Grill Brush Being Thrown Away

Blassiter · March 2015

Be very careful if you clean your grill with one of the metal bristle grill brushes. Cooked some chicken yesterday and had one of the leftover breasts today for lunch and accidentally swallowed one of these metal bristles. Luckily it got lodged in the back of my throat and didn't make it to my stomach. After about an hour, I was able to finally get it out. Looking back at prior posts, I guess this is old news but something I was not aware was an issue.

Richard Fl · March 2015

Glad you are ok. I use a pumice stone made for the grill.

Eggcelsior · March 2015

Makes for fun xrays too.

SmokeyPitt · March 2015

Thanks for the PSA. I will definitely keep an eye out for those, or maybe get a different type of cleaning tool.

lousubcap · March 2015

Periodic reminder never hurts-especially with the recent new forum members. Glad you had a successful outcome.

johnkitchens · March 2015

Glad you are ok!

Markzzz · March 2015

I just put a teenager to sleep the other day for removal of a metal grill bristle from his throat.

RRP · March 2015

Glad it wasn't worst! I have not used BBQ brushes for years but instead use a good quality plumbers pipe cleaner. They have thick stainless steel wire bristles firmly attached. I have yet to lose a single wire, but they do wear down. I'm just on my 3rd one in 15 years!

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swordsmn · March 2015

Wadding up alum foil is still OK, yes?

berndcrisp · March 2015

That is scary, glad it came out OK Bill. I use balled up HD foil.

Sea2Ski · March 2015

Markzzz said:

I just put a teenager to sleep the other day for removal of a metal grill bristle from his throat.

I know what you mean (general anesthesia), but at first, it sounded like your actions were permanent.....

SmokeyPitt · March 2015

Sea2Ski said:

Markzzz said:

I just put a teenager to sleep the other day for removal of a metal grill bristle from his throat.

I know what you mean (general anesthesia), but at first, it sounded like your actions were permanent.....

LOL...that is the way I read it.

Markzzz · March 2015

Sea2Ski said:

Markzzz said:

I just put a teenager to sleep the other day for removal of a metal grill bristle from his throat.

I know what you mean (general anesthesia), but at first, it sounded like your actions were permanent.....

If my actions were permanent then it would be a very bad day for me with a lot of paperwork involved!

henapple · March 2015

Aluminum foil. ..why take a chance with any brush?

Cookbook_Chip · March 2015

I saw that once a while back on my grid and freaked. I look it over EVERY time now after using it. May go the tin foil ball route now.

lkapigian · March 2015

Were we supposed to clean the grill?

DoubleEgger · March 2015

Tossing my brush tonight....

Eggerty · March 2015

Just bought a billy bar. No grill brush floss for me.

fljoemon · March 2015

I bought a high quality wire brush from Restaurant Depot. The picture below was posted by @RRP in another thread.

mahenryak · March 2015

Eggerty said:

Just bought a billy bar. No grill brush floss for me.

+1

Jeremiah · March 2015

Aluminum foil. My kid eats my food. Not worth it.

RRP · March 2015

fljoemon said:

I bought a high quality wire brush from Restaurant Depot. The picture below was posted by @RRP in another thread.

Thanks for reposting that picture. I got busy today and didn't clarify my plumbers pipe cleaner picture post. I use the metal wire brush pictured here to clean my normal "wire rod" grates. The bristles are long, shiney and if it ever starts losing wires I believe I will see them...let alone notice it if it was in my mouth while chewing! OTOH that plumbers pipe cleaner brush is what I use to clean my cast iron grate. The latter gets down in the valley of the cast iron. Is it anal cleaning one at a time? I don't know, but it works for me!

Sea2Ski · March 2015

Markzzz said:

Sea2Ski said:

Markzzz said:

I just put a teenager to sleep the other day for removal of a metal grill bristle from his throat.

I know what you mean (general anesthesia), but at first, it sounded like your actions were permanent.....

If my actions were permanent then it would be a very bad day for me with a lot of paperwork involved!

....I hope that never happens to you.

grege345 · March 2015

I use a brick trowl. Turn it on its side for scraping and use the point for in between grate. Works like a charm.

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Ozzie_Isaac · March 2015

grege345 said:

I use a brick trowl. Turn it on its side for scraping and use the point for in between grate. Works like a charm.

Thats a grate idea!

Sweet100s · March 2015

I have a vivid memory from the news last year of a related story.

Last year on the news I saw a woman who was critically ill because of a related infection after swallowing a grill brush wire. I recall the dr showing the piece of wire that he removed from her intestine.

She looked awful - really pale, weak, mostly moving just her eyes during the interview. The reporter asked her if she was going to make it. She said the dr's couldn't promise her that.

(maybe this story below was a different case - it refers to the esophagus)
http://www.myfoxaustin.com/story/25733759/woman-dines-on-bbq-swallows-wire-from-grill-brush

NDG · March 2015

Great reminder . . . gotta toss my old brush asap.

blind99 · March 2015

There are a few cases every year in the news. God that would be awful. I found a brush at HD this weekend that's more like a wadded up ball of metal mesh, no bristles, I'm going to give it a try.

Botch · March 2015

blind99 said:

There are a few cases every year in the news. God that would be awful. I found a brush at HD this weekend that's more like a wadded up ball of metal mesh, no bristles, I'm going to give it a try.

I've been eyeing those too, but now I'm paranoid, will those possibly shed a steel shaving also?

EggPerfection · March 2015

Good Lord gang! This is horrifying. Glad I just bought a new brush with 3 replacement heads.

blasting · March 2015

After reading this thread, I was thinking of the perfect tool I could invent to replace my grill brush. Once I figured it out, I realized I already owned it. I tried it out, along with a 6" drywall knife and it worked perfect. Grill brush gone.

http://www.amazon.com/QEP-10020-Grout-Removal-Tool/dp/B000FK74R2/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1427229713&sr=8-4&keywords=grout+removal+tool

Many thanks to Blassiter and others who brought this to my attention.

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