A wipe pad (10) for cleaning debris from cooking grate (24) while
preparing the cooking grate for use in cooking foods, in which the wipe pad has
a sheet of an absorbent fire retardant material with a cooking agent (18)
received by the sheet. The sheet, being attached to a grill brush (26) by
a plurality of bristles (32) extending therefrom and partially penetrating
the sheet, clings to the grill brush (26) for wiping contact of the sheet
against the grate (24) upon movement of the grill brush to clean cooking
debris from the cooking grate while communicating a film of the cooking agent from
the sheet to prepare the cooking grate for use. A method of preparing a cooking
grate for cooking is disclosed.
