Cleaning basin for barbecue grill

摘要

Charcoal barbecue grills have a grate (coarse screen) for grilling foods which has generally a size of 430 mm×250 mm or a diameter of 550 mm (in kettle barbecue grills). With these dimensions it is not possible to soak the grate (coarse screen) in the sink of any household kitchen in order to remove residues which accumulate during barbecuing (grease and food remains) because without soaking the grate (coarse screen), it is impossible to completely remove the waste. With the cleaning basin it is possible to clean the dirty grate easily on the barbecue grill. In addition, the residual heat of the grilling coals is used to heat up the wash basin to thus be better able to loosen the impurities. Another advantage of this invention is that the cleaning basin is stored in or on the barbecue grill, thus requiring no separate place. The cleaning basin for rectangular barbecue grills is represented in FIG. 6. The cleaning basin for the round (kettle grill) barbecue grill is represented in FIG. 2.

主权项

1. In combination with a barbecue grill having a cooking grate and a lid for closing the barbecue grill, an apparatus for cleaning the cooking grate of the barbecue grill, the apparatus comprising:
a water-filled cleaning basin in the barbecue grill positioned over remaining charcoal embers in the grill; said cleaning basin being disposed in the barbecue grill so as not to be displaced upon being brushed horizontally or vertically; said cleaning basin being formed with a pressed edge and having a floor with an oval-shaped pressed depression formed therein; and said cleaning basin being shaped and dimensioned to fit inside the barbecue grill in an upside-down orientation when the lid of the barbecue grill is closed.