the cooking surface can make food stick and charred remains left over from last season can be a breeding ground for bacteria. Research has shown that cooking food over caked-on residue and gunk has the potential to make those who eat it sick. There is also the potential for dangerous flare ups if build ups of grease are ignored. In addition, cooking on an improperly cleaned grill can also have a negative impact on the flavor of the foods.

“With summer’s arrival, barbeque and grilling season officially kicks-off and it becomes time to entertain friends and family,” said Jeremy Bakken, spokesperson for Brillo. “Brillo products are not only for cleaning cookware, but are the perfect solution for cleaning grills as well.  The steel wool and scouring pads work great on the grilling surface and the Brillo Estracell No Scratch Scrub Sponges are perfect for the coated exterior or more delicate surfaces.”

Grill Cleaning Tips:

1. Remove cooking grates from grill and scrub with warm water and a Brillo Steel Wool Soap Pad or Heavy Duty Scour Pad.
2. For cooked-on, hard-to-clean surfaces turn Brillo sideways and scrub across
3. If it’s a charcoal grill, remove the coal grate and brush out the insides
4. For gas grills remove briquettes, lava rocks or metal flame shield to expose burner. Clean ash and residue from around burner, be sure burner is in place
5. Rinse grates, reassemble grill, and allow to air dry
6. For coated grill exteriors and more delicate surfaces use Brillo Estracell No Scratch Scrub Sponge with Wedge Edge

My husband runs the grill around here and he is one of those people mentioned above that likes to turn the grill up real high and let all the stuff burn off.     He does this after he is done and it does do a pretty good job.  That being said, when I received some samples of the Brillo products mentioned above, I used them and gave it a nice cleaning myself.  It was still pretty dirty.

Here are the results.  The image on the left is before and the image on the right is after….

It took some work of course because this was about a years worth of grilling on there are there are still some spots I just couldn’t get off but it really is so much cleaner.  I’ll try to keep it up this time so it won’t be so hard to do.  My husband didn’t think what I did was necessary (men are so thick headed) but I did so I”ll do it again every couple of weeks to keep the grate looking real good.

Disclosure: I received a Free product for review. My opinions are 100% mine.