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My buddy Craig swore I could clean my grill with an onion half and nothing else
So last Saturday I'm at a cookout at my place and the grill grates are absolutely caked. Like a year of buildup caked. Craig, who claims to be a grill master, grabs a white onion, cuts it in half, stabs it with a fork, and says 'just rub this on the hot grates for a few minutes and it'll look brand new.' I was skeptical but hey, free advice. I tried it. All that happened was the onion turned black and fell apart, leaving little burnt onion bits stuck to the gunk. Then I had to scrape everything off anyway with a wire brush which took twenty minutes. Has anyone else fallen for this? Or does this actually work on some grills and not others?
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ruby_murphy4mo ago
I've definitely been the guy with the half-assed onion technique and a grill that looks worse than when I started." My neighbor sold me on this too, said it was some kind of magical chemical reaction. I ended up with a sticky, black mess that smelled like a burnt salad for a week. Guess some of us have to learn the hard way that wire brushes actually work.
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park.tara4mo ago
Oh man, that onion trick gets passed around way too much. The thing is, it's not meant to be a standalone cleaner, it's more of a seasoning thing if anything. Like the heat and the onion juice can help lift some grime if you're doing it on a hot grill, but you're supposed to still hit it with a brush afterwards. Craig left out the whole "this is just a first step" part. I've seen people swear by it for adding flavor back to the grates too, not really for deep cleaning. Either way, you're not alone in thinking it's a bust for actual crusty buildup.
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