• When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

PSA: DO NOT USE WIRE BRISTLE GRILL BRUSHES, EVER!

When the grill is properly cleaned BEFORE cooking, it's not a problem. Billions of grills have been cleaned this way.

Joe-Bob scraping away right next to the burger cooking, ....well you just can't fix stupid.
 
I heard this many years ago from an article talking about a woman who had complications from a wire that punctured her intestine.

I have a wooden scraper that conforms to the grate. It also has a nylon type bristle brush on the back, not to use on the grate when hot.
 
I have never, ever seen a wire from a brush stick anywhere on my grills. I cleaned them before cooking.
 
My Wire grille brush has a metal Scraper on the other side. I use wire brush side first while coals are getting hot and scrape with the other side.Never loose bristles. Here is a Recent Chicken.

IMG_20250720_193054108.jpg
 
I've seen this thing advertised lately. Don't know how good it is, but it costs about 80 bucks.

 
We had a cookout many years ago and I'll never forget my neighbor's wife holding a short piece of wire in her fingers, which she felt in her mouth as she was eating a burger. I threw that grill brush away and have not used one since. Like others have said, use a wooden scraper or have a piece of foil over the grates to cook off any grease before you grill. Great PSA!!
 
I've posted before about wire brushes being a problem. If your careful no problem, but what if your at somebodies cookout and they aren't careful? I use a stainless pad.
 
Auto Transport Service
Back
Top