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Surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes (2016)

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Re: Surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes (2016)

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Post by mrhappyunhappy »

numbsafari wrote: post #107
monkeynotes wrote: post #86

How is it that the manufacturers haven't had a class action put their way? I mean, they are knowingly making a product that fails in regular usage in a way that is almost impossible to prevent or detect completely. I'd suggest these types of scrapers be legislated against since they are incapable of being used safely in reasonable intended usage.

Yeah, well, good thing we have OpenBazaar so that people like you won't be able to keep me from exercising my freedom to use a real manly brush to do a real manly job. I'm sure that really offends you, but I'm no snowflake. I can make my own bristle material decisions for my self and on behalf of everyone I cook for./s

You ruined it with /s

Re: Surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes (2016)

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Post by mtreis86 »

gumby wrote: post #130
mtreis86 wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just don't use a scotchbrite on a hot grill.

Ha! There's really little reason to try "cleaning" a hot grill.

I can come up with three reasons. First is to remove beef residue before cooking chicken. Second is to prevent chicken from sticking - a clean grill with fresh oil sprayed on it works best. Third is that, when running a grill for a number of hours at a time, you generally can't afford to shut the grill off to clean it.

Re: Surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes (2016)

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Post by banned1 »

monkeynotes wrote: post #86

How is it that the manufacturers haven't had a class action put their way? I mean, they are knowingly making a product that fails in regular usage in a way that is almost impossible to prevent or detect completely. I'd suggest these types of scrapers be legislated against since they are incapable of being used safely in reasonable intended usage.

You must be a lawyer. Dude, can we keep the laws simple? I mean, I wish I could sue manufacturers of jeans (hate seeing someone’s crack when they bend), I hate toothpicks (super useful but sometimes I hurt my gums), I hate carpets (sometimes the static electricity creates a spark that hurts my hand when I attempt to open a metal door), and I hate brooms (they never quite get all the dust gathered). I also would like to sue the makers of Fortnite as I was one of the last two and a glitch froze my gun for two seconds, which allowed my opponent an unfair advantage which created pain and suffering for me.

Re: Surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes (2016)

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Post by CodeWriter23 »

iambateman wrote: post #127

Serious question: how do I clean my grill instead?

When my grill gets hot, I scrape the surface with a straight-edged spatula to clean up. If the grill looks super grungy, I hold the spatula at an angle and scrape between the grill wires.

This does not yield a shiny silver grill, it does however leave a lot of the grill’s seasoning whilst removing charred particles that would stick to the food.

Re: Surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes (2016)

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Post by sehugg »

emodendroket wrote: post #73
mr-roboto wrote: post #7

So what are some alternatives?

They sell bristle-less brushes that essentially have interlocking metal loops. They're much safer but they aren't quite as effective. There are also wooden cleaners and funny-looking cleaners that resemble a cross between a sponge and a pumice stone you can use. Really, if you go to the grill aisle of Home Depot (or whatever similar store) you'll see plenty of choices.

I used the pumice-thingie for years, until it turned black. That and an old butterknife to scrape off the chunkier bits.

Re: Surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes (2016)

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Post by Robotbeat »

overcast wrote: post #143

I switched to using a wooden scraper a couple years ago, when I first read this report. Works great! https://www.amazon.com/Great-Scrape-Woody-Paddle-Natural/dp/...

Yeah, it baffles me why they didn't mention any alternative in the article!

Re: Surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes (2016)

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Post by SlugWithLux »

Does it make a difference how the wire brush is made? I know of two types, let me call one flat and the other wound. Flat is where wire bristles are inset into a flat head on a handle. Wound is were the bristles are held by wires twisting around (which often have a triangle head for BBQ brushes and are made the same as typical bottle brush).

Are they equally bad?

Re: Surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes (2016)

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Post by CodeWriter23 »

CodeWriter23 wrote: post #145
iambateman wrote: post #127

Serious question: how do I clean my grill instead?

When my grill gets hot, I scrape the surface with a straight-edged spatula to clean up. If the grill looks super grungy, I hold the spatula at an angle and scrape between the grill wires. This does not yield a shiny silver grill, it does however leave a lot of the grill’s seasoning whilst removing charred particles that would stick to the food.

Also, the way I deal with flare ups is to restrict the oxygen availability by covering the grill.

Re: Surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes (2016)

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Post by arrosenberg »

banned1 wrote: post #144
monkeynotes wrote: post #86

How is it that the manufacturers haven't had a class action put their way? I mean, they are knowingly making a product that fails in regular usage in a way that is almost impossible to prevent or detect completely. I'd suggest these types of scrapers be legislated against since they are incapable of being used safely in reasonable intended usage.

You must be a lawyer. Dude, can we keep the laws simple? I mean, I wish I could sue manufacturers of jeans (hate seeing someone’s crack when they bend), I hate toothpicks (super useful but sometimes I hurt my gums), I hate carpets (sometimes the static electricity creates a spark that hurts my hand when I attempt to open a metal door), and I hate brooms (they never quite get all the dust gathered). I also would like…

None of the inconveniences you mentioned will end with you in a surgical OR having them removed from your digestive tract or worse (unless you are in the habit of swallowing toothpicks).
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