But gas? You might as well just move your kitchen cooker outside....
NO, NO. NO!!!
SWMBO pays close attention to the cleanliness of the kitchen cooker - but considers outdoors cooking to be a "man thing"! So she never looks at the cleanliness of the barbie - which is a good thing!!
My gas weber has at least one decade of accumulated blackness, which is what adds to the flavour of the off'rings. And it spends all winter outdoors, in use, and not closeted at the back of the garage!
If I scrubbed it with bleach/oven cleaner/brillo, it simply would not be the same.
Just like using fresh charcoal every time!
A mature gas barbie is a thing to be cherished.