Grill grate brush?

TechsasJim

Looking for something new.   I'm sure there will be a lot of responses but clearly the goal is not to turn loose bristles onto grill grate, clean grate and be durable (in order of desire).

Thank you all in advance!

lousubcap

All I can offer is don't use the wire bristle brush.  Several threads here with anecdotes of the bristle becoming one with the food and then requiring medical assistance to address after consuming.
I use a putty knife if I feel the need with some chunkies attached (for a follow-on low and slow cook), otherwise the next high temp burn to clean it up.  
FWIW-

nolaegghead

If you have a dog, just throw your grates on the ground where he can clean them.  (Make sure not too hot!) 

nolaegghead

Wood paddle with notches to fit your grates will do the trick safely.  In a pinch, balled up aluminum foil.  Pressure washer…sandblaster… cleaning laser…

pgprescott

I still feel the Weber triangle brush is the best. It’s wire but not embedded wire in a wood or nylon head. Rather it’s wound or knotted around a wire frame. Not saying it’s impossible to get a wire but in 15-20 years, I’ve never seen it. I have had them from the embedded style. You can buy several and rotate as they are inexpensive. I also follow up with a second “finish” brush that can be a safeguard so to speak. I use either one of the natural fiber ones or a Brillo pad style one as the finishing brush. I’ve used the old wood scrapers too. I like clean grates. Good luck with whatever you choose. 

tcampbell

My wife gave me one for Christmas. Its a grillart. It is wire but it's woven almost like a slinky. Real heavy built and the woven wire is all in one piece. I have not used it yet but I do believe it will hold up better than the ones with individual wires. Like he said in above post it's wound around a heavy frame.

tcampbell

Two more pictures 

TechsasJim

@tcampbell

now that is some solid business right there!    Thanks for sharing, will look into!

Canugghead

There are grill grates brushes, and there’s GrillGrate brush
https://bestbbqrubs.ca/products/grillgrate-bristle-less-duel-head-brush

saluki2007

I just burn the crap off. If it’s gotten too bad I just use aluminum foil. 

TechsasJim

saluki2007 said:

I just burn the crap off. If it’s gotten too bad I just use aluminum foil. 

Hahah I agree man.  I do too.   The grates I have now are awesome and clean up well but I still want something to knock the grime off.   

I do cheese based sausages or jalapeños so often that it boils over.   It can be easy to clean but was looking for all the wisemen on this forum that have all the good tools for an easy fix.  

Cheers @saluki2007

Botch

Bah.  The brush-haters are all Wrong!
 

 

dmourati

Billy Bar ftw

RRP

dmourati said:

Billy Bar ftw

I have a couple Billy Bars myself and they do work by getting on top, sides and believe it or not ,.. underneath as well! The only issue is to do such a clean and thorough clean up you must be patient since you are just cleaning EACH rod at time, but honestly you get very good at it, and besides who doesn’t like an excuse for another brewski???

StillH2OEgger

Billy Bar works great, but if I'm I'm a hurry aluminum foil ball also does the jobs. I'm sure there's lots of good options out there.

Ozzie_Isaac

I stay far far away from embedded bristles.  I almost ate a bristle.  Thankfully it just stuck in my gums and I didn't swallow it.

This was on chicken I had just served to my family.  Thank God it was me and not one of my kids.

I closely checked the grill and found a bunch more bristles.  I have never used any wire brush since.  That was around 2007.

Legume

tcampbell said:

My wife gave me one for Christmas. It's a grillart. It is wire but it's woven almost like a slinky. Real heavy built and the woven wire is all in one piece. I have not used it yet but I do believe it will hold up better than the ones with individual wires. Like he said in above post it's wound around a heavy frame.

I have a similar one, but without the big scraper thing.  It works well to knock the burnt semolina off the floor of my Ooni.

bluebird66

Putty knife and aluminum foil for me.

Acn

pgprescott said:

I still feel the Weber triangle brush is the best. It’s wire but not embedded wire in a wood or nylon head. Rather it’s wound or knotted around a wire frame. Not saying it’s impossible to get a wire but in 15-20 years, I’ve never seen it. I have had them from the embedded style. You can buy several and rotate as they are inexpensive. I also follow up with a second “finish” brush that can be a safeguard so to speak. I use either one of the natural fiber ones or a Brillo pad style one as the finishing brush. I’ve used the old wood scrapers too. I like clean grates. Good luck with whatever you choose. 

+1 for this.  I also replace pretty regularly and will  oil the grates after scraping as extra safeguards.

GoldenQ

RRP   is the billy bar the same as the BGE cleaning bar with the yellow handle?

pgprescott

GoldenQ said:

RRP   is the billy bar the same as the BGE cleaning bar with the yellow handle?

It is

Yno

I am still alive after six years of using a stainless steel welding brush. No bristle has ever fallen out, and if one did, they are all big enough to see easily - they are about the size of small nails.

fishlessman

i just use a small wood split from the firewood shed. sometimes i toss it in for smoke. the hickory, oak, and maple seem to work well

scottc454

Either of these:

https://biggreenegg.com/product/diamond-coated-nylon-bristle-grid-scrubber

https://biggreenegg.com/product/speediclean-palmyra-bristle-long-handle-grid-scrubber

Langner91

1700 cases of grill brush emergency room visits over 12 years may seem like a lot. But, I figure after 54 years of doing dumber stuff than that, I am sticking with my grill brush.  I promise to only use it in the daylight, while sober, and I will replace it annually, or after 100 cleanings, whichever is first.  (That's what Consumer Reports says I should do)

Don't tell anyone, but I used to drink from the garden hose, rode a bike without a helmet, and my parents smoked.  Heck, I even had a gas stove when I was married and decided it wasn't killing me fast enough! (The stove, not being married)

Grilling is dangerous!  I bet more than 142 people a year end up in emergency rooms from grilling accidents unrelated to eating bristles.  

Nothing works better than a wire bristle brush at knocking off the crud on a grid.  That's why they still sell them.

But, don't eat them!

HeavyG

Langner91 said:

1700 cases of grill brush emergency room visits over 12 years may seem like a lot. But, I figure after 54 years of doing dumber stuff than that, I am sticking with my grill brush.  I promise to only use it in the daylight, while sober, and I will replace it annually, or after 100 cleanings, whichever is first.  (That's what Consumer Reports says I should do)

Don't tell anyone, but I used to drink from the garden hose, rode a bike without a helmet, and my parents smoked.  Heck, I even had a gas stove when I was married and decided it wasn't killing me fast enough! (The stove, not being married)

Grilling is dangerous!  I bet more than 142 people a year end up in emergency rooms from grilling accidents unrelated to eating bristles.  

Nothing works better than a wire bristle brush at knocking off the crud on a grid.  That's why they still sell them.

But, don't eat them!

People never seem to run out of ways to hurt themselves so I'm not surprised that wire grill brushes have become another item on that ever lengthening list.

With a proper workflow a wire brush is no more of a hazard than lighting your grill.

pgprescott

I Won’t use an embedded wire bristle brush if I don’t have to do so. I will use the knotted or twisted ones like the weber triangle brush. I will unscientifically proclaim 99% of the wires are from the embedded type. 😁😁😁

Canugghead

Even with knotted or twisted  bristles, change regularly and wipe with wet cloth or towel after scrubbing. Broken bristles (usually smaller and sharper?) could be worse than whole bristles that came loose.

HeavyG

Canugghead said:

Even with knotted or twisted  bristles, change regularly and wipe with wet cloth or towel after scrubbing. Broken bristles (usually smaller and sharper?) could be worse than whole bristles that came loose.

Proper workflow for the win.

Ozzie_Isaac

Langner91 said:

1700 cases of grill brush emergency room visits over 12 years may seem like a lot. But, I figure after 54 years of doing dumber stuff than that, I am sticking with my grill brush.  I promise to only use it in the daylight, while sober, and I will replace it annually, or after 100 cleanings, whichever is first.  (That's what Consumer Reports says I should do)

Don't tell anyone, but I used to drink from the garden hose, rode a bike without a helmet, and my parents smoked.  Heck, I even had a gas stove when I was married and decided it wasn't killing me fast enough! (The stove, not being married)

Grilling is dangerous!  I bet more than 142 people a year end up in emergency rooms from grilling accidents unrelated to eating bristles.  

Nothing works better than a wire bristle brush at knocking off the crud on a grid.  That's why they still sell them.

But, don't eat them!

I also choose not to play Russian Roulette.  Good thing I am not afraid of being a sissy.

Langner91

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Langner91 said:

1700 cases of grill brush emergency room visits over 12 years may seem like a lot. But, I figure after 54 years of doing dumber stuff than that, I am sticking with my grill brush.  I promise to only use it in the daylight, while sober, and I will replace it annually, or after 100 cleanings, whichever is first.  (That's what Consumer Reports says I should do)

Don't tell anyone, but I used to drink from the garden hose, rode a bike without a helmet, and my parents smoked.  Heck, I even had a gas stove when I was married and decided it wasn't killing me fast enough! (The stove, not being married)

Grilling is dangerous!  I bet more than 142 people a year end up in emergency rooms from grilling accidents unrelated to eating bristles.  

Nothing works better than a wire bristle brush at knocking off the crud on a grid.  That's why they still sell them.

But, don't eat them!

I also choose not to play Russian Roulette.  Good thing I am not afraid of being a sissy.

For the record, I was not calling you a sissy.  

You do you, man.  I don't feel I am playing Russian Roulette by using a grill brush.  Heck, your garage door is more likely to hurt you or your kids than your grill brush.  Everything out there is trying to kill us.