Pro Guide To Maintain Weber Genesis Grill Covers

Posted by Megan on November 23rd, 2020

A suitable grill cover is absolutely essential to ensure optimum protection for your Weber Genesis grill. But, what most of the grill owners tend to forget is that the grill cover too needs protection for lasting durability. No, you won’t need to spend hundreds of $$$ to safeguard the grill cover- just basic timely maintenance would be enough here. Good thing is, the post below extends a thorough guide on how to take good care of grill covers for Weber Genesis grills. For a more detailed take on how to go about mainatining your weber grill covere, read here.

Cleaning the grill cover

Before we go to the cleaning steps, it’s better to have a look at the cleaning guidelines to follow while washing and cleaning your grill cover.

• Go for non-flammable, non-abrasive and non-toxic cleaners for cleaning your Weber Genesis grill cover. Cleaning agents containing toxic, abrasive and flammable chemicals are not only harmful for just the cover but for the cooking space as well.
• Try to go for home-made natural cleaners
• Try to avoid washing the cover in washing machine as some users have reported damage
• Never use any kind of hard wired brush or metal scouring to clean the grill cover

Making the cleaning solution

As mentioned in the pointers, it is always safer to churn out a natural cleaning solution at home than going for store-bought ones. With store-bought ones, you never really know what they have actually put in and there could be something not mentioned on their ingredient list. So, here is a short tip on making a home-made cleaning solution for your grill cover.

Ingredients needed:

• Baking soda -1 tablespoon
• Sal Suds- 1 tablespoon
• Cleaning vinegar- 1 tablespoon
• Avocado oil- 2 tablespoons
• Warm water – around 12 ounces
• Spray bottle
• Soft brush
• Paper towel

First, you will mix all the ingredients (except oil) with warm water. Now, pour the blend into spray bottle. Give it a nice gentle swirl so that all the ingredients get blended properly. Then, spray the mix on the grill cover evenly. After you have covered the whole cover with the solution, take the brush to rub it well all across the piece. Then, rinse well with water.

After that, spray some oil on the paper towel. Wipe the entire grill cover with it to add on an extra layer of protection.

Cleaning steps

• First, you will remove all the debris deposited on the cover.
• Then, remove the whole cover and hose it properly
• Next, apply your cleaning agent all across the cover surface
• Then, scrub up stains or remnant grimes from the cover with a clean soft rag. Do not be rough with scrubbing
• Once you are done, rinse off the cover thoroughly
• Hang it outside for drying. You should only put it over your grill when it has completely dried.

Grease removal

Grease build-up is common for any Weber Genesis grill, courtesy the bustling BBQ parties. Similarly, the grill cover too will come in touch with grease especially after a busy steak party. And grease is certainly not good for the health and longevity of your grill cover. In other words, you should be careful about timely grease removal from the cover.

The first thing you will need here is a good quality degreaser. There is a wide range of degreaser options available in the market today but not all would be suitable for your grill cover. In fact, some of the degreasers are not exactly food-safe. This is why, you should always look for a non-toxic, mild and if possible an eco-friendly degreaser.

It’s to note here Weber has developed a specially formulated degreaser for getting rid of grease and nasty stains.

Tips for removing grease from cover

Things needed:

• A quality degreaser
• Cleaning pad
• Spray bottle
• Water hose

Steps for removing grease:

• Pour the degreaser into spray bottle. Sprinkle a good amount on the greased surface on your grill cover
• Let it rest for some minutes
• Take the cleaning pad to scrub off the nasty grease. Do not use any kind of metal scouring pad or iron brush here
• Wipe the cover well
• After it has been wiped, rinse up the whole thing with water. Use the hose
• Hang it out for air-dry before you put back the cover on your Weber Genesis grill.