DennisDixie
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I don't know if anyone else has experienced this but I thought I would warn everyone about this potential hazard. Recently while eating a steak I had grilled, my wife said it felt like she had a small bone caught in her throat. She tried eating some bread but that didn't do any good. It wasn't until the next day when I cleaned my grill that I saw what happened. There were several brass bristles on the cast iron grill. They had come off a brand new brush I had just bought to clean the grill. I threw it away immediately but thought I'd let others know to beware of this hazard. I went to a hardware store and bought a brush in the paint department that is much sturdier with thicker bristles. My wife is ok now but she had quite a scare.
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DennisDixie wrote: My wife is ok now but she had quite a scare.
The scary part is..Where is that wire bristle? Do you think it will make it all the way through with out any damage? Lets hope so.
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johnbhicks
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I knew a guy who had to have a grill brush bristle surgically removed from his throat; I've never see a wire-bristle brush that didn't lose bristles. One reason to wipe a grill down with an oil-soaked paper towel after brushing is to remove stray bristles.
But there's something far better; check this out http://www.grillwizard.com/newprod.htm
I have no connection to them other than that I've been using their produce a couple of years.
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A1B00902
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After cleaning my grill, I always wipe it off with paper towel,that removes any chance of wire or burnt bits,
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canope
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Good post. Thanks for the heads up.
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Stim
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I always wipe with a piece of crunched up newspaper after pre-heating. The paper always comes off greasy with black stuff.
I have a brush that is shaped like a triangle with a handle. Much easier to use. I think I got it at Walmart.
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I use a scrubby pad brush that is designed for this . Does a great job actually and no bristles to worry about .
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Bumpyroad
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I got one that was new this past summer, has a water squirter in it and it really works well.
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tomman58
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I always heat, brush and then burn for 10 minutes, followed by a paper towel to pick up the ash.
With our Baby Q we find that if we do the 10 minutes preheat ( time for the 1st martini) that the iron grate sears real well and about cooks the steak. We follow with the grill on low.
The key to the Q bbqing is the preheat always.
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