CanDid said:

DoubleEgger said:

Legume said:

Well, really, the government should just outlaw wire brushes.  It would be easier.

They'd prefer to tax the crap out of them. 

In the current lawsuit atmosphere we live in, I'm surprised somebody hasn't sued one of the wire brush companies. Spill a cup of hot coffee.... I'm just sayin'.

Every big name grill mfg has stopped selling the embedded bristle type brushes a few years ago, I believe. Hard to sue the Chinese companies I bet. 

Title should be "When will people stop using cheap wire brushes"

My Weber wire brush http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=13341753&KPID=13653062&cid=CAPLA:G:Shopping_-_Catch_All_-_DT&pla=pla_13653062&k_clickid=fa4db121-b713-4cd7-8dce-e15dec0de7e3 

has never lost a bristle.

^^^ I agree.

CanDid said:

Hungry Joe said:

Title should be "When will people stop using cheap wire brushes"

My Weber wire brush http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=13341753&KPID=13653062&cid=CAPLA:G:Shopping_-_Catch_All_-_DT&pla=pla_13653062&k_clickid=fa4db121-b713-4cd7-8dce-e15dec0de7e3 

has never lost a bristle......

.....that you know of.

Won't happen with this type. 

HeavyG said:

pgprescott said:

CanDid said:

Hungry Joe said:

Title should be "When will people stop using cheap wire brushes"

My Weber wire brush http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=13341753&KPID=13653062&cid=CAPLA:G:Shopping_-_Catch_All_-_DT&pla=pla_13653062&k_clickid=fa4db121-b713-4cd7-8dce-e15dec0de7e3 

has never lost a bristle......

.....that you know of.

Won't happen with this type. 

While a whole bristle isn't likely to pull out of that type of brush I assume that it is possible for a piece of the bristle to break off due to metal fatigue.

Probably not very likely though.

I would not grill at all because you could get struck by lightening on a sunny day. It's possible! 

You just like to argue. 

pgprescott said:

HeavyG said:

pgprescott said:

CanDid said:

Hungry Joe said:

Title should be "When will people stop using cheap wire brushes"

My Weber wire brush http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=13341753&KPID=13653062&cid=CAPLA:G:Shopping_-_Catch_All_-_DT&pla=pla_13653062&k_clickid=fa4db121-b713-4cd7-8dce-e15dec0de7e3 

has never lost a bristle......

.....that you know of.

Won't happen with this type. 

While a whole bristle isn't likely to pull out of that type of brush I assume that it is possible for a piece of the bristle to break off due to metal fatigue.

Probably not very likely though.

I would not grill at all because you could get struck by lightening on a sunny day. It's possible! 

You just like to argue. 

Oh there you go again...

And what did I say the last time you directed that comment towards me?

Something along the lines of "you like to turn everything into an argument" methinks.

Not looking to argue. Just making an obvious observation. Metal can/will fail due to fatigue and even with that type of brush (and I have a couple of them) I would still do a visual exam after cleaning a grate to ensure that no ingestible fragments were left behind. 

All kidding aside about having your dog clean your grill - we have a Westie puppy. Twice now we have caught him chewing "something" on the floor and discovered he had a "bread twisty" in his mouth. I mentioned this to our vet and she warned us what a danger that is to puppies - NOT so much to large breeds or adult dogs BUT little pups like ours. Those thin wires would never show up on the x-ray equipment used in even the best vet offices and can mean deadly punchers in a puppies's system.

Canugghead said:

pgprescott said:

Hungry Joe said:

Title should be "When will people stop using cheap wire brushes"

My Weber wire brush https://www.amazon.com/Weber-6494-12-Inch-3-Sided-Grill/dp/B009IH0BYQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1502232886&sr=8-3&keywords=weber+wire+brush 

has never lost a bristle.

Not the embedded type. Weber stopped selling the wooden handled embedded wire brushes years ago   I assume for this very reason. 

Are you sure?
https://www.amazon.com/Weber-6464-18-Inch-Bamboo-Grill/dp/B0045UBBO0

Amazon! Can't buy these from Weber for years now. 

RRP said:

All kidding aside about having your dog clean your grill - we have a Westie puppy. Twice now we have caught him chewing "something" on the floor and discovered he had a "bread twisty" in his mouth. I mentioned this to our vet and she warned us what a danger that is to puppies - NOT so much to large breeds or adult dogs BUT little pups like ours. Those thin wires would never show up on the x-ray equipment used in even the best vet offices and can mean deadly punchers in a puppies's system.

Yes. We toss twist-ties and rubber bands and use small bag clamps, even for frozen foods.

Our vet recently told me about a crazy week when she had four blockages and perforations in dogs - including in big dogs with small objects. If a tiny needle is turned just the right way it can get even a big dog. Extremely thin wire generally can be seen on x-rays but maybe a different type. 

Aluminum foil here.

1voyager said:

pgprescott said:

Canugghead said:

pgprescott said:

Hungry Joe said:

Title should be "When will people stop using cheap wire brushes"

My Weber wire brush https://www.amazon.com/Weber-6494-12-Inch-3-Sided-Grill/dp/B009IH0BYQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1502232886&sr=8-3&keywords=weber+wire+brush 

has never lost a bristle.

Not the embedded type. Weber stopped selling the wooden handled embedded wire brushes years ago   I assume for this very reason. 

Are you sure?
https://www.amazon.com/Weber-6464-18-Inch-Bamboo-Grill/dp/B0045UBBO0

Amazon! Can't buy these from Weber for years now. 

Weber sells a 12" version for $5.99 and an 18" version for $6.99 on their website. 

https://www.weber.com/US/en/accessories/brushes

Yeah, I was confused. BGE quite selljngvtheirs and we just quit carrying that type in the Weber. I mistakingly thought they also discontinued them. They have not. Hmmm. I won't use that type of wire brush. I have in fact experienced their bristles coming off.