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Now That Grillin' Season's Here, Grill Brush PSA
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Ivan the Butcher
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Snubby, thanks for the heads up. There are similar bore brushes, called Tornado Brushes. On rifled barrels they are so-so, But on shotgun bores they are fantastic! (Even on Black powder fouling)
So the spiral grill brush should be great too. I'll get one next trip.
Ivan
So the spiral grill brush should be great too. I'll get one next trip.
Ivan
Mexican Kerry
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I've been using metal bbq brushes since Christ was a cowboy. If your bbq brush is spitting bristles pull them off and carry on. Why is this an issue now? Coffee is hot, metal isn't supposed to be swallowed. How hard is it?
gman51
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I just last week happened to see a video about this thing. Like they say better safe than sorry. I have also used a metal brush for cleaning. The video showed running a magnet across the grates to pick up an wire strands before cooking anything. The video I saw showed that brush you showed and it also showed using crumpled up aluminum foil to clean the grates also.
Hmm My shower brush is missing a lot of bristles and I wonder where they might have gone.
Hmm My shower brush is missing a lot of bristles and I wonder where they might have gone.
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riverrat38
US Veteran
It's not just a theoretical problem. My wife thought she had a bone sliver in the roof of her mouth. I looked and saw a stainless wire stuck there. Showed up good in a flashlight beam. I operated with a long nose pliers and retrieved it. She won't let me use wire brushes on the grill anymore. I have been scraping with a piece of Maple shaped with a long bevel on one end. Sort of a wood putty knife. Maybe I will have to try one of the coil "brushes"
Best,
Rick
Best,
Rick
Cant remember last time I brushed the grate on this thing.
Just put them over the flame and cook it off before hand.
The aluminum foil trick or a 1/2 of an onion is what I do use when I I do scrub it
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Just put them over the flame and cook it off before hand.
The aluminum foil trick or a 1/2 of an onion is what I do use when I I do scrub it
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I ordered mine from Amazon.com
gman51
Member
When the family was young many moons ago dad would take all the family out for Sunday dinner so mom got a break from cooking for a family of 8. Little brother ordered fish and all of a sudden he wasn't eating. Mom asked what was the matter and he pointed to his throat as tears came to his eyes. The dinner was over and dad called our doctor and he met us at his office. The doctor removed a fish bone stuck in his throat. Little brother never ordered fish again that I can remember.
Fish bone or wire strand from a brush it can get stuck ruining the day. I think it was Cass Elliot of the Mommas and Pappas that choked to death on a chicken bone.
Fish bone or wire strand from a brush it can get stuck ruining the day. I think it was Cass Elliot of the Mommas and Pappas that choked to death on a chicken bone.
misswired
Absent Comrade
Back in the Jr high school days I had a fish bone stuck in my throat for a few days. It had gotten to the point of swollen and painful. One of the teachers asked what's wrong when I wouldn't raise my head off the desk. After hearing my plight he says "we're calling your mom to come get you."
Mom, working at the hospital says "hold on a minute while I go ask the ER what to do." She comes back on the phone and says " the Dr. said for him to eat some cheese." Off to the cafeteria where the sympathetic lunchroom ladies cut me a hunk of cheese. One big bite of cheese dislodged that bone and I was good to go.
Why, you ask I suffered three days before getting help? I was a tough kid, albeit a little on the dumb/stubborn side.
Mom, working at the hospital says "hold on a minute while I go ask the ER what to do." She comes back on the phone and says " the Dr. said for him to eat some cheese." Off to the cafeteria where the sympathetic lunchroom ladies cut me a hunk of cheese. One big bite of cheese dislodged that bone and I was good to go.
Why, you ask I suffered three days before getting help? I was a tough kid, albeit a little on the dumb/stubborn side.
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Actually Cass Elliot died of heart failure in her sleep. Because she was overweight, urban legend has said such things as she died by choking on a ham sandwich and the chicken bone story. The heart failure could've been completely unrelated to her weight. This was the 60's and early 70's. There was a lot of experimentation with mind altering substances.
CAJUNLAWYER
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Well.....I'm old school here-can't see any reason to use ANY kind of brush on a grill. The heat will kill anything bad. If there is a lot of crud and mold has started to grow on it or I've got company, I'll sometimes use a scraper but that's about it.
Keeps yer immune system up to speed.
Keeps yer immune system up to speed.
Thanks for the reminder Snubby. I read about that and got rid of my grill brush a while back.
BUT, I have to say that, if avoiding doctors is your goal, red meat, beer, and cigars might not be the best way to do that
BUT, I have to say that, if avoiding doctors is your goal, red meat, beer, and cigars might not be the best way to do that
OP
Everything in moderation....Thanks for the reminder Snubby. I read about that and got rid of my grill brush a while back.
BUT, I have to say that, if avoiding doctors is your goal, red meat, beer, and cigars might not be the best way to do that
I bought one of those last year on snubbyfan's recommendation. I'm very happy with it.
My grill gets used a lot and I see little need for a thorough cleaning any more than once a year.
After I finish cooking, my normal procedure is to brush the grates with a nylon brush, then turn the heat up and close the lid. I let the grill cook off any food particles or marinades for about 5 minutes, then turn off the gas. Before the next cooking, I will scrape off any debris that remains on the top of the grate, I will use a nylon brush to quickly swab the grate, but as for metal bristles, I got rid of my metal bristle brushes many years ago.
After I finish cooking, my normal procedure is to brush the grates with a nylon brush, then turn the heat up and close the lid. I let the grill cook off any food particles or marinades for about 5 minutes, then turn off the gas. Before the next cooking, I will scrape off any debris that remains on the top of the grate, I will use a nylon brush to quickly swab the grate, but as for metal bristles, I got rid of my metal bristle brushes many years ago.
oneounceload
Member
I prefer to use a wooden scraper - it doesn't tear up the grate :
Barbeque Cleaning Tool by The Great Scrape | The Grommet
Barbeque Cleaning Tool by The Great Scrape | The Grommet
OP
I have a garage full of wood scraps. I could probably just make something like that. Probably made of some kinda hard wood.I prefer to use a wooden scraper - it doesn't tear up the grate :
Barbeque Cleaning Tool by The Great Scrape | The Grommet
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