My father in law got sick of crappy brushes, so he created one:
http://grillbros.com
It works really well for a "standard" grill.
Surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes (2016)
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#292Earlier quoted context omitted.
Or you could raise them without the threat of violence using positive reinforcement. I hope you aren't seriously beating kids....
Beating a child with a wooden scraper is more humane than using a wire bristle brush.
which is the obvious alternative
Re: Surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes (2016)
#293When this news first came out, I tried practically all the alternatives. My personal experiences: Wadded up aluminum foil: really does not work well. It gets loose grime off, but anything at all burnt on will take very vigorous scrubbing and possibly result in shredded foil everywhere. Also feels like a huge waste of foil. Wooden scraper: works ok, since it's not flexible doesn't get between the slats well, need to p…
Take a cheap onion. Cut it in half. Flame up the grill real hot. Take an oven glove and rub the onion really hard on the grill. It will sizzle. Mmm. Amazing all the way around. (Surgeons are super cocky and for them to explain "man this is tricky to fix" ---> I am out).
I was a little skeptical of this advice, so I did some online searching. There are a bunch of articles with anecdotes about this working, but here's an article that seems to have a bit more substance about this method:
https://www.tastingtable.com/cook/national/how-to-clean-a-gr...
Re: Surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes (2016)
#294When this news first came out, I tried practically all the alternatives. My personal experiences: Wadded up aluminum foil: really does not work well. It gets loose grime off, but anything at all burnt on will take very vigorous scrubbing and possibly result in shredded foil everywhere. Also feels like a huge waste of foil. Wooden scraper: works ok, since it's not flexible doesn't get between the slats well, need to p…
I wonder if there is a non mechanical way of cleaning it and instead a chemical reaction like oven cleaner. Ideally it would be something that wasn’t seemingly related to a chemical weapon but maybe that’s what it takes.
Haven't tried, but I bet vinegar would wipe it down pretty well.
Re: Surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes (2016)
#295Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think on HN the need for clarity is seen as more important than having fun, because misunderstandings can do more damage than fun can create pleasure. This unfortunately limits the number of meta-levels (or ambiguity) you can use in jokes or sarcasm. But I guess it's worth the tradeoff. And actually with a bit of effort you can often have both.
HN quote of the year IMHO: "I think on HN the need for clarity is seen as more important than having fun..."
2018 is still only 1/4 through.
Re: Surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes (2016)
#296When this news first came out, I tried practically all the alternatives. My personal experiences: Wadded up aluminum foil: really does not work well. It gets loose grime off, but anything at all burnt on will take very vigorous scrubbing and possibly result in shredded foil everywhere. Also feels like a huge waste of foil. Wooden scraper: works ok, since it's not flexible doesn't get between the slats well, need to p…
I wonder if there is a non mechanical way of cleaning it and instead a chemical reaction like oven cleaner. Ideally it would be something that wasn’t seemingly related to a chemical weapon but maybe that’s what it takes.
If you could get the grill to heat over 700°C, organic gunk would gasify.
Re: Surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes (2016)
#297Earlier quoted context omitted.
I wonder if there is a non mechanical way of cleaning it and instead a chemical reaction like oven cleaner. Ideally it would be something that wasn’t seemingly related to a chemical weapon but maybe that’s what it takes.
If you could get the grill to heat over 700°C, organic gunk would gasify.
Would it be safe/feasible to use a butane or propane torch for that? Would there be an issue of carcinogenic residue? If not, then a handheld torch is cheap and easy to use, and goes well last 700 degrees.
Re: Surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes (2016)
#298When this news first came out, I tried practically all the alternatives. My personal experiences: Wadded up aluminum foil: really does not work well. It gets loose grime off, but anything at all burnt on will take very vigorous scrubbing and possibly result in shredded foil everywhere. Also feels like a huge waste of foil. Wooden scraper: works ok, since it's not flexible doesn't get between the slats well, need to p…
I just use solder flux.
/s
Re: Surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes (2016)
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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
> to use a real manly brush to do a real manly job What does manliness have to do with this?
Because men were stereotypically more likely to do risky physical stuff. Especially if it's stupidly funny. But of course, that's less so now in many cultures, as women grow up feeling more freedom to Darwin out.
> Unintentional injuries are the #3 leading cause of death among men, but it is #6 for women. This is probably due to the fact that men are much more prone to saying things like, "Hold my beer, and watch this." Also, men tend to work in more dangerous professions where being killed on the job is a possibility.
https://www.acsh.org/news/2017/04/20/top-10-causes-death-are...
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#300Earlier quoted context omitted.
I wonder if there is a non mechanical way of cleaning it and instead a chemical reaction like oven cleaner. Ideally it would be something that wasn’t seemingly related to a chemical weapon but maybe that’s what it takes.
Haven't tried, but I bet vinegar would wipe it down pretty well.
Wiping with vinegar will cause rust. You want to go the other way - alkalis will convert grease into soluble compounds without damaging the steel.