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k1hog
Explorer
Sep 27, 2014

Wire Brush wires left on Grill after Cleaning! DAMGER

I am sure that every one is aware of the DANGER of cleaning your grill with a wire brush, and the wires coming loose from the brush and left on the grill. I was cleaning my Baby Q grill Friday last, and as it was really in a mess I used an old wire brush, well as you can imagine, a multitude of wires were dislodged from the brush and left on the grill. That reminded me of a program on TV which was about, you guessed it, a wire brush from the grill stuck to a peace of meat, a person ate same, and best I remember almost died. Well I went over the grill with a magnifier and made sure I had removed ALL the wires. Anyway I thought I would post this as a reminder to all of us of this DANGER.

Best not to use a wire brush to clean the grill, and if you do, get ALL the loose wires.

Johnnie
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  • Ozlander's avatar
    Ozlander
    Explorer
    Sep 27, 2014
    korbe wrote:
    fj12ryder wrote:
    Clean a grill?

    Once the grill gets hot the next time, I use my Tongers to break off any large chunks. Then she's ready to go.

    X2
  • goducks10's avatar
    goducks10
    Explorer
    Sep 27, 2014
    robsouth wrote:
    Or get a good quality wire brush. I got mine at a welding supply store and the bristles DO NOT come off. Been using it for about 10 years now and it still works well.


    x2 but I get them at Home Depot cause it's closer. You can get two welding brushes for less than one BBQ brush.
  • korbe's avatar
    korbe
    Explorer
    Sep 27, 2014
    fj12ryder wrote:
    Clean a grill?

    Once the grill gets hot the next time, I use my Tongers to break off any large chunks. Then she's ready to go.
  • Tom_N's avatar
    Tom_N
    Explorer
    Sep 27, 2014
    I take my Weber Q to the coin self car wash. Give it a good spraying with the high pressure soapy water and rinse. I place the grill over the drain in the concrete. Works great.
  • Homer1's avatar
    Homer1
    Explorer
    Sep 27, 2014
    Use crumpled tin/aluminum foil to clean grill grates, no chance of wires and it works very well. Take it apart once a season give it a good old fashioned cleaning.
  • westend's avatar
    westend
    Explorer
    Sep 27, 2014
    If you buy a purpose made BBQ brush with brass bristles, this pretty much becomes a non issue. I've been using the same grill brush for many years and there are never any bristles on the grill. Occasionally, I wipe the grill with a towel saturated with olive oil. That would also remove any foreign matter on the grill.
  • WyoTraveler's avatar
    WyoTraveler
    Explorer
    Sep 27, 2014
    I bring my grill up to about 600F. Then just brush it with a BBQ brush. Once or twice a year spray Simple Green on comlete grill, let it soak, then hose it off.
  • robsouth's avatar
    robsouth
    Explorer II
    Sep 27, 2014
    Or get a good quality wire brush. I got mine at a welding supply store and the bristles DO NOT come off. Been using it for about 10 years now and it still works well.

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