Deep clean BBQ - mouse activity

lisa701

I've got two - Weber Q100 portable gas BBQ and a Weber 57cm charcoal BBQ.

Both have been stored in the garage over winter but when I came to clear the place out this weekend I noticed evidence of a mouse having been in there. I'm clearing the place out and so far not found the little sod but it has shredded my tent and both of my bbqs were stored near to my tent. Little concerned the mouse may have been in contact with them both so need to know how to really deep clean them both so they are safe to use (thought of mouse pee on my bbq turns my tum ).

Many thanks

Gloomendoom

I wouldn't worry about it. BBQs sterilise themselves when you light them.

force_ten

light the BBQ put the cooking grids in and shut the lid, the temperature that a BBQ gets up to will soon kill any germs

you leave a BBQ in the garden overnight and you have no idea what runs over it so I always shut the lid down and let the heat kill any germs before use

lisa701

Thanks for your replies. Think I am just getting a bit paranoid about the horrible little thing being in my garage.

Was thinking of jet washing it and scrubbing it with disinfectant but if lighting its enough thats much easier.

Thanks everyone.

ilikewatch

If you want the cooking grills to get really nice and clean I would strongly recommend trying Oven Pride/BBQ Pride or any of the pound shop copies of these - cleaned the gril of my Weber kettle lastweekend and it came up like new.

If you're not bothered about it being sparkly clean, just sterile and safe to use then follow the above advice and get everything good and hot before use.

zaax

Time to put some bait boxes down though, if the garage is attached to the house you must use traps.

lisa701

Well garage has been cleared and swilled out with bleach! Going to get some bait boxes today and dot them around the garage and shed to hopefully stop the little critters getting in again.

The grill is pretty clean already so just want to ensure its all sterile, but as I have some Oven Pride in the cupboard I may just use that to make double sure. Give it a good scrub this week.

Only worry is did the little critter pee on my charcoal as the bag was open in a cupboard - or am I being too much of a worry now?

WestonDave

Did some critter pee on the wood the charcoal came from before it was processed......? You can take concern too far!

andrewf75

lisa701 wrote: »

Only worry is did the little critter pee on my charcoal as the bag was open in a cupboard - or am I being too much of a worry now?

I think you know the answer to that question!

It really doesn't matter what has been on your BBQ, heat sterlises it.

Hintza

Clean the inside of a braai now that would be a novel thing to do.....:D

Quiet_Spark

lisa701 wrote: »

Only worry is did the little critter pee on my charcoal as the bag was open in a cupboard - or am I being too much of a worry now?

If I was the paranoid sort, I'd worry more about all the crap floating around in the atmosphere before worrying about a bit of animal urine.


As said above, the amount of heat being generated is enough to wipe out pretty much all germs known to man.