Grill brushes

[jimbo1096]

I was looking for a new Grill brush for my Weber grill his afternoon. Looked all over the outdoor dept. and I couldn't find them. Only the ones in the big sets. So I went up and asked the lady if she could tell me where the grill brushes were, and this is where she took me.

 

[contender]

Funny.
Obviously she was clueless about cooking.

One thing I do on my grill,, is I got a flat, wooden paddle type (looks like a spatula) utensil. I use it as a scraper type of tool on my grill. Once you use it a bit,, it'll get grooves to match the grill metal,, and it's an easy way to clean the rods or runners. That way,, my stainless grill brush doesn't get worn out so easily or quickly.

 

[mishtub]

I use a stainless bristle welders brush like this, it has lasted for years

 

[hittman]

I avoid WIRE brushes.
If one of the wires shakes loose, sticks to your steak and you swallow it …. Probably gonna need surgery to fix a hole in wherever it lands.

 

[nekvermont]

^^^^ Yes, this does happen. I just scrape my grill grates with a heavy metal Spatula.

 

[contender]

To avoid "lost" pieces of wire from a brush,, I also wipe my grill with a cloth once it cools down to a mild "warm" temp.

 

[Kevin]

They also sell wooden grill scrapers. I don’t use metal either, just wood or it can be burnt off too!

 

[turd]

Dang. One more thing to worry about. I've been using steel brushes on my grills for 50 years. Seems they are stiff enough that I would notice. Can't be much worse than a bony northern pike, you think?

 

[gunzo]

I have a flat scraper that gets the top of the gates & on the other side it a a loose wrap coil that scrapes the sides of them. Not a nervous Nellie but watched the bristles of the wire brushes disappear for years, & wonder where they went.

Sems the number one increase in ER visits in the summer is brush bristles lodged in some ones throat, or worse. I concurred & quit using them.

 

[Mobuck]

'I avoid WIRE brushes.'
Not long ago, I heard of another incident of a person swallowing a wire bristle left behind by a grill brush. I thought everyone had stopped using these?

 

[rwp315]

I use a stainless bristle welders brush like this, it has lasted for years
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Be careful. One gentleman almost died because of ingesting a singular bristle that had broken off and was in his hamburger when he ate it. Doctors finally found it. Don’t remember how.

 

[hittman]

My friend Brad ended up with a hole in his colon or lower intestine having swallowed one.
Got treated for “stomach flu” symptoms for many days.
Finally got sick enough to warrant a number of tests and hospitalization to find the problem; followed by surgery to remove the item.

 

[rwp315]

Lucky. Ye very similar to the video I seen years back.

I’m always thinking of it when using the grill.

 

[Randyzzz]

Dang guys- something else to worry about. I've been using wire brushes for my whole life without an issue. Now I read this.

I do have a regimen that I follow that has worked so far- while the grill is still hot after cooking, it gets the wire brush. Then before the next usage, I use a composite type brush. Once it's fully heated, I wipe it with a wet rag.

But now you got me thinking…

 

[dadstillsurfs]

Traeger makes a composite bristle / metal scraper grill brush that works well. I typically will finish cooking, clear the grill, and use the bristles of the Traeger brush to swipe a wet hand towel across the cooking grids / grill while its still hot. Keeps it very clean

 

[Randyzzz]

Traeger makes a composite bristle / metal scraper grill brush that works well. I typically will finish cooking, clear the grill, and use the bristles of the Traeger brush to swipe a wet hand towel across the cooking grids / grill while its still hot. Keeps it very clean

That’s what he composite one I was mentioning. It does work good- just don’t use it in too hot of a grill. I ruined one that way…

 

[arfmel]

I always use a largeish wad of aluminum foil to clean the grodoo off the grill while it's hot.

 

[jav]

Funny.
Obviously she was clueless about cooking.

One thing I do on my grill,, is I got a flat, wooden paddle type (looks like a spatula) utensil. I use it as a scraper type of tool on my grill. Once you use it a bit,, it'll get grooves to match the grill metal,, and it's an easy way to clean the rods or runners. That way,, my stainless grill brush doesn't get worn out so easily or quickly.

The best and only way unless you want stainless in your throat

 

[dstegjas]

I started using BBQ grill mats several years ago. When you’re done grilling just take them in the kitchen and clean them off and reuse them. You still get the cooking strips on your steaks and there is no sticking to the grates. Taste wise, there is no difference. What juices run off onto the grates you can scrape or brush off with whatever you like. It doesn’t come in contact with your food.

 

[C3Ranger]

I always use a largeish wad of aluminum foil to clean the grodoo off the grill while it's hot.

Switched to crumpled up heavy duty aluminum foil years ago. Works well for me.

 

[larry8]

Bought a stainless grill at Home Depot. Unbeknownst to me the grill had stainless covering on regular steel rods. Well after using it for a few months I found the stainless cover to be deteriorated and falling apart. We never had any stainless particles in our hamburgers but it scared me thinking about what could happen. Needless to say I got rid of all the steel rods and bought a set of solid stainless rods to replace the original ones.

 

[Kevin]

Yep, never would I ever use a wire brush to clean a grill. For the gas grill ,I’ve got a nylon pad I use on the cold grill before heating it up. For my fire pit, I don’t clean that grill, just let it burn off before putting food on the grill.