Heres 7 powerful steps to keeping your lodge cast iron charcoal grill or any cast iron charcoal grill in great working order forever!

As im sure you know, bbq grills.. especially a cast iron charcoal grill can provide your family years of use.

One of the reasons i love my lodge cast iron hibachi is because it can hold heat alot longer than the average, run of the mill grill.



The fact that iron grills have the ability to last almost forever makes it a must have.. (well at lease it did for me lol).

Which is why its very important to learn how to take care of your lodge cast iron charcoal grill or any iron grill for that matter so hopefully you can pass it down to your son or daughter.


Ok, so what will i need to clean my iron bbq grill?

Good question.. you'll need:


* Cooking oil..


* A few old rags..


* Paper towel..


* Any type of stiff grill cleaning brush..


* Dish washing soap..


* Aluminum foil..


* A few steel wool pads..


* Sea salt.


Lets get to work shall we?


*1 Heres the fun part lol. Start a fire in your grill as you would normally do. Cover your grill (for 15 mins) if it comes with a lid, if not that fine also.


*2 Now scrape your iron cooking grates with your stiff grill brush. Remove all grease and stuck on food from the walls and bottom of your grill and let your grill cool down.


*3 Ok lets remove the grate from the grill shall we.


*4 Mix about 1 cup of dish washing soap and about 1 cup of sea salt until it turns into a paste like substance. Now scrub your cast iron grates with another stiff grill cleaning brush (make sure you apply pressure). Just allow the dish washing soap and sea salt combo to set on grill around 40 mins.


*5 Ok lets rinse the iron grates with hot water and use your paper towel to dry. Next cover both sides of the grate with a good serving of cooking oil.

*6 Place your iron cooking grates back on your grill and start another fire and cover. Allow your grates to sit over the fire for about 1 hour. Let your grill cool.


*7 Again, coat your iron grates with cooking oil. Also apply cooking oil to an old rag and wipe down the inside of your grill to remove all grease and burned on food.



There you go, that's it. I perform this task about 4-5 times a year to keep my lodge cast iron hibachi looking nice and in great cooking condition.

I hope i have been of help. Good luck and have a good day my friend.

lodge cast iron charcoal grill review

lodge cast iron charcoal grill review-

I was recently given the opportunity to test out the lodge cast iron charcoal grill.

The lodge cast iron charcoal grill is the most durable hibachi grill i have ever owned in my life.. seriously!


Here's what I liked about it: THE PROS-


Let me ask you a question.. have you ever cooked on a grill which evenly heats? Well this small cast iron grill does just that.


I use this cast iron charcoal grill  for..


* Picnics..


* Family outings..


* Tailgate parties and..


* At home.


Even the cooking grate is made from cast iron. Do you know what that means my friend?

Well it means it heats slowly, but holds heat for long periods of time which makes it a better cooking choice over steel grates any day.


The grills cooking surface is large.. 17-1/4 by 9 inches to be exact. Oh, did i mention it comes pre seasoned.

A cool feature is the draft door which controls heat.


My cast iron charcoal grill is versatile also. Im able to switch from..


* Frying to..


* Grilling with ease.


The lodge cast iron charcoal grill includes..


* 4 strong legs..


* A carrying handle which is more useful than you may think..


* A design which provides easy cleaning, just make sure you have a stiff brush and hot water to work with.


* A limited lifetime warranty which i simply love..


* And also provides me room to cook 6 large burgers, 8 large chicken breast or, 2 packs of large hot dogs, or 2 large slabs of ribs (i tired it all lol).


What I didn't like about it: THE CONS-


Im not going to lie, this thing weighs in at around 35 pounds.. but what would you expect from a lodge cast iron hibachi.. huh?

Im pretty sure you have owned one of those cheap, off brand cast aluminum hibachi grills which just seem to fall apart after hard use lol.


THE VERDICT:


The good news is that this lodge cast iron charcoal grill may out last me, as you should know cast iron is good for up to 100 years of use.

What i like to do is get my coals ready, spray the cooking grate with my favorite cooking spray and start cooking.


Since this grill retains heat like a monster, cooking times may be a bit fast than you may expect.

Check out the reviews of the lodge cast iron charcoal grill at Amazon.com now. Im in the mood for some burgers now, i think im about to fire up my lodge cast iron hibachi. Have a good day my friend.

Reviews to checkout:
George Forman indoor outdoor grill review.
Weber Smokey Joe review.