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Canadian surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes

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Re: Canadian surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes

#71
Slight related topic: Anyone else BBQ a lot, reach to open a beer bottle, but are missing an opener? Why don't they make every BBQ utensil have a decent bottle opener at the end. Better yet, every utensil in your house?

Please take this idea and run with, just tell me where to buy a set.

Re: Canadian surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes

#72
post #41

Heat grill for an hour. Pour a beer over it. (Shake & spray, because that's more fun). Rub with newspaper or onion. Season with olive oil. You're good to go.

for an hour? that seems like a lot of wasted gas. grills should heat up in about 10 minutes.

Re: Canadian surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes

#73
post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Fijian here. I assumed that was a trick everyone knew.

Yeah, I'm in the US and I've yet to BBQ with someone that doesn't know this trick.

I'm in the US and I've yet to BBQ with anyone who does. This is the first I've ever heard of it.

Re: Canadian surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes

#76
post #9

"Kevin Gallant, of Summerside, P.E.I., had part of his small intestine removed after he swallowed a bristle from a barbecue brush. "I was very ill, probably as close to death as you want to be," he said from his home in Summerside, P.E.I. "The barbecue brush bristle had started to move, so it was trying to come through the wall of my small intestine. So I was told I was very fortunate that they found it, because it w…

Why not? The brush cleans perfectly well and he's now aware of the risks. He'll probably inspect his food a lot more thoroughly too...

Re: Canadian surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes

#77
post #8

Wow! We've been using this kind of brush for decades. I guess we're lucky that nothing happened. I think, though, with proper brushes, none of the bristles come off.

it's metal. any sort of hypothetical shortcoming in manufacturing process can also be achieved through enough use, especially in a hot environment like a grill.

Re: Canadian surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes

#78

Slight related topic: Anyone else BBQ a lot, reach to open a beer bottle, but are missing an opener? Why don't they make every BBQ utensil have a decent bottle opener at the end. Better yet, every utensil in your house? Please take this idea and run with, just tell me where to buy a set.

Why not have the bottle opener attached to the BBQ itself? You could DIY this, or attach a keychain one to a chain to the BBQ.

Re: Canadian surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes

#79
post #22

A trick I learned from Argentinian circus people, who make amazing BBQ, is let the grill heat up and then cut an onion in half to rub on the grate. It imparts a nice flavor and cleans the grill very well.

The Argentinian trick is basically: 1. let the grill get hot 2. rub with something to clean old grit 3. rub again with a chunk of fat (from the meat) for flavor The "something" in step #2 has varied over the years. Back in the day, my grandpa used to use old newspapers... which of course we know today it's not such a great idea, heh. Onions, half a potato, a corn stalk, even a chunk of brick will do the trick. You ju…

> old newspapers... which of course we know today it's not such a great idea, heh

Why is it a bad idea? The newspaper thing is common in Oz, and a quick Google turned up nothing.

Re: Canadian surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes

#80
post #22

A trick I learned from Argentinian circus people, who make amazing BBQ, is let the grill heat up and then cut an onion in half to rub on the grate. It imparts a nice flavor and cleans the grill very well.

Nice trick. I heard Argentinian circus people hate the tin foil rub method to clean a grate, but my question is this: why? Is it the thickness of the foil? The foilness? The lack of onion?

Please help.

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