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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 hueving »

maxerickson wrote: post #28
uptown wrote: post #19

I'm not sure if it was exactly the same type of brush, but a number of years ago I found a wire from a grill brush in my mouth after taking a bit at an Outback Steakhouse. The restaurant was profusely apologetic and comped our meal without our asking them. I feel very fortunate to have felt it before I swallowed in light of this, and other articles I've read, since that meal, but unfortunately there's no way to contr…

"No way" short of sensible government regulation. Too bad regulation is bad for business or we could all enjoy our food without fear of wire bristles.

Banning bristles is unnecessary as long as they are used correctly, which is only before further cleaning.

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

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Post by maxerickson »

hueving wrote: post #41
maxerickson wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"No way" short of sensible government regulation. Too bad regulation is bad for business or we could all enjoy our food without fear of wire bristles.

Banning bristles is unnecessary as long as they are used correctly, which is only before further cleaning.

That's fine, my objection is to the framing of it being impossible to tell businesses that are already heavily regulated how they are to clean their grills.

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

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Post by contingencies »

jlebrech wrote: post #39
mr-roboto wrote: post #7

So what are some alternatives?

clearly the alternative is a startup for self cleaning grills.

We have found at http://8-food.com/ that sanitation systems are basically the core tech in robotic food prep.

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

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Post by HankB99 »

keltex wrote: post #15
mr-roboto wrote: post #7

So what are some alternatives?

There are non-bristle brushes available such as this one. I have one and they aren't as effective as a regular brush but at least you don't have the risk: https://www.konabbqstore.com/products/safe-clean-grill-brush...

I think if any of the wire loops break you have the same risk.

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

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Post by bradstewart »

purple-again wrote: post #13
mr-roboto wrote: post #7

So what are some alternatives?

I was just thinking about this. I’m thinking of laying a wet towel over it and scrubbing it furiously with this mallet looking smashy thingie my wife hasn’t used once in 20 years. Edit: I’ve been thrown out of the kitchen. I will look into some other peoples suggestions.

A meat tenderizer?

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

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Post by tomkinstinch »

mr-roboto wrote: post #7

So what are some alternatives?

I've been using balls of crumpled up aluminum foil held with tongs. My father grills more often than I do and I bought him a dedicated tool for grill cleaning from a craft fair; it's a brass disk on a stick, with various grate profiles cut out of the disk. It works well, but is a little slower than some other tools. Looks like the creator has a web store now[1].

1. https://www.grillgadget.com/

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

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Post by nvusuvu »

Once, I got a bristle in a waffle cone from an ice cream parlor. Fortunately, I noticed it in my mouth before I swallowed. The parlor used a steel brush to scrub the griddles clean. Their policy is to bake a waffle cone after cleaning and immediately throw it away to catch stray bristles. One employee didn't follow the policy.
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