Grill brushes: how to choose and how to use?

Constant interest in the grill is supported by lovers of rest in the country. On the grill they cook meat, fish and poultry, as well as many vegetable dishes. In the process of cooking, small pieces of food remain on the grill surfaces and grills. In order for the grill to serve for a long time, it is necessary to constantly keep it clean. And no matter how you use the grill (electric or charcoal), it will still require regular cleaning.

Cleaning the grill must be done continuously after cooking to remove leftover food from the surface of the grates and the product was ready for the next use. It is also necessary to wash the external surfaces of the grill, which also contain residues of soot and fat.

Along with the use of special cleaning agents, you must use a special metal brush.which will allow to remove the remains of products from the most inaccessible sites and to clear them from a deposit. For easier and better cleaning, it is recommended to heat the surfaces to be cleaned, which will melt the grease and provide an opportunity to remove it along with food residues. This is especially true in the case of cleaning electric grills.

At the final stage of cleaning, steam cleaning of surfaces is also used, which allows to remove fat residues. When cleaning electric grills, it is necessary to take into account the fact that in most cases the surface can be coated with a non-stick layer and can be damaged when used for cleaning brushes and brushes made of metal.

Of the currently available brushes, some of the most common models from various manufacturers can be distinguished.

• Weber grill brush-scraper it is made with a bamboo handle 30 cm long.The bristle is made of stainless steel and is suitable for cleaning gratings of different materials (stainless steel, chrome, cast iron). In this model, a metal scraper is used for easy cleaning of carbon.
• Weber y brush made in the form of two spiral metal parts and allows you to quickly and efficiently clean the grille of almost any shape. The handle of the brush is made of plastic, has a loop of leather for its suspension.
• Weber t brush with a wide spiral bristles effectively cleans large surfaces, removing soot from all hard-to-reach places. In order to increase the maximum service life, the bristles themselves are made of stainless steel.

• Monolith Grill Brush-Scraper it is produced with a bamboo handle and makes it easy to clean the most inaccessible places of the grills and the grill itself. The bristles are made of stainless steel and are not subject to corrosion.
• Char-Broil Nylon Brush made of nylon, effectively cleans cold work surfaces, which results in a longer lasting maximum use of the grill and grills. In the brush itself, an additional metallic bristle is installed at an angle, which makes it possible to better clean the surface.
• Grill brush broil king made in a T-shape with a long handle and allows you to quickly clean the entire surface of any grid. The dimensions of the brush 46x18 cm.

• Brush sponge of Big Green Egg Mesh Grid Scrubber made with a long plastic handle that allows you to clean the grill directly on the heated grill. This speeds up the cleaning and makes it more qualitative.
• Big Green Egg Spiral Grate Cleaner is a two-section spiral-shaped brush, which makes it possible to clean the most inaccessible places of the grill and grill.

• Hendi is a brush with a wooden handle (29 cm long) and steel three-row bristles, which allows you to fight even with the strongest dirt.
• Broll king presents on the market a few brushes. For example, a small grill brush that allows you to clean the grill in hard to reach places. The handle is made of wood and the bristles themselves are made of stainless steel. Spiral bristle holder allows you to change the angle of cleaning. In addition, the model is available in size 38x23 cm with stainless steel bristles, which comes with two interchangeable nozzles.
• Saber is an option for grill brushes of nylon and is equipped with a curved handle.It is designed to clean cast iron, chrome and porcelain grilles. On the top of the brush there are two metal plates for cleaning highly contaminated places. In addition, the product has a special contact scraper for removing carbon.

When choosing a grill brush, you should pay attention to the length of the handle: it should allow you to reach the places that need to be cleaned, and also be long enough to protect you from the heat of the coals (if you plan to clean the heated grids). In this case, you should choose a handle with a shape that will allow you to reach the surface to be cleaned with bristles.

The brush should have sufficiently dense and stiff bristles., which completely removes carbon from the grill grates and its working surfaces. To protect customers from flying in the direction of hot particles of carbon, many models of brushes have a silicone mudguard. Thanks to this, when the brush moves back, hot splashes of grease and soot never fall on you.

In particular, flat, t-shaped, cylindrical and spiral-shaped brushes are the most popular. In some models, the bristles are made of two spiral-shaped parts, and the mount allows you to change the angle of cleaning surfaces. In many brushes, a metal scraper is installed, which must be used with care, as it can damage the porcelain enamel on the cast-iron grates and the grill pot.

It should also be borne in mind that in order to ensure the guaranteed cleanliness of the grill, it is necessary to periodically purchase a new brush, as the bristles become clogged with grease and food residues, and it is not possible to clean the brush itself.

When choosing a brush, it should be noted that small particles that have broken away from the bristles can remain on the surface of the grid, from where to get into the prepared products. This is a very important factor affecting the safety of using the grill. That is why the advantage must be given to well-known manufacturers of brushes, whose products are tested for the necessary strength and undergo constant monitoring in production.

On how to properly use the grill brush, see below.