should the BBQ cover be put back on after every use ... or just once at the end of BBQ season

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• mushroommunk@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  After every use. It’s to keep rain and dust and other detritus off the grill so it’s ready to go when you are. If you only put it on at the end of the season you’re likely to have a rusty grill covered in dirt way quicker

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  • Karmanopoly@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It has its own metal cover I lift up to use

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    • CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The bbq lid is not a cover, it is part of the cooking apparatus.

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    • mushroommunk@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That lid is there to trap heat during cooking. Protecting it is important too.

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    • blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      In that case at the end of the season

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    • jago@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      What an absolute waste of bandwidth.

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  • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Covers just trap moisture under them.

    I’ve had as many rust out with a cover as without. They certainly don’t help.

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• Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  After every use, as quickly as possible after cleaning, to protect it from the elements.

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  • YetAnotherNerd@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    NO. You need that grill to dry out inside first. Leave the lid off for an hour or two, let it cool off and dry off, then put the cover on.

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    • Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      …who’s cleaning the grill before it’s dried out?

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    • CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      If your grill is wet while you’re cooking, it’s not a grill.

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• CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Every use, unless you live in a desert.

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  • Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Especially if you live in a desert, unless you like sand-flavoured steaks!

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  • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Then you’re just creating a high humidity zone

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• Montagge@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You put it somewhere with a roof when your done. Those covers trap moisture.

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• K1nsey6@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I cover after every use, after cleaning it

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• Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Every use.

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• BurgerBaron@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  If I don’t cover after every use it turns into a sticky rusted out BBQ since any windy enough storm will eventually dump pine sap on mine. I try to but I forget sometimes.

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  • FelixCress@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    UV light makes exposed plastic brittle.

    Plastic on a Bbq???

    Not arguing with your point though.

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• snooggums@piefed.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Depends on the climate, time of year, and where the grill is located.

  If it is humid but the grill is stored under an overhang then leaving the cover off might be better for letting it stay as dry as possible unless you get a cover that has ventilation. If it is out in the sun/elements then cover on between uses is going to be better.

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• disregardable@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  How rainy is your area? If it rarely rains, you don’t need to cover it.

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  • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Even in a rainybarea they don’t help.

    I’ve had as many rust out with a cover as without.

    In a rainy arwabtheybjust trap moisture after the rain stops (high humidity areas).

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• klugerama@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I actually never completely close it, unless I’m cooking. Once done cooking, I leave it open to cool, clean it, and the leave the lid propped partially open.

  It’s still protected from precipitation, but if I close it all the way wasps inevitably build a nest in there. I don’t like my hamburgers that spicy.

  But yes, I do this after every use. How much effort is it to just cover it? Why wouldn’t you?

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  • Furbag@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s still protected from precipitation, but if I close it all the way wasps inevitably build a nest in there.

    This sounds like a problem that has a solution already baked into it.

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    • FelixCress@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Sounds like popcorn.

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  • FelixCress@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    if I close it all the way wasps inevitably build a nest in there.

    I don’t want to live where you live.

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• HubertManne@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  this is highly location and circumstance dependent. Like we just had storms with possible hail yesterday. If you had started using it you might want to throw on the cover at least depending. If its completely out in the open with no cover at all then you should throw the cover on I would say. If its in a place with a kinda roof above it then you can be lazy and just throw it on if the weather looks bad or whatver.

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