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I tried the foil but kept seeing little peices of it breaking off too. I like the wood idea DE.
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Ditched my brush last time it came up. Bought a little scotch brite type thing. Truthfully, I rarely use either. Fire is my friend.
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Jeepster47 said:Let me piggy back on your post please. We threw out all of our wire brush cleaning brushes. Also threw out the pumice stones ... kept seeing little pieces of grit left on the grill. That left us with burn it off. Finally stumbled upon this type of brush:
They also make a long handled brush with the brillo pad-like cleaning unit. So, have others tried this brush? Like it? Answer the concern expressed in the Doc's warning.Cleveland, TN.
LG BGE, PSWOO2, Stoker WIFI.
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everything will kill you or harm you. good grief...
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“I do see the ingestion of foreign materials — bristles, coins, needles, pins, things like that,” he tells Yahoo Health. “Sometimes it’s inadvertent ....
sometimes?????Lawrenceville, GA -
This is what I started using. Its all one long wire.middle of nowhere- G.I. NE
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Could a CM scrubber work?LBGE (still waitin' for my free T-Shirt), DIgiQ DX2 (In Blue, cause it's the fastest), Heavy Duty Kick Ash Basket, Mc Farland, WI.
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I ran through the house with a wire brush. I did not poke out my eye while doing so."Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber
XL and MM
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DoubleEgger said:Well that was easy! Cut a piece of red oak on two sides at 50 degrees. Marked of the required 3/4" grill spacing and hit it with a Dremel. I cut a larger board in half so I've got 2 scrapers with less than 10 minutes work.Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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tkleager said:Guess I'll just burn off my grates from now on.
Doctors Issue Warnings About Cleaning Grills with a Wire Brush
Obviously, getting rid of all wire brushes is one solution.
I wonder if there is a happy medium to either buy a certain quality of brush that has them better seated, and/or change your brush every 6-12 months like you do a toothbrush. The older it gets, the more likely you are to dislodge a wire.
I like the block of wood idea.
Can we use any kind of untreated wood to make that?
Anyway, thanks for sharing that article. At a minimum, it'll have me pay more attention to the brush. It did look like the one in the news was one of the cheaper variants I've seen in stores. I assure you mine is better quality or at least way overpriced!LBGE/Maryland -
I've been using the ash tool that came with my Joe Jr. to scrape of excess junk from my grids lately. Whatever is left burns off during pre-heat.They/Them
Morgantown, PA
XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer - PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker -
tjosborne said:This is what I started using. Its all one long wire.
Washington, IL > Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max
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Eggcelsior said:tfhanson said:Eggcelsior said:tfhanson said:Eggcelsior said:tfhanson said:And remember, don't drive your cars anymore. PEOPLE DIE IN THEM.
Swallowing a steel bristle can be quite injurious.
Flo said anecdotally.
You must work at the GI station with the million dollar ticket.BrandonQuad Cities
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RRP said:DoubleEgger said:Well that was easy! Cut a piece of red oak on two sides at 50 degrees. Marked of the required 3/4" grill spacing and hit it with a Dremel. I cut a larger board in half so I've got 2 scrapers with less than 10 minutes work.
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DoubleEgger said:Well that was easy! Cut a piece of red oak on two sides at 50 degrees. Marked of the required 3/4" grill spacing and hit it with a Dremel. I cut a larger board in half so I've got 2 scrapers with less than 10 minutes work.
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Matt from Smokeware just wrote an article about why he started selling the Scrapsation. Had a customer whose son had to have surgery to remove a piece of grill wire from his throat :(
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Another solution that I heard was to use half and onion to clear the grates. They said it worked great. I haven't tried it. I kinda hated wasting an onion.
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If you're aware of the risk, just visually inspect the grill before adding food. Duh durrr durrp.______________________________________________I love lamp..
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Aluminum Foil Ball works well.
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nolaegghead said:If you're aware of the risk, just visually inspect the grill before adding food. Duh durrr durrp.South Jersey Pine Barrens. XL BGE , Assassin 24, Weber Kettle, CharBroil gasser, AMNPS
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The chief grid licker usually takes care of it while I build the fire. Don't tell the wife.
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nolaegghead said:If you're aware of the risk, just visually inspect the grill before adding food. Duh durrr durrp.Johns Creek, GA - LBGE and a some stuff
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nolaegghead said:If you're aware of the risk, just visually inspect the grill before adding food. Duh durrr durrp.
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DoubleEgger said:nolaegghead said:If you're aware of the risk, just visually inspect the grill before adding food. Duh durrr durrp.
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If you are that drunk, you won't bother with cleaning the grill. It will just be an "Ah F@#k it" moment.Johns Creek, GA - LBGE and a some stuff
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I bought this at Walmart it has nylon bristles to be used on a cold grate..I am going to give it a go my thinking is if any bristles are on the grill they will burn off when the grate gets hot..Greensboro North Carolina
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tfhanson said:If you are that drunk, you won't bother with cleaning the grill. It will just be an "Ah F@#k it" moment.
fukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it -
Wow. I do not scape or clean my grates. Well, I guess I do a little. I use my spatula or tongs to get any larger pieces off. The rest I ignore. If I do a clean burn (2 in 4 years), I leave it in there.--------------------------------------------------
Burning lump in Downingtown, PA or diesel in Cape May, NJ.
....just look for the smoke!
Large and MiniMax
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During this whole discussion I'm surprised no one has mentioned the seemingly once popular "Billy Bar". I never bought one as scraping each rod individually seemed too anal to me! LOL
http://www.billybar.com
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RRP said:During this whole discussion I'm surprised no one has mentioned the seemingly once popular "Billy Bar". I never bought one as scraping each rod individually seemed too anal to me! LOL
http://www.billybar.com
Edit: Okay, I don't really own any mangrates but my conscience demands that I admit to owning the infamous Billy Bar.
LG BGE, KJ Jr, Smokin Bros. Premier 36 and Pizza Party Bollore
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