Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for June 17, 2018

Biennial: Cleaning every two years!

You don’t want to take all the flavor off the rack.

If the heat and fire sterilizes it, what does it matter what slept on it all through the winter? and the one before that?

That reminds me, I’m late with my grill’s triennial cleaning.

Meh I only ever clean the hot dog poker sticks with ash from the fire. That’s it. Ever.

Hot dogs are yummy. <3

You’re a real neatnik, Arlo.

No, you got it mixed up: to do something two times a year is semiannually; to do something every two years is biannually.

A grill, like a cast iron frying pan, must be properly cured.

Semiannual and biannual are the same thing, twice a year.Biennial is every two years.

according to dictionary.com it’s bothbiannual[bahy-an-yoo-uh l]

occurring twice a year; semiannual.occurring every two years; biennial.

I hope he only use it every two years then. Otherwise … eeew.

Clean the grill? I’m unfamiliar with the concept.

bimonthly is similarly confusing.

Cleaning the grill is like cleaning the coffee pot: it destroys their character.

Fire will sterilize it, but built-up gunk still looks ugly and can impart gross flavors. On the other hand, if you keep a hot fire long enough after cooking for everything to burn off, then you’re really only looking at discolored steel, which shouldn’t be a problem.

1) Light the charcoal

2) Let the grate get good and hot

3) Scrape grate with wire brush

4) Throw on a chunk-o’-beast

5) Enjoy

6) Don’t rinse; repeat.

That’s all the cleaning a grill needs, or should get.

I clean my grill bimillenially.

They only last 10 years anyway. Why “clean” them – just promotes rust.

Couldn’t wait that long for my grill. It would be filled with more roaches than “Temple of Doom” within a week.

Mine was cleaned after every use and lasted a very very long time. But then again I am a cleaning nut!

I never needed to clean my cast iron hibachi. If I don’t clean the new gas grill frequently I end up with grease fires on the porch!

Got a Japanese beetle problem? Save the ashes from cleaning the grill. Go out at night to the infested plant or tree and shake it over them: it will break their joints and they will fall off, dying, fertilizing the tree. Don’t do this to pears—it burns the leaves. But thicker-leaved trees do just fine with it. Saved my cherry tree this way.