Weber Q cleaning tips?

Once a year I hook ours up to a bulk container and leave it running on high for a couple of hours. Then most of the junk scrapes off easily with a plastic spatula.

Put a piece of alum foil across the grates (shiny side down). Close the lid and crank the grill up to high. Leave it for 15 to 20 minutes. When you open the grill, remove the foil, you will have a fine grey ash clean off.

Works like a charm on any grill I've ever tried it on.

Some reported ways to keep the grill grate clean…

Pour 1 cup ammonia in a thick garbage bag, place your grate inside the bag and seal tightly... use a rubber band to seal the garbage bag... It is important you seal the bag tightly... The fumes from the ammonia is what gets your grate clean, not the liquid... If you do not seal your garbage bag tightly the fumes will escape and your grate will not get clean... Place your bag in the sun and let it sit there until the following day... Because ammonia is a toxic substance to animals, grass and plants make sure the bag is sealed tight enough that no ammonia would leak out and cause any harm to the surrounding environment...

Or another way

Whether you have food that won’t come off with a grill brush or you’re doing your annual deep cleanse, soak the grates in a mix of vinegar and baking soda... The vinegar and baking soda will work together to break apart burnt-on food…

Mix 2 cups of vinegar and 1 cup of baking soda in a garbage bag…
Seal the grates in the garbage bag with a rubber band…
Soak the grates overnight…
Remove the grates and rinse them off with water... The food that was originally stuck on the grates should fall off, but if there’s anything still stuck-on, you should be able to easily scrub off the rest…

Yet another way

Brew a full pot of coffee, pour it into a basin and then soak your grill grates… Let it sit for about an hour, give it a quick scrub and then rinse with warm water… The grate should be good as new.

Still another and green way

Wipe your grill clean without the chemical waste by rubbing an onion against the grate of the grill... the scrubbing a halved onion faced downwards on a heated grate will remove the grime and grit without requiring the hard and frustrating scrubbing... Plus, it's an affordable green alternative that won't cause putrid smells like most chemicals do… That is, as long as you like the smell of onions…

No guarantees…

I just use a cheap wire welders brush. As soon as the food comes off from cooking I brush it while it's hot. Super simple.

I just toss it in a self gleaning oven twice a year. Looks like the day it was bought

We give ours a good clean after it has been used for a few days. We just take off the grills and clean the inside and grills with regards dish soap. We have these little plastic scrapers that are actually for pampered chef stoneware to get in between the grill slots.
Before every use we spray the grill with a cooking spray and we find there really is no buildup in the BBQ.

Wow. I had no idea cleaning a grill was so intensive. I light mine and when it gets hot enough to cook, I clean it with a grill brush before I put the food on it. Maybe if I had more time on my hands......

Run grill for 15 minutes on high scrub grates with stainless steel wire brush.

goducks10 wrote:
I just use a cheap wire welders brush. As soon as the food comes off from cooking I brush it while it's hot. Super simple.

X2 with wire grill brush

For those using a wire brush, doesn't that wear on the grate?

Are you supposed to use stainless or brass?

So far the ceramic coating is being nonstick enough, but we've had other home grills wear off eventually.

All good tips so far, keep them coming!