My BBQ cleaning hack is bizarre but really works – and just uses a cheap kitchen essential
A HOUSEPROUD professional has revealed her bizarre barbecue cleaning hack that really works.
All it used was one cheap kitchen essential that ordinarily might be thrown on the barbecue and eaten with relish.
Instead, this pungent vegetable was put to a very different use and it had nothing to do with tickling taste buds.
The idea came from Lynsey (@lynsey_queenofclean), who has a respectable track record when it comes to cleaning hacks.
She is otherwise known as: “TV’s Queen of Clean, a best-selling author and columnist.”
Lynsey’s tips and tricks have seen her build up a huge following of over 91,000 and another 359,000 likes.
Her instrument of choice was none other than a humble onion, and she swore by its barbecue-cleaning properties.
“Why do I clean our barbecue with an onion?” she asked her viewers.
In her post, she lifted the lid to reveal the usual encrusted grill after a meat cooking session.
It can be tough removing those marks and they can be stubborn too. But Lynsey had come up with a solution.
“Onions are acidic and will pick up grease that’s left behind, as well as any small specks, easily after cooking,” she explained.
“We use this method regularly and it really helps keep our barbecue in good shape.”
She advised doing it: “Straight after cooking when the grill’s still hot.”
Nothing went to waste in her household: “We tend to do this when we have got a leftover onion from cooking,” she said.
She speared an onion with a long fork and then rubbed it vigorously along the grill.
“The water in the onion will create steam to remove top surface grime with ease,” she wrote.
As she worked, the crust and oily grime came away. “Safe alternative to chemical cleaners for a quick after-use clean,” she said.
Commenters to her post were certainly impressed.
“I definitely need to try this,” said one fan.
Other viewers offered their alternative to the pungent onion.
“If you cut a potato in half and rub it on the grill before cooking it stops food sticking,” suggested this viewer.
Finally, another used a piece of fruit: “The same will work with a lemon also.”