Protecting Your Grill With a Quality Grill Cover

Covers

Protecting and extending the life of your grill pretty much starts and ends with a good grill cover.  Leaving your grill to the elements will significantly shorten the life and ruin the appearance of your investment.  In addition, having to clean bird droppings or blown dust off your grill can seriously reduce your grilling enjoyment.  If you live in a neighborhood, remember too that your neighbors may be having chemicals sprayed on their lawns, some of which will blow through the air.

The safest bet is to buy the cover provided by the manufacturer for your grill model.  The main advantage to this is a perfect fit, which reduces the chance of the cover blowing off on a windy day.

Alternatively, generic aftermarket covers available in any discount store will work too.  Because they don’t have a custom fit, make sure that the cover provides some hooks or a cinch design around the base to hold the cover secure in the wind.  If not, you will want to secure the cover with bungee cords.

Grill Pads

These are fiber cement fire resistant pads that get placed under your grill, particularly if you grill on a wooden deck.  Technically, they are really to protect your deck or patio from sparks and stains, and they do a great job at it.  But if you set your deck on fire, your gill is going to be worse for wear as well.

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