On Wed, 25 Jul 2001 07:06:18 -0500, you wrote: >Gods, are you guys gonna get me on this... I've never cleaned my grill. >Most I do is burn any previous gunk off the grate with the fire from the >coals. I'm from the [old? Pre-'Head Days?] school that you want the >grill/smoker black on the inside for flavor, insulation, conduction, >convection - whatever. I accidently erased some of this thread so I don't know how much the other pod heads clean their smokers. Maybe someone could tell me. I haven't got around to smoking peppers yet and would like to know what all they clean prior to smoking peppers. Currently I clean the grills, water pan, and get rid of the ashes in the bottom of the smoker. >Do you guys sanitize your meat grills, too?????????? Or just combo >grills/smokers so not to yuck up the peepers? > >green, CH #2156 Every now and then I brush off the grids, that's about it. You really don't have to do much if you have a gas grill with porcelain cooking grids. Matt