Edimentals is a new term for growing flowers and vegetables together. Gardens today are often too small to have a separate ‘veg patch.’
16.06.2024 - 10:13 / thespruce.com / Tessa Cooper
The TikTok algorithm knows me pretty well by now—my FYP unlocks new fears daily, one of them being bristles from a grill brush getting lodged in my gums (I saw a video where it happened, okay?)
After seeing that, I immediately threw our brush away and purchased a bristle-free one. And my algorithm must've known, because shortly after, I discovered a grill cleaning hack that seemed to be the perfectly-sweet solution.
The trick? Cleaning your grill using an onion. It may seem extra to set aside an onion just for cleaning, but I was so curious to see if this would work.
I put it to the test and was really pleased with the results.
Typically, my husband cleans our grill right after use to keep the build-up at bay. But since I knew I wanted to test this hack out on a truly dirty grill, I asked him to forgo the routine one night after he made burgers.
The next day, we put the onion to the test. We started by heating up the grill to its highest setting. Using an onion that I cut in half and a pair of kitchen tongs, we started rubbing the onion up and down in the same direction that the grates run.
Although it took several passes on each section to remove everything, the onion was super effective at getting rid of the debris and grease.
It was easy to see the patches that needed another scrub since they looked shiny with grease, while the other areas looked matte. Since our grill is propane as opposed to charcoal, the onion never got too dark-looking, but you can see where it picked up some of the grime from where it turned brown.
After trying out this hack, I believe it would work especially well on a flat-top grill.
It was tricky to decipher whether the onion turned brown because it was picking up grime or because the
Edimentals is a new term for growing flowers and vegetables together. Gardens today are often too small to have a separate ‘veg patch.’
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