Cc And Bbqs

[Canadian Girl]

I've been reading how CC is an issue when bbq'ing. When i've been bbq'ing this summer, i've been making sure to scrape the grill off really well before putting my meat on the bbq, than make sure nothing else is touching my meat and make sure no bread is around it. I also use my own flipper for my meat. Is that still not good enough? How can I be sure the bbq is clean w/out wrapping my meat up?? I always get bloated w/in minutes of being glutened, but haven't had any problems with bbq's yet so I'm confused! thx in advance!!!

[sa1937]

I've been reading how CC is an issue when bbq'ing. When i've been bbq'ing this summer, i've been making sure to scrape the grill off really well before putting my meat on the bbq, than make sure nothing else is touching my meat and make sure no bread is around it. I also use my own flipper for my meat. Is that still not good enough? How can I be sure the bbq is clean w/out wrapping my meat up?? I always get bloated w/in minutes of being glutened, but haven't had any problems with bbq's yet so I'm confused! thx in advance!!!

If you're not being glutened, you're probably doing something right!

Some people do use oven cleaner on the grates of the grill to get them clean (not to be used on the other parts of the grill though)

[GlutenFreeManna]

If it's your own grill and you have not grilled bread or gluten-containing marinades in the past then you are okay. If you have cleaned it really well and do not get sick, then I wouldn't worry. I would worry more about grills other people own or grills in public parks.

[WheatChef]

While gluten isn't like a normal bacteria in that at one simple temperature you can assure all or enough of the cells are dead to not cause you a problem, it still is an organic compound and will burn. Pretty much all foods will breakdown to ash at a certain temperature as carbon burns and all you're left with are the minerals. During the course of cleaning the grill you (should) heat the grill up quite hot before scrubbing. Unless you were just cooking a loaf of bread on the grill the day before you shouldn't have to worry terribly about getting glutened. If you want to be sure though, make sure to run the fire quite hot and bathe the grill in flames. The fire itself will cause the organic material to be consumed much quicker than just through a radiative heat.

[i-geek]

While gluten isn't like a normal bacteria in that at one simple temperature you can assure all or enough of the cells are dead to not cause you a problem, it still is an organic compound and will burn. Pretty much all foods will breakdown to ash at a certain temperature as carbon burns and all you're left with are the minerals. During the course of cleaning the grill you (should) heat the grill up quite hot before scrubbing. Unless you were just cooking a loaf of bread on the grill the day before you shouldn't have to worry terribly about getting glutened. If you want to be sure though, make sure to run the fire quite hot and bathe the grill in flames. The fire itself will cause the organic material to be consumed much quicker than just through a radiative heat.

Good point about the distinction. The time I got sick from our charcoal grill, husband had been toasting whole-wheat buns on it the night before and hadn't cleaned it well before putting the next night's dinner on it. I don't think our gas grill grates have been washed/degreased since I went gluten-free, but that's been fired and scraped so many times since the last time it got glutened. I've never been sick from that grill.