How to Kasher a Barbecue Grill

How to Kasher a Barbecue Grill
Written By
Carrie Perles
Carrie Perles
Published: Jan 2, 2011
Updated: Nov 20, 2021
1 minute read

You must heat the grill until it glows, a process known as "libbun gamur." If you don't have experience using a blowtorch, enlist a helper who does.

  1. Remove the grates and set them on top of a layer of charcoal briquettes. Put a second layer of charcoal on top of the grates, and light the charcoal. This should heat the grates until they glow, which constitutes libbun gamur. Alternatively, have a professional heat the grates using a blowtorch.

  2. Blowtorch the part of the grill cavity that is level with and above the grates. This area of the grill may have directly touched non-kosher food, and needs libbun gamur.

  3. Clean the grill cavity using steel wool and oven cleaner to remove all "mamshus," or the debris left from the cooked food.

  4. Close the hood of the grill. Turn the grill to its highest setting and let it heat for 40 minutes. This kashers the inner cavity of the grill through a method called "libbun kal."

Things You Will Need

  • Charcoal briquettes
  • Match
  • Blowtorch
  • Steel wool
  • Oven cleaner

Photo Credits

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Carrie Perles

Keren (Carrie) Perles is a freelance writer with professional experience in publishing since 2004. Perles has written, edited and developed curriculum for educational publishers. She writes online articles about various topics, mostly…

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