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Beware of grilling brush hazards!!!!!
johnmitchell
Posts: 7,360
in Health
The official start of summer. Grill brush dangers, what do you use to clean your grill grates?
Greensboro North Carolina
When in doubt Accelerate....
When in doubt Accelerate....
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Ball of aluminum foil. Or a brick of asbestos if I'm out of foil.
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Putty knife
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You Brits use cheese knives for putty there in the UK? Not complaining, just an observation.TheToast said:Putty knife
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Used to use this wooden paddle I made but was gifted the Billy Bar and have never gone back. When the paddle wore down I'd just cut off the old section! The Billy Bar is slow, but reaches underneath the wire unlike this top and side cleaning only.
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@theyolksonyou. Classic JasonGreensboro North Carolina
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You’re supposed to clean them? Doesn’t that ruin the patina?~ John - Formerly known as ColtsFan - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
XL BGE, LG BGE, Med BGE, BGE Chiminea, Ardore Pizza Oven
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Wooden paddle and ball of aluminum foil. Having had a metal bristle stuck into my mouth, subsequently finding more on the chicken I was serving to my kids, I have a massive aversion to metal bristles.
I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.
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I use the next fire. But I also appreciate the alert (and for most BGE members, it is a year-round deal).
Here's a link as this is a definite concern
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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 -
A grill brush. All ya gotta do is pay attention and clear any bristles that come off.
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Billy Baraka 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 -
Sorry, but unless you are VERY careful and have a great eye then tiny, worn, single steel or brass pieces can easily be hidden! Most of those brushes are cheap crap from China and the bristles are not properly embedded, but it’s your call!scottc454 said:A grill brush. All ya gotta do is pay attention and clear any bristles that come off.Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time -
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Why take the risk? There are easier ways to clean, and safer ways. If you want the risk that is one thing, but why risk your family and friends too?scottc454 said:I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.
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I use momma's beard hair to clean my grill but honestly, I do it because I like the crunching sound when I slam her face on the grid and rub it back and forth. I suspect that the cast iron reverberates more, but since her face looked so dark, striped, and hurt after that, I can't tell you about the regular grid.
I'll be honest ... For like three seconds, I wished I used her face to clean the regular grid first -
Is your momma's safe word still hippopotamus?Ybabpmuts said:I use momma's beard hair to clean my grill but honestly, I do it because I like the crunching sound when I slam her face on the grid and rub it back and forth. I suspect that the cast iron reverberates more, but since her face looked so dark, striped, and hurt after that, I can't tell you about the regular grid.
I'll be honest ... For like three seconds, I wished I used her face to clean the regular grid firstI would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.
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Putty knife—with some notches I cut on the corner of the wheel on my bench grinder.Columbus, Ohio--A Gasser filled with Matchlight and an Ugly Drum.
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I have used this bristle free brush for years.
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I use a stainless steel welding brush. The bristles are the size of small nails, so if any came out they would be easy to spot. However, in the years I have used it, none have come out. Makes quick work of anything left on the grill, which I scrub while hot.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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Go for it.scottc454 said:A grill brush. All ya gotta do is pay attention and clear any bristles that come off.#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX. -
Buy quality brush, not dollar store cheapie, and change every season. Also remember brush is for loosening dirt not cleaning. Regardless of the utensil you use, wipe with wet towels after scrubbing, heaven forbids, should there be errand bristles there's a good chance the towel will remove/move it out of harm's way.
I heard about someone who just had a $3k+ grill delivered and set up, as the delivery crew was wheeling away his old grill for disposal he ran after them to retrieve his really old brush, what do you expect?canuckland -
It still looks new!dstearn said:I have used this bristle free brush for years.Clinton, Iowa -
"Is your momma's safe word still hippopotamus?"
No, we had to change it to a non animal theme after we went to the zoo, she actually saw the hippos, screamed hippopotamus and every man in a 40ft radius stopped what they were doing.
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I know this bristle risk is real, but I was the kid that ran with scissors, I've never had a bristle issue, but I'm now hyper vigilant about looking for them.
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XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle
San Antonio, TX
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"I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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Especially when you do.the math. Only 1 of 6 did not require surgical intervention. Not good odds.JohnInCarolina said:I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.
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BGE V-Notch grill scraper https://biggreenegg.com/product/big-green-egg-grid-cleaner/ and tinfoilLG BGE, Weber Genesis gas, Weber 22" Kettle, Weber Smokey Joe
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From the thread title, I expected this to be about brush fires caused by grills.
To answer the question, wood paddle and the BGE ash tool.LBGE - St. Louis, MO; MM & LBGE - around 8100' somewhere in the CO Front Range
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