How to Season a Gas Grill

I found it's best to get the grill fully seasoned before you need it. This simple method will greatly enhance your grilling experience. The following method is best done with a gas grill. It could feasibly be done with more time and expense with a charcoal grill.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• A Gas Grill
• Cooking oil
• Paper Towel
• Onion (optional)
• Moderate Patience

1. Clean the grate completely. It should go without saying, but experience tells me otherwise. Put the grate back on the grill.
2. Using the paper towel, rub the grate with the oil.
3. Once you have the grate coated. Heat the grill with cover closed to get it really hot. You want it up over 400 degrees. What you're doing is basically baking a solid layer of oil onto the grate.
4. Once you have the temperature up, turn off the grill and let it cool completely. It will take a while to cool. That's a good thing. The oil will continue to bake and solidify as the temperature goes down.
5. Repeat the process 3 or 4 times. This is where you need patience, or a side project to do while the grill is cooling.
6. By now, there should be a solid build up on the grate. Each time you use the grill, rub a bit more oil on and let it bake on a bit with the cover closed before putting the food on. Here you can also rub the grate with a chunk of onion. It haven't tried it yet, but I read that tip recently.
7. With a well seasoned grate, food will not stick as readily and you'll be able to remove any residue with practically no effort.