Cleaning grill in kettle - solution!

[KVoskou]

Hello all this is my first post and hopefully it will be a useful one!
I spent a long time looking for a container in which to clean the circular grill of my Weber kettle barbecue. It measures 54 or 55 centimeters (slightly smaller than the actual Weber itself obviously) and it's one of those sizes it's hard to get a container for.
In the end I bought a big drip tray used in a garage but it's still too big. I now have a solution - at least for those of you in the UK!
I just went to B&Q and they were selling plastic wreath holders for Christmas wreaths. They're circular, made of solid plastic and easily fit the 54 centimeter wide circular grill from my kettle barbecue.
It will actually fit something a couple of centimeters bigger but as I have the biggest Weber then I know this is big enough to cover all requirements and it fits perfectly. It was only about £14 and because it comes with a lid, it's like having two containers - so you can use one for soaking and cleaning your grill and have one as a backup (or which you can give to someone else).
I hope this helps fellow bbq'ers!
Happy New Year to everyone.
Kyri

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

I might use it for extra grill storage too! That’s a good idea!

 

[Mike-GA]

Welcome to the forum. Great idea! I’ve been searching for something like that but haven’t found the right size yet. Can you post a picture of the container you found?

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

Just looked at Amazon, three pack for 55 bucks.

 

[PaulH PNW]

Water heater pans are another option, and they often also come with a drain spout.

 

[John_NJ]

Water heater pans are another option, and they often also come with a drain spout.

Yes, a 24” pan holds the 24” summit charcoal grill grates nicely

 

[Richard Garcia]

This 25”-Wide, 4.2”-Deep plant holder Fits my grill cleaning needs for my 22” WPD and Master Touch Grills and Bought-off Amazon.

 

[RichardWhitmill]

Hello all this is my first post and hopefully it will be a useful one!
I spent a long time looking for a container in which to clean the circular grill of my Weber kettle barbecue. It measures 54 or 55 centimeters (slightly smaller than the actual Weber itself obviously) and it's one of those sizes it's hard to get a container for.
In the end I bought a big drip tray used in a garage but it's still too big. I now have a solution - at least for those of you in the UK!
I just went to B&Q and they were selling plastic wreath holders for Christmas wreaths. They're circular, made of solid plastic and easily fit the 54 centimeter wide circular grill from my kettle barbecue.
It will actually fit something a couple of centimeters bigger but as I have the biggest Weber then I know this is big enough to cover all requirements and it fits perfectly. It was only about £14 and because it comes with a lid, it's like having two containers - so you can use one for soaking and cleaning your grill and have one as a backup (or which you can give to someone else).
I hope this helps fellow bbq'ers!
Happy New Year to everyone.
Kyri

This is such a good shout! Will head to B&Q. Constant source of annoyance to me how small my sink is which hope to upgrade along with a new kitchen but in the meantime this is a much cheaper solution!

 

[KVoskou]

Welcome to the forum. Great idea! I’ve been searching for something like that but haven’t found the right size yet. Can you post a picture of the container you found?

Yes sure, here's a photo

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

Yes sure, here's a photo

Cool!

 

[Mike-GA]

Yes sure, here's a photo

Thank you. I like that you can use it to clean then use it for storage too.