Gran concejo, muchas gracias...no lo había pensando. MUCHAS GRACIAS!!!

Had no idea. Thx for the post! Just ordered a replacement for mine. Thanks for the great content!

Completely agree. So glad someone made a video on this topic. There are to many cheap made bbq cleaning products being sold by discount stores that are not safe. Food prep safety is so important and is overlooked way to often. Great video!

I cook a lot for the church that I attend.... at Easter time alone I had cooked and sold several Boston Butts to help raise money for the church.... And, I kid you not.... My Pastor who I see, as being very much OCD.... had just recently had seen somewhere where someone had gotten a bristle enlodged in their throat .... He asked me if I had heard anything of it.... I think that I was kinda like you were.... until now, watching your video.... I went outside and looked at my wire brush .... although it's different from the one that you were referring to.... it has short bristles on it.... I will be changing up too now.... and Thanks for the heads up.... I couldn't stand something like that to happen to someone who would eat from My BBQ.... Thanks again My Friend.... ♨️👍😎♨️

One time last year I removed my grill grates to clean my grill and in the lip around the firebox that holds the grates I found multiple wire bristles in the grease. I immediately threw my wire brush in the bin and ordered one of these coiled brushes. I also now have a wooden scraper which is more gentle on my porcelain cast iron, but definitely doesn’t clean as well as the coiled brush.

The brass brushes never looked "right" to me, so 30 years ago I began using a paint scraper, and I'm still using the same one. If one of those bristles come out, you're going to see it. And the scraper on the end works well on the sides of individual grates, too.

It happened to my son a couple years ago and I was the one who cleaned my grill with the wire brush!!! Thankfully the wire only stuck him in the roof of his mouth. I’ll never use one of those wire brushes again!!!

I have been aware of this, so I used wadded up aluminum foil. Then I read a few articles about the hazards of cooking in aluminum cook ware. Since some grates are cast iron, foil can be rubbed off by those grates, and get in the food, so Im going to try this type of wire brush. I am glad to learn about it. Thanks Ry.

Thanks for the warning!!!

Nylon bristle brushes work just fine. I've been using them since I bought a lodge sportsman cast iron grill. I didn't want my wire brush to scratch the cast iron grates, and they actually work well.

Great and important topic. I have not seen the kind of brush you showed in sweden yet, but the have started selling a steel scouring pad that is fit on a handle. Not tried it yet since i bought it today. Thanks for making a video!

Great video, it hit really close to home for me. My wife had to have a procedure to remove a piece of metal from her throat. Never again!!

Yes ive heard this i use a small STAINLESS brush for welding it does not corrode or break . AFTER THAT i use a 1/2 piece of a onion to run over the grill its really a great cleaner as 10 seconds before you put the food on there. Carbon steel corrodes and will break.

I stopped using brushes year's ago. I now use a hard packed ball of aluminum foil. Works great!!

I just gave up wire bristles last Saturday. Had no less than half a dozen bristles fall out while pre cleaning my new offset before my last video. Luckily, I had a piece of tin foil below the grate I was cleaning and the bristles showed up there. I was mortified. Took great care cleaning the grates and was still super paranoid eating those wings later that day. I need a solution for expanded metal grates and am still thinking on what will be best to use. I may make a video on this problem for other guys like me who have expanded metal. That zig zag is really hard on bristles. Thanks for making this video!

So I also heard about the bristles coming off but thank God I never experienced it first-hand. I never clean my grill grate before a cook I'll clean either right when I'm done cooking or the next day and then use a leaf blower to blow off any bristles that might have come off. It's also a great way to remove any leftover Ash in your pit. Great video, great advice RY

I worked professionally in a kitchen for 15 years. This has been a long standing problem. Especially in commercial kitchens. You would get a wire brush and use it to clean the grill, and you can watch the bristles disappear over time. For that reason, we bought new ones frequently. To help combat the problem, down times and end of night cleaning was time to cover the grill and burn everything off down to metal on the grates, so there was never any sufficient build up for the bristles to stick to, thus ensuring that no find could pick up the bristles. That’s tedious and labour filled adventure, but I was willing to spend the labour to ensure customer safety. I have been using plastic bristles for a few years now. To stop them from melting I usually let the grill run long after I’m cooking, and everything stuck to the grates turns to ash, then I clean once cooled, and re-season. There has been a big push for companies pushing expensive wood scrapers to clean the grates. There are taking advantage of this bristle scare and WAY over charging. So if you want to go the wood scraper route, find a cheap one. I wanted to add my two cents to this conversation. But a big thumbs up to Ry for bringing this topic up, because there have been some horror stories up here and Canada, and a little awareness will go along way without having to spend $50 on a piece of wood. Thanks again.

Great advice and I wish more people would do the same. I stopped using them the moment I heard a story similar to the one you mentioned. When I talk to people about it they shrug it off and say "this has never happened to me so it'll be fine" - a view which can be compared to not taking out any insurance because a claim has never been filed before. It's better to be safe than to have to face the problem when it comes along.

Yeah, I had this happen to me when I was a short order cook. The bristle came off and ended up in someone's burger. Fortunately they didn't swallow it. Great advise, Ry.

Agree with you brother. I have a one similar to that. It does take longer but I would rather be safe than sorry.

Great channel, Ry. Keep up the great work.

For years I've wiped the grill with paper towels to pick up stray wires. The thought of one of these jamming up in the gums beside the teeth gives me a shudder. Never thought about the throat! Ordered a three row stainless coil brush on Amazon for 22 bucks just now. 👍😃

Thank you.

I'll be throwing out my old grill brushes today.

I've become a big fan of grill bricks which I understand are common in cleaning flattops in professional kitchens. They are these big pumice-like blocks that are really effective at cleaning my grates.

I use a welding brush bristles are huge seems ok but now I’m considering your method thank you

I found multiple bristles on my grill and stuck a few in my hand when cleaning, I've switched to a wooden scraper

Thank you Ry. Great public service announcement. I know this video was a couple years ago, but your video has spoken to me in several ways. I too have "dodged the bullet" even after many years. But now that I'm providing more and more BBQ & smoked food for fellow friends, I'm going to switch. Standard bristle brushes are becoming cheaper & cheaper [made] these days. Time to get the style you just showed. Thank you.

Dude I swear my phone is watching me. I just bought a wooden scraper today, and now this pops up on my feed.

Thanks for this. I've only recently gotten into grilling. My understanding is a brush in which the bristle are more securely held in a twisted wire thing, like Weber's 6493, are better than ones in which the bristles are just stuck into a wood base but maybe not. I also have a brush that is basically a steel wool disc that gets screwed onto a handle through a hole in the middle of the wool. Have not been able to find a similar brush that "America's Test Kitchen" recommends.

I recently switched to that coiled style grill cleaner and I'm not fully sold on it. It takes considerably more effort to clean with it but I do like that it seems more durable.

Thank you for this video. I've been hearing about this a lot lately as well, but to much worst of an extent. I had tried the cleaning stones and didn't like those. I'm going to check out the too you used in the video. I've been hearing a lot of people are using an onion to clean their grates, but not sure how well it works. Love to see a follow up on this showing other alternatives. Again thank you for this video. Keep up the great work

Good video. I also recently changed to one of these. But I find that an old wooden spoon works even better.

I had that problem a long time ago when I used paint wire brushes... Then went to similar brush you showed first, but now I think I will just ball up aluminium foil and use tongs to hold it. Thanks for the tip.

Late to the party but I bought that same brush except mine has a scraper and it’s garbage. I use a wire brush first and then run the coil brush over it after. Seems to work for me.

The multiple horror stories made me change also. You very well may have saved someone much pain. Thank You!

Excellent video Ry. Taken on board👌

If you let the grate cool down, soak them in water and vinegar mix overnight.The crud softens and falls off.The stubborn ones can be dealt with using some Terry cloth rag.

I have This exact brush. The trick is to scrub on an angle..either 45 or a little less. If you use it straight with the grill direction. You will notice that the round brushes don't touch the surface,they brush the sides. If you use it on an angle,it will brush the top properly. Put it up straight on the grill and push down and look. You will see it's not touching the top of the grill.

Hey Ray, always a pleasure watching your channel why someone may ask? simple cooks, very informative, clear voice, and as I said before great teaching ability. also yu not all about just cooking yu add in other educational segments..........thanks for your live chart the other day

How timely of a video. This past weekend I picked up a wooden scraper. I've seen some other channels use them and thought I would give them a try. I've been hearing more stories like that, and didn’t want to become a statistic too.

great advice !!!

I bought a 1" x 6" x 6' untreated cedar board, and with my miter saw and jigsaw made 6 wood paddle scrapers. They work quite well, and each one lasts a whole BBQ season. Cost is about $1.50 each.

I made the change a few months ago. Too many stories like yours popping up. I just ended up using balled up aluminum foil and tongs. Works pretty well.

I switched to coil brush also use a nylon brush on cold grill

Just ordered one -- the website suggests you dip the coil brush in water as you scrub the grating in your grill.

wire bristles problem is simulate to why we have warning labels on plastic bags saying they are not a toy.

I use a scrubbing pad with water to clean my grill works great.

I always tap or hit the grill racks real hard after I brush them to shake anything loose off

Those metal brushes are only rated for about 400 strokes up and 400 strokes down when used to clean in an environment were food is prepared. Unfortunately this is on most products not mentioned at all. So probably if you replace the brushes every season of grilling you'll never have one come loose. I use a nice stainless steel brush with replaceable brushes and change them every 12 months or sooner when wear is visible. Probably the metal used these days is a cheaper easyer to produce blend of materials then it used to be with less quality. But the company's save on anything just to make a dime more on an product these days

I made the switch this season myself honestly I love it

You just convinced me to switch. I never had a problem, but that doesn't mean it can't happen!

Excellent Public Service Announcement Ry. We always think it is going be "the other person", or "that won't happen to me". I believe you would better served with a coiled brush that is more narrow than the brush you demo'd that allows more pressure to be applied to the grates.

What I use is wadded up aluminum foil, which works great. I would never use a wire brush.

I just bought a quality Weber triangular wire brush, intend to buy a new one every year. After scrubbing hot grates, I will let grates cool and wipe with damp paper towel while still warm to remove any hard to see broken steel bristles. Not pressing too hard while scrubbing should help prevent bristles breaking off of brush.

I've changed half way. I still use the wire brush for the heavy work, but then I go back with the wound wire brush, and then...wipe everything down with an oiled rag. Inspect the rag, and get to grilling.

It's a scary thing to find something in your mouth that feels wrong. Thanks for the shout out, Ry.

look into a grill cleaning stone.

What are your thoughts on the Grill Rescue “brush”? I see a ton of ads for it right now but I’m hesitant to pull the trigger on a $60 grill brush. Any experience with one?

It’s been two years have you changed the brush you use for cleaning? Just upgraded my husband’s grill for his birthday and looking for a good brush! Thank you!

I will stick with the wooden grill board

A couple of years ago I was having dinner with my wife in our RV. After eating a while I noticed some odd feeling on my tongue. I ran my finger across my tongue and I could feel something odd, with some minor pain. I went to the bathroom mirror and saw a tiny bit of wire sticking out. I used a tweezers to get a hold of it and pulled out a piece of wire about an inch long! I was lucky it didn't make it any further than my mouth. Never again. These wire bristle brushes should be banned. BANNED I TELL YOU! Now, when I got to stores that carry them, I tell the employees that they shouldn't carry those terrible products. Of course, my warnings fall on deaf ears and they keep on selling them.

I stopped using the stainless steel brush as mine was really dirty and needed cleaning. I washed it in a 5gal bucket and the pieces in the bottom of the bucket were numerous. After that, I tossed the brush and some kinda evil mojo from that bbq brush gave me a last jab. Walking back to patio near the bbq, I had a single wire bristle stick in the bottom of my foot. I went back to the old school wire brush from the hardware store.

That coiled wire brush should be dipped in water and the grill should be washed in sections. Try clear water - just dip and scrub, dip and scrub, and see if the coiled wire brush works better that way.

I've heard about this for years also. So I tried foil and tongs, but found shards of foil on the grates. Now I heat the grates in the oven, then clean with a wire brush, then rinse in the sink. It's a lot to do but better to be safe than sorry.

If you have a tub of water you soak that metal brush into prior to scraping, your grates will get much cleaner with less scrubbing. Let the steam clean the grates. The tub of water also helps loosen the burnt food from the brush coils too.

This is a great PSA. I fortunately haven’t had an issue but I became aware of this potential hazard recently. I have young children and got rid of my bristle brushes. It’s not worth the risk. Do away with bristle grill brushes. There are many alternatives. From store bought to crumpling up tin foil and using it to clean the grates.

I'm not saying that it couldn't hapoen, I'm saying the likelihood is miniscule. I've been grilling for over 30 years as well. Before that, my brothers, father, and mother all used the wire bristle brushes. Never had an issue. I just replaced mine after over 5 years of use. I obviously cleaned it off, but it was still in good shape, so I kept using it. Was I just lucky? Or could the accidents just be chalked up to just a bad instance of the product? Out of the millions of these brushes sold, how many people have been injured? Killed? How many BBQ joints use the wire brushes to clean their cookers? How many people have been injured or killed by bristles from these eateries? If it was really that monumental of an issue, they wouldn't be sold, period. If you're going to be that scared, you better not drive your car, use pubkic transportation, drink a beer or ride an amusement park ride. Don't throw people into a panicked frenzy over a few isolated instances. More people are injured or killed by automobiles in a month than have been injured or killed by wire bristle brushes in a year, by far.

Do you still use this brush? I was thinking of trying a wooden paddle where you burn the edge to the pattern of the grate. Would this be a good option on the Malory?

What if you hit your grill with a Dust Buster right before firing it up?

Rus sent me - I have a wooden scraper that I just started using.

don't buy cheap wire brushes, always inspect the brush. and always look at the grate make sure its clean. I like that brush you have there. I be going out and looking for one.

Wait, I'm supposed to clean my grill?

Just got one of these and they say you should wet by dipping in water, then it steam cleans as well

CRAP!! i have heard about this for years as well!! you know what!! i am changing TODAY!! Thanks for the tip!!

Where would you get them from

I use a stick.

I saw something like that as well but I just shrugged it off because I've been using them for years... We're creatures of habit... I try grill or smoke at least once to twice a week, last thing I need is an incident loved ones out if habit.

I think that the real problem with these cheap wire brushes is that people keep them for too long so they get rusted and they become dangerous. Better change them each year or as soon as they show signs of being worn out. As the one that is depicted in this video. Screw the old brushes on a 1x1 veneer and use them as a mud cleaner for your shoes. This way metal wire will end in your shoe sole and not in your small intestine. Another good habit is to pass a wooden barbecue brush after having cleaned the BBQ with metal to remove any wire that could have escaped the visual examination. In all cases prudence is mandatory.

I had to go to the Dentist, due to having something stuck in my teeth that I was not able to remove. Guess what? very tiny metal bristle. Thank God, it was lodged in my teeth and not my throat or stomach. Egg on!

I’ve gotten to where I put all meat on wire racks Instead of directly on the grates to prevent this from happening

Great video but just one note to mention....Your grill grates are upside down. Flatter side should be facing up instead of pointy side.

I tried one of these coil brushes. No, it does NOT do the job. After scrubbing, my grill looked the same, and there was nothing...NOTHING...on the coils of the brush. Doesn't clean worth a darn. I'm going back to a well made wire bristle brush.

My niece took a bite of burger and got a wire stuck in her throat.

I got the same brush and I don't like it all that much

thanks dude I just chucked the bristle and ordered your goto I think im gonna let the cat clean my grill

Last year i had to take my wife to the ER because she ingested a piece and it coursed its way into her intestine, She ended up getting 3 inches of her intestine removed because it perforated her intestine walls. So now i use a wooden grate cleaner if it breaks off it will burn away.

just wipe the grate with an oiled paper towel after the bristle brush

Aren’t you supposed to rinse the grill after brushing it? Just blast it with the hose after scrubbing. I would never think of scrubbing and then cooking the food on the grill. That’s like scrubbing your dishes and start using them without rinsing. The lazy way comes out to be more difficult.

Wipe your grill grate off with a cloth after cleaning with your brush .. shouldn't have bristles left then ..

Dip it in water before cleaning the hot grill, the steam will clean it better

In the middle of this video, I threw mine out. Going to Walmart to get a new brush!

alright, you changed mi mind

I just purchased tat brush after watching this.

Rather leave it on for flavour

You forgot to use water with the brush

Nylon brush on drill: faster safer

Just cut an onion in half works good