Water pan went dry

[Craig C]

Overnight smoke resulted in water pan going dry and can't clean off it off. HELP!

 

[MikeCantell]

Just add water to it and it will boil it off at some point, clean while still hot for a few cooks and it will get better. stains are a part of smoking so don't sweat it if it looks used.

 

[ADavidson]

Drastic, but I did this. Forgot some sugar water on stove (humming bird food) and boiled it dry. Really nasty hard stuff burnt on bottom of pot. Got a small abrasive disk and put on my Dremel tool. Cleaned it off real quick and pot was as good as new.

 

[timothy]

In a perfect world IMO you should use just enough water so most if not all of it is gone and then you don't have to deal with a bunch of greasy water.
Like Mike said add some water and boil it off or you can get it back to almost new with easy off.
I rarely use water and my pan looks like somewhat seasoned steel pan

 

[Andy Kaminski]

Like the others have said heat and water work good on cleaning things.
There are other things like scottsbrite wheels and wire wheels that you can use in a drill motor or on an angle grinder if you want something very clean looking.
I prefer using cleaning wheels that have adapters for a drill motor because their speed is adjustable and they can grind & polish slow comfortably whereas a grinder for the most part is all out full throttle and is easier to get in trouble with.
Good luck to you.

 

[Anne M.]

+1 on water and boiling.
If you don't have any meat on the grid when you do this, then add some dishwasher as well

 

[Geo S]

heavy sprinkle of Baking soda with water to make a paste really helps clean the pan or grills clean up,