The Application of Classic Literature to Religious Based Barbecue Grill Cleaning

Not my actual grill. My grill is not as nice.

In this instance, I am defining, "Classic Literature," as stuff you were made to read in high school, and not that I necessarily consider said work is a good read.

I want to do some barbecue over Passover, specifically slow smoking.  (This becomes important)

So, I did some online research about how to Kasher a grill.

There are various techniques for making grills kosher:

Method	Definition
Libun Gamur	Heating metal to a glow
Libun Kal	Heating metal above the temperature that will burn paper for at least 40 minutes
Hagola	Purging through immersion in hot water
Iruy Roschin	Purging through a hot water pour
Miluy V’Iruy	Soaking

In the case of a grill, those parts of the grill that are in direct contact with the food must be rendered Libun Gamur, which means either using a torch, or placing the grills in between two layers of coals, and allowing it burn for at least an hour.  

As an alternative, you could replace the actual grills.

Well, I'm not going to grill on my grill, I am going to smoke on my grill, indirect heat, largely from the side smoker box, so I can put these in a pan, as we do with the oven, and it;s fine to kasher the grill with Libun Kal, much in the same way that one would treat your oven for Passover.

So, I just need to heat the grill to the temperature that will burn paper, and hold it for 40 minutes.

Only ……… What is the temperature of burning paper?  I don't know that!

Well ……… I don't know that for every type of paper, but I do know it, for one type of paper, specifically book paper.  It burns at 232.77°C, better known as 451° Fahrenheit, you know like the book by Ray Bradbury.

I am not a big fan of Ray Bradbury, and I hated Fahrenheit 451 when I read it in high school.

I managed to get the temperature over 550°F and hold it there for over an hour, so I am golden, and there is a 3 pound piece of brisket whose fate is sealed.  (Also some chicken, but that's the easy part)

If you think that this kind of a pain in the ass just to smoke some meat on Pesach, you are correct.

To quote Sholom Aleichem, "ס'איז שװער צו זײן א איד". (It's tough to be a Jew)