Trailblazer Deep Clean Tips

[Smokin’]

I was handed down a RT-340 and the inside is a mess. Looks like grease spilled over the drip tray and tons of it collected on the bottom. I know this will take some old fashioned elbow grease to clean, but is it ok to use a metal bristle brush on the interior? There are dark stains all over the walls as well. Do I need to get this thing spotless or just get rid of the large grease build up?

 

[C. Keeper]

I would vacuum and wipe down with paper towels, no chemicals.
Others may have better ideas.

 

[SweaT-rex]

if the grease is gooey or moist, I would try to remove it with a plastic drywall putty knife. If it's dry and crusty, wadding up aluminum foil into a ball & scrubbing it works. I used both methods on my old charcoal & gas grills with good results. I don't think you want the interior too clean because seasoning is precious.

 

[Bytor]

If it were me, I would scrape any and all crud off, run the auger and make sure it's clean, scrape drip pan and grate then do a mini burn out at 400 or so and call it a day.

 

[cookingjnj]

Agree with Bytor and others. Any moist crud get out of the pit, do a burn at 400 to burn any other smaller crud then you should be good to go.