After cooking your food, leave your grill on high for a few minutes to burn off all the food residue. Then scrub it down with a brush. If your grill grate is ceramic, don't scrub it with the metal scraper at the end of your brush or it will scratch off the finish on the grates.
After scrubbing off your grill, turn it down to medium. Fill a small bowl with some cooking oil, dip a paper towel in the oil and wipe it over the grill grate. Use enough oil to coat your grill but not too much that it drips and catch on fire. This is call seasoning your grill. Just like a good cast iron skillet, the grill grates benefit greatly from being seasoned. The cooking surface develops a nonstick quality and the pores are permeated with oil, water cannot seep in and create rust that would give food an off-flavor. Your grill is ready to be put away till the next use!
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