A Safety Reminder

[jimstocks53]

This link reminds us of the risk in using a wire brush to clean a grill.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2...stery-diagnosis-grill-brush-orig-cprog-dp.cnn

 

[JIMSMOKES]

That's why I use one of these.
https://www.amazon.com/Winco-BR-9-B...s=blacksmith+wire+brush&qid=1677249055&sr=8-3

 

[ModelMaker]

That's why I use one of these.
https://www.amazon.com/Winco-BR-9-B...s=blacksmith+wire+brush&qid=1677249055&sr=8-3

Still a wire brush, why is it safer, bigger strands?
Ed

 

[JclinATX]

My wife gave me one of these wooden boards a few years ago and it works well on the Weber grill grates. I’m sure you can fashion your own pretty easily.

https://www.greatscrape.com

 

[Stingerhook]

Ball of foil and a drywall knife for me.

 

[cowgirl]

Ball of foil and a drywall knife for me.

I use foil too.

 

[Juggy D Beerman]

I have been using a stainless steel scrubber pad such as the one linked below:


https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b00046995/


If you do insist on using a wire brush to remove grit from the grate, do an inspection of the grates after using the brush. Or better yet, use that scrubber pad afterwards to insure the removal of any wire that may have been left behind. Once you do find a stray wire on your grate after cleaning it, do NOT use that wire brush for grate cleaning again. It's like going bald, as another wire will fall out again.


My attitude about not getting rid of a wire brush that was shedding changed when I had to remove a wire that had pierced my eight year-old son's tongue. It has been over twenty years past, but he still reminds me about that incident every now and then.

 

[JIMSMOKES]

Still a wire brush, why is it safer, bigger strands?
Ed

The wire is like 3/16 flat. Think it's a butcher block brush

 

[SMOKE FREAK]

I use these. Of course, only when it's cool.
Works great on the CI grates.
https://primelumberny.com/p/scotch-brite-industrial-strength-scouring-pad-051141979786

 

[jjdbike]

That's why I use one of these.
https://www.amazon.com/Winco-BR-9-B...s=blacksmith+wire+brush&qid=1677249055&sr=8-3

Thanks for posting this.
I've been grilling and smoking for much of my life and had never heard of this. I've used wire brushes to clean my grill grates all along.
I suppose I need to rethink this.
JD

 

[JIMSMOKES]

Thanks for posting this.
I've been grilling and smoking for much of my life and had never heard of this. I've used wire brushes to clean my grill grates all along.
I suppose I need to rethink this.
JD

I was looking for a safer grill brush when I came across it. Was thinking about a blacksmith brush. It says it's a butcher block brush.

 

[SmokeOCD]

Wad of foil, often but not always followed by oil soaked paper towels.

 

[1MoreFord]

What I use is similar to what SMOKE FREAK uses.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Quickie-Poly-Fiber-Scrub-Brush/1000451945