A warning for my BBQ'ing friends

[_DJ_1]

We have had a rash (5) of folks going to the ER with steel bristles lodged in their tongue/throat lately. Everything is being made cheaper these days and I guess BBQ brushes are no exception.

The recommendation is to wipe down your grill with a wet cloth after brushing. 🙂

[bigfootford]

Buzzcut1 wrote:

SWD wrote:

Buzzcut1 wrote:
gee now you tell me...



of course I do use a wooden handled industrial brush anyways

Looks like that one got nuked!

no it's the sugar in the terriaki marinade carmelizing

Love that Terriaki marinade... but dang it sure do make a mess on the grill.... Gotta really clean it off..

Jim

[Buzzcut1]

SWD wrote:

Buzzcut1 wrote:
gee now you tell me...



of course I do use a wooden handled industrial brush anyways

Looks like that one got nuked!

no it's the sugar in the terriaki marinade carmelizing

[JoeChiOhki]

Never had this problem, yet, but I also clean the grill off while it's still hot and the drippings still wet so they clean off easily. 😛

[Robin1953]

Wade up a piece of aluminum foil and srub grate with that. That is all that I have used for years.

[Old-Biscuit]

I know that the grill brushes pickup some flavor from the grill but I have never been tempted to lick the brush..........


I wash/dry my grill after using and then coat with oil using a paper towel before grilling. Don't even have a grill brush

[River_Sand]

Apparently this is a fairly big problem, because last week there was an article in our paper about the same thing.
I brush then wipe the grill with a paper towel sprayed with Pam, keeps things from sticking too.

[Pauljdav]

Eurocamper wrote:
X2 on the wadded up aluminum foil.

X3 on the wadded foil. It works much better than any brush and is safe. I switched after a local article discussed how fatal it is if one of those brush strands makes it into your intestines.

[Jay_Pat]

I too, found the little bristles on the grill itself and stopped using the bristles.
Pat

[Camper_Jeff___K]

I use the thin edge of a cedar siding Shake/shingle. The shake develops grooves as you push back and forth against the grill and wraps around to clean the sides. No stray metals deposited and a clean grill. I think it may actually add a slight cedar flavor to the BBQ to boot.

[mkirsch]

Where do you find a decent welding brush?

The only ones I can find are all cheap made-in-you-know-where garbage too!

Even the ones from the "professional" welding shops!

[Photomike]

You are suppose to clean the grill????? I just let the dog clean it, keeps her amused for hours and it shines after :h

Maybe this is why the family doesn't eat when I barbeque?

[SWD]

Buzzcut1 wrote:
gee now you tell me...



of course I do use a wooden handled industrial brush anyways

Looks like that one got nuked!

[Buzzcut1]

jmckelvy wrote:

Buzzcut1 wrote:
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So breakfast is not the only mouth watering meals you prepare! :B

Well I was a restaurant chef for about 12 years.....

[nolra]

Clean the grill? That's just "seasoning"...

[jmckelvy]

Buzzcut1 wrote:
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So breakfast is not the only mouth watering meals you prepare! :B