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Safe Grill Brushes

RajunCajun
RajunCajun Posts: 1,049
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Hola,

So with the new "safe brush" movement and all, what's everyone using as their preferred grill brush?  Last thing I want to do is go cough cough cough after a bite of brisket and end up as the subject of a social media post.

Thanks everyone.
The problem with a problem is that you don't know it's a problem until it's a problem, and that is a big problem.
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    What is the "Safe brush movement"? I just use foil. Or nothing.

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • RajunCajun
    RajunCajun Posts: 1,049
    Carolina Q said:
    What is the "Safe brush movement"? I just use foil. Or nothing.
    Folks are swallowing grill brush wires and they are getting lodged somewhere in their digestive tract......maybe none of the BGE group...might be isolated to the Primo and Kamado Joe groups.  BGE folks are just that smart.  :)
    The problem with a problem is that you don't know it's a problem until it's a problem, and that is a big problem.
    Holding the company together with three spreadsheets and two cans connected by a long piece of string.
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  • hoosier_egger
    hoosier_egger Posts: 6,808
    I'm in the ball of foil crowd 
    ~ John - Formerly known as ColtsFan  - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
    XL BGE, LG BGE, Med BGE, BGE Chiminea, Ardore Pizza Oven
    Bloomington, IN - Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers!

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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Ball of foil and/or tongs.  I really need to make one of those wood scrapers.
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,153
    Paint scraper 
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  • milesvdustin
    milesvdustin Posts: 2,882
    I have a billy bar that works well

    2 LBGE, Blackstone 36, Jumbo Joe

    Egging in Southern Illinois (Marion)

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  • RajunCajun
    RajunCajun Posts: 1,049
    milesvdustin said:
    I have a billy bar that works well
    The Billy Bar is a cool product.  Early on when I still used the OEM BGE grill, the Lone Ranger has made a grid lifter that doubled as a grill cleaner for the BGE stock grill.  It worked great until I upgraded to the CGS two-tier system, which is flat.  Thanks for the suggestion.
    The problem with a problem is that you don't know it's a problem until it's a problem, and that is a big problem.
    Holding the company together with three spreadsheets and two cans connected by a long piece of string.
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  • TigerTony
    TigerTony Posts: 1,078
     Not sure what it's called but I use a wooden grill scraper. It starts out looking like a paddle, then you notch it out when you use it on the hot grate.<if that makes sense...
    I like it. It works great!

    "I'm stupidest when I try to be funny" 
    New Orleans

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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    RajunCajun said:
    Carolina Q said:
    What is the "Safe brush movement"? I just use foil. Or nothing.
    Folks are swallowing grill brush wires and they are getting lodged somewhere in their digestive tract......maybe none of the BGE group...might be isolated to the Primo and Kamado Joe groups.  BGE folks are just that smart.  :)
    I know about that. That's why I use foil. Just never heard of a "safe brush movement".

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Shiff
    Shiff Posts: 1,835
    I also like the Billy Bar.  I put the grill on over hot charcoal to soften things up for a few minutes and then use the billy bar to clean the grill
    Large BGE
    Barry, Lancaster, PA
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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,818
    Billy Bar
    aka marysvilleksegghead
    Lrg 2008
    mini 2009

    Henny Youngman:
    I said to my wife, 'Where do you want to go for our anniversary?' She said, 'I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen.'
    Bob Hope: When I wake up in the morning, I don’t feel anything until noon, and then it’s time for my nap
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  • Lit
    Lit Posts: 9,053
    I still use a brush fairly often but only the Weber ones I don’t buy the cheap ones. I also got this recently and it works good. 
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  • RajunCajun
    RajunCajun Posts: 1,049
    Lit said:
    I still use a brush fairly often but only the Weber ones I don’t buy the cheap ones. I also got this recently and it works good. 
    Thanks!  Is this considered a safe brush?  I like it.
    The problem with a problem is that you don't know it's a problem until it's a problem, and that is a big problem.
    Holding the company together with three spreadsheets and two cans connected by a long piece of string.
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  • Lit
    Lit Posts: 9,053
    RajunCajun said:
    Lit said:
    I still use a brush fairly often but only the Weber ones I don’t buy the cheap ones. I also got this recently and it works good. 
    Thanks!  Is this considered a safe brush?  I like it.
    I don’t know if any are 100% safe but this one has solid metal as scrapers not thin little bristles. This comes up pretty much yearly here for as long as I can remember. Just to be safe I always put one of my Pitt mitts on and run my hand across the area after I brush it to hopefully knock anything off it something did ever break loose. It’s sad I’ve never used foil but most say it works good. 
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  • milesvdustin
    milesvdustin Posts: 2,882
    @Lit I had one of those and it eventually fell apart like a regular grill brush 

    2 LBGE, Blackstone 36, Jumbo Joe

    Egging in Southern Illinois (Marion)

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  • Matt86m
    Matt86m Posts: 471
    Tried one like above, didn't clean very well. Tried a wood paddle, really did not like that. I went back to the dangerous grill brush. I just look at the grate before I put meat on. I also go with 'the grain' so I only have 1 cross bar to hit. I have yet to find a bristle come off. May use a ball of foil to follow up the brush. 
    XL aka Senior, Mini Max aka Junior, Weber Q's, Blackstone 22, Lion built in, RecTec Mini 300, Lodge Hibachi, Uuni, wife says I have too many grills,,,,how many shoes do you have?
     
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  • rekameohs
    rekameohs Posts: 264
    I still use the cheap ones that fall apart to do the initial cleaning, then follow up with a pad, foil, etc.
    Raleigh, NC
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  • OhioEgger
    OhioEgger Posts: 992
    The best grill cleaner for me is a stainless steel scrubby.

    Cincinnati, Ohio. Large BGE since 2011. Still learning.
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    Foil Ball.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • johnmitchell
    johnmitchell Posts: 7,358
    @theyolksonyou..Time to insert black lab.
    Greensboro North Carolina
    When in doubt Accelerate....
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  • one_feral_kat
    one_feral_kat Posts: 14
    I made this from scrap and just saw off a part of the end when worn down to start all over again.

    My name is Ron Pratt and I've posted here for 20 years as RRP. For a while in November I was unable to sign in.  So I reverted to this old moniker from years ago and just wandered in these woods as one_feral_kat  ^oo^~
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  • Yno
    Yno Posts: 529
    I have used a heavy duty welding brush for years. I have never lost a bristle, but if one did fall out, they are big enough that you can't miss seeing them. Strong enough to get baked on crud of the grill, too.
    XL BGE in San Jose, CA. Also a Pit Barrel Cooker, a Cal Flame P4 gasser, and lots of toys including the first ever Flame Boss 300 in the wild. And a new Flame Boss 500.
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  • Jupiter Jim
    Jupiter Jim Posts: 3,351
    Fake News...……. 

    I'm only hungry when I'm awake!

    Okeechobee FL. Winter

    West Jefferson NC Summer

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  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 11
    edited November 2019
    one_feral_kat said:
    I made this from scrap and just saw off a part of the end when worn down to start all over again.

    I thought that the point of those is that you *want* it to get worn down.  The grill puts grooves in the scraper which helps the scraper become more effective. 

    I love my wooden scrapers but I wouldn't want to have to keep breaking them in.

    Here's the one I use for my gas grill.


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  • JRWhitee
    JRWhitee Posts: 5,678
    I use a wood scraper along with tin foil ball
                                                                
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    Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
    Green Man Group 
    Johns Creek, Georgia
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  • one_feral_kat
    one_feral_kat Posts: 14
    7lenny7 said:
    one_feral_kat said:
    I made this from scrap and just saw off a part of the end when worn down to start all over again.

    I thought that the point of those is that you *want* it to get worn down.  The grill puts grooves in the scraper which helps the scraper become more effective. 

    I love my wooden scrapers but I wouldn't want to have to keep breaking them in.

    Here's the one I use for my gas grill.


    Fine! To each his own. I made mine from scrap and in all these years now I'm only on my second row of cut off holes! But, hey, I'm a retired dude and taking the few minutes it took to make it (fun) and trim it later (fun) didn't bother me.
    My name is Ron Pratt and I've posted here for 20 years as RRP. For a while in November I was unable to sign in.  So I reverted to this old moniker from years ago and just wandered in these woods as one_feral_kat  ^oo^~
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 13,654
    edited November 2019
    7lenny7 said:

    I thought that the point of those is that you *want* it to get worn down.  The grill puts grooves in the scraper which helps the scraper become more effective. 

    I love my wooden scrapers but I wouldn't want to have to keep breaking them in.

    Here's the one I use for my gas grill.


    Agree, but when the grooves get too deep the teeth won't be able to get pass the bottom braces in one smooth sweep. Some trimming, sanding or filing to shorten the claws should work.



    canuckland
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  • littlerascal56
    littlerascal56 Posts: 2,110
    Buy these for $2.99 each on e-bay (China).  They last a long time and don’t shed wire bristles. Do a good job on the SS grates on my egg!
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  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 11
    Canugghead said:
    7lenny7 said:

    I thought that the point of those is that you *want* it to get worn down.  The grill puts grooves in the scraper which helps the scraper become more effective. 

    I love my wooden scrapers but I wouldn't want to have to keep breaking them in.

    Here's the one I use for my gas grill.


    Agree, but when the grooves get too deep the teeth won't be able to get pass the bottom braces in one smooth sweep. Some trimming, sanding or filing to shorten the claws should work.



    Good point!  The grates on my Weber only have braces on the very edge and the scrapers used for my other grates haven't worn down enough for me to run into that yet. 
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    I use the combo of these three. Never use the wire bristles embedded in wood or plastic 
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