How to Season a New Grill
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thank you very much - I just bought a new grill and I am glad I watched this video just on time :)
To the point with no time wasted. Thanks!
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PortCanon thanks for the making my day with this comment. I will have more content coming out in the week or two!
Thanks bro just bought my first grill and had no idea I had to clean and season!!
Very helpful, I've been wanting to grill for the first time for a while now and didn't know how to go about it. Thank you for this!
Thanks for the helpful video. I just bought a new gas grill after not using one for many years. This video helped me get started. Thanks!
I just bought a Nexgrill for the first time! I'm a complete grilling novice so Thank you very much for the very helpful information! I'll be doing this very soon 🙏
Getting my first propane grill tomorrow. Glad I watched this.
How did it go?
@@skylark4901 great. It's different than using charcoal but the food turned out good. Gonna be cleaning it a seasoning again on Friday for the next grill.
Very precise explanation with reasoning behind your steps....I like that ! Thanks
I like the attention to detail. Thanks for this.
Great video you touched on all points is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you.
Thank you very much. Right to the point. I have a brand new grill, still in the box. Thanks again.
Literally just bought that exact BBQ. Glad it appears I selected a decent one as a novice BBQer
Horrible grill...I returned within 60 days to get my Weber back. More money but way way better cooker
Hey man. What if I just let it burned for 30 min. Should I still wash and then oil and burn again??
You could probably skip the wash but you never want to skip the oil. It’s like a cast iron skillet. Wash rarely, oil frequently.
Man you must be a master grillsman if you put that thing together that fast lol😜👍👍👊 some great helpful hints!
i just got a grill for the first time and it sure tasted more tender than the microwave
Thank you for sharing your grilling prep method. I bought my first charcoal grill and wasn’t sure if it should be prepped.
Happy Independence Day!😊
It would depend on the grill. The cast iron grill plates are the main reason to do this.
Great video! Thanks for the info.
Great Instructional Video Thanks
Great video, thanks for the tips!
Sorry for your lost. Thanks for the tips
Best tips today. Thank you
Super helpful..thank you.
I just bought a hybrid grill. Awesome Vid, Sir! You are a super cool dude.👍😀
I would love a hybrid grill, hope you have many amazing dinners on that thing!
Thanks Outdoor Beards, just bought a new Q and appreciate the video!
Thanks for the upload man! First time grilled here so this video definitely helped
Glad you enjoyed it and welcome to the wonderful world of grilling!
“Babe TRUST ME, at this point , it’d be cheaper to just buy a new grill.”
Is this some new form of guy math. I need to learn this
New subbie here! Thanks for this info. I just got a new grill and I’m following your directions right now!
Paper towels leave their little fibers all over. Try using a small paint brush. And not a used brush either. Good luck.
This video was very useful, thanks!
Great video! Could you do that teaches you how to clean cast iron and how to grill when is the first time... will be awesome!
Thank you much, my dude!!
You're welcome!
Thanks for this video very informative, one question would covering bottom part with foil help i guess you call it barrel.. my grill is exactly like yours
👍Good info. Thank you. 💝
❓Which side is up on gas grill grates? The pointy side or flat sude?
Daddy died and he always took care of this kind of stuff. He always had answers to my questions. I miss him. RIP daddy. 😢😭🙏
LovingAtlanta I have always used the flat side personally.
Outdoor Beards 👍🙏Thank you sir. 💞
Awesome video thanks a lot
BBQ is what you eat, a grill is what you are seasoning.
Keith Bloemendaal I guess it depends on where you’re from. In Canada we call the grill a Barbecue.
Thank you !!
Got my hybrid propane and charcoal grill. Bout to start this tomorrow. How often should I season my grill? And do you also coat the outside or just the inside ? Thanks
I season every spring and right before winter. After the first one you can make that process much faster and don’t have to burn as long. Also don’t do the outside.
Don't do It!!! It made my grill sticky. Idiot.
After lightly coating my grill surfaces with the oil of my choice (peanut oil in this case), do I cook off and season with the hood open,,, or closed? And what temperature am I looking to reach for proper seasoning?
Sorry for late response! Cook off should be with the hood open. Otherwise the excess you’re burning off will rise up and burn to the top of the hood. Since your doing this with the hood open and on a high setting you’re not looking for a specific temperature. You’ll know it’s done when you stop see the wisps of smoke.
I followed the instruction exactly told, with canoil oil. After 20 mins of heating, my flavorizer is all brown with burnt oil marks. My grills as well super sticky with dark browns on it. Is this ok? Or should I be replacing these?
Nothing should be sticky. The hood may brown during this process but you should not have sticky residue left over. Could be the oil you used? Or perhaps too much. This is the first I’ve heard of this problem and I have never had it happen. For the sticky residue, the best I can suggest without having it in front of me is a good scrub with a 000 steel wool combined with a grill cleaner.
Yes this happens when you apply to much oil. You want a VERY thin coat.
very good video to the point👌
Very helpful! Thanks! :)
Thank you! ;-) Very informative.
Much appreciated man!
Why do you season the inside of the grill lid?
Paul Nguyen helps with flavor. Doesn’t look pretty after a year but I don’t mind. Plus if you get some splatter on the hood it will come off easier.
Hmm, the owners manual that came with my grill says to close the lid when initially “burning off” the manufacturing residues from the grill. Was your recommendation to leave the lid open straight from your owners manual? If so, why would it differ between manufacturers?
They may be wanting it closed to get to a higher temperature. My recommendation comes from not liking the idea of the stuff that is burning off staying inside the grill. I just disagree with what the manufacturers say.
One question. Pam leaves sticky residu on non stick pans. (Because of the quick cooldown?)
Im leaning more towards avocado oil for seasoning my grill now?
I allready have pam but after baking an egg i.e. what is the best way to clean the pan for the residu? I dont want to use bakingsoda/soap mix cause baking soda is harder on the pans. Same goes for my new grill. Any tips are welcome. Untill then I will either use avocado oil or wait with seasoning the grill.
Avocado oil is great choice, it has a higher smoking point. The Pam I used was a canola oil version which also has a higher smoking point but in the can form it’s not as good as if it came from a bottle.
@@OutdoorBeards thnx for the quick respond 👍💪
Gues I should have let it burn the initial 20min closed like it states in the manual. Then after.. rub it in and don't go higher then 500. (Avocado oil)
Feel like I messed up with closing it and letting it rise to 600 once with oil on there.
Probly burnt my oil on the grates?
Any recommendation in how to clean em off and season them again? This time open and not letting them get higher then 500?
Wire brush, medium firmness, and some elbow grease. I sways leave the grill open when I do this so it doesn’t get so hot. Not sure what you were using to apply your oil but it sounds like you may have had too much. You may not need to clean it off, might add some good flavor to your means. Just a thought but without seeing it I can only guess
@@OutdoorBeards
I f'd up cause I did not heat it up first and the manual said heat up max for 20min with lid closed. (But thats without the oil)
Also yes i had alot of oil.. gues less is more.. i rubbed it in with my fingers.
Im leaving it soak in vinegar and baking soda. See if I can get them back to neutral.
The thing is they are sticky now allready even cold with just my fingers.
Do the heat plate need to be seasoned?
for the second burn (with canola oil), is it with the lid down or up? 😅
I did that one with the lid down but you have to keep an eye on the temperature. It can get really hot really fast.
I know when seasoning cast iron, you should repeat the seasoning proces multiple times to make a better non-stick surface. Should that also apply to a grill?
Manners03 I could see that being beneficial for the grill plates. In the case of my grill those are the only parts that are cast iron. Cooking on them will also season them further just like a skillet. Just depends on how much time you want to spend on it.
So you turn on the grill and let it run for 30 minutes. Do you apply the cooking spray right away or do you let the grill cool down for a certain amount of time before spraying? (And how long would you have to wait before spraying if that's the case?)
I let it cool down. Since you need to rub it in I don’t want to be touching a hot grill.
@@OutdoorBeards Right on! Thanks a whole bunch!
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@@OutdoorBeards sweet!!!
I just seasoned my first smoker. Do I need to wipe off the grates at all afterwards?
1lkydad 75 I don’t own a smoker so I am not sure but I feel like the same principle would apply and I would say yes. But I would suggest finding a video specifically about smokers just in case. I would hate to give you bad info.
@@OutdoorBeards I will for sure.
Take care from another bearded outdoorsman.
Stay healthy and God bless!
That beard would fit great with a Hamrforge Beast xD
Its the Peter McKinnon of grilling!
RIP to that Veteran grill
Caper Nerz lol
Great video, when you season the grill did you do it when the grill was warm? I just put my Weber spirit 2 grill together and haven’t used it yet!
No I let it cool down first
Also Merry Christmas!
Late to the grillin' party here. Thanks for the help on seasoning a new grill. How often do you reseason?
Cassy Sanchez every spring I clean it out by taking a wire brush to the heat shields and grill plates. Then I’ll re-season those. The bottom of the grill gets foil changed out. I don’t use water after that first time though.
I've heard that after seasoning with oil to smoke some wood chips before using?
I think that would apply to a smoker but not a propane grill.
@@OutdoorBeards I believe the idea of a batch of wood chips after oiling would help to get rid of any chemical odors? Can't hurt right! 👍
When I wipe grill with paper towels, the paper towel rips and leaves off debris on the grill. This is with it damp with the oil.
Yes the little bits of paper towel will burn off
@@OutdoorBeards thanks for pointing that out because I didn't think of that haha. I don't grill much as you can tell haha. Always doubting myself.
I like to say it’s better to ask and be wrong then not ask and be wrong. Enjoy your grilling sir!
Do i close it while the oil cooks?
No let it escape
That was super easy and helpful! What's the best way to get rid of and clean the grill plates after cooking?
I assume you meant get food off instead of "get rid of". If so you want a wire grill brush for scrubbing the bits of food of the grill plates. periodically, spray a little oil on the plates after cleaning and scrub it in with the wire brush.
@@OutdoorBeards Thanks, and yep...I hate autocorrect!
@@OutdoorBeards i heard you should use a nylon brush not a wire bush you take off the cermaic coating with a wire brush
That would depend on the grill. For instance, my grill has cast iron grill plates, though I have had other grills with coated plates in the past. The downside to nylon is that you can’t clean the grill while it’s hot because you will melt the nylon. I don’t like having to wait for the grill to cool down and since I have cast iron it’s not an issue for me.
@@OutdoorBeards ok ty
Thanks buddy! I think my beard just grew a little during this video. Now to get some rib eyes!
How bad is it, if these steps are skipped? Someone I know is using his grill for the first time and did not do anything of these steps. Should I be afraid?
This is more for the longevity of the grill. The burning off of coatings from the manufacturer is the only health related thing and that would happen the first time he heats it up before he starts cooking.
@@OutdoorBeards Good to know. Thank you for the quick reply.
I did on my grill hood like the vídeo. And is all Brown color inside. Looks terrible
Sérgio Henrique I remember I mistakenly did that to a stainless steel wok years ago, thinking I had to season it. It looked like that, too, and I just threw it out. I’m not going to do that to my new BBQ.
@@andyjibb so if this was done on a brand new bbq and left brown colour all over grill and flavorizer, what's the best solution?
That's how its supposed to look. Did you think the cooking chamber was going to stay shiny and clean? ,🙄
Is spray olive oil ok to use too?
Olive oil is not a “high heat” oil so I would not recommend it for seasoning. Great to put on a little bit before cooking though!
@@OutdoorBeards copy that I'll get some canola oil
Apparently people I know told me not to use canola oil cause it corrodes underneath the hood
Invicta Films I did this almost two years ago and mine is fine. You could go without greasing the hood as I would say that part is optional. It does cause a “dirty” look on the inside of the hood but that doesn’t bother me personally.
Nice video. Was that first gril a Brinkman? Looked just like mine that I just replaced.
Nick Meza I believe it was actually. Had a beer bottle opener on one side. I miss that. Lol
@@OutdoorBeards Haha. Yup! That's it!
Did you coat the flame shields with oil too?
I did. I take my flame shields out about once a month, clean them really well, and re-coat them. It just makes that monthly cleaning a little easier.
hope you took the old grill to metal recycling and got some money for it!
Why did you choose canola oil or vegetable oil etc?
Aladeen I know it needs to be a high heat oil. I have used canola oil for 10 years. There may be a better option out there but It’s worked great for me and I’m a creature of habit.
Thank you appreciate the feedback
What temperature ? lol.
should i season the grill even if the grates arent cast iron?
dubb if you’re grates are not cast iron then they are probably coated with porcelain enamel and would not need to be seasoned. You do want to run the grill for 10-15 minutes prior to cooking on them to burn off anything left over from the manufacturing process.
i've noticed using oil like that for season, attract roaches!
Mac Pelao i don’t have roaches where I live. Never thought about it but I would think the roaches would be attracted to the grill after you cooked either way.
instead of the oil, can you use lemon?
Lemon is great for cleaning a grill but not for seasoning a new grill.
@@OutdoorBeards hi thanks for the quick reply. Are there oils NOT to use?
Every time you say the word bar-b-que, I die a little more inside... just blast it with pam because it is going to die within a year again....
BAHAHAHAHAH oh wait, that's what you did!
Then after all of that burning and seasoning for 1+ hours, go to get more propane. lol
All that burning and no fuel left to cook!
Hahaha
I love how you northerners call it a bbq lmao
That's what it is
Jon J uh no
I cant grow a beard. it just dont want to come out of my skin
Looks like a crappy grill and needed replacing anyway
Nice video. However, BBQ is a sauce and or flavor and a grill is a cooking tool. Words matter
You got a beard and you're cooking on a gas grill? Shameful.
I bought this as my first propane grill. It's been a fun, learning experience th-cam.com/users/postUgkxCx5fHawkK9OoV-ojFrY8JLnZrFwAmvUt . I think it's a bit too pricey after looking at other grills, but it wasn't hard to put together and it works really well. I love the side burner option for heating food during a power outage. I have an electric stove and live in the South (Hurricane season), so this was a bonus. I also bought a cover for it and it has protected it nicely (the Char Broil All-Season Grill Cover 3-4 Burner: Large). Every few grill sessions, I take the rack (or grate) and burner covers off and clean them with a non-abrasive scrubby and mild soap. I wipe the excess off of the bottom as well, taking care to avoid the gas and pilot lines.