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Since I read about bristles in food after cleaning the grill, I've always been checking for remnants after brushing. I never found any. And I wonder: how are
by beeforpork 1y ago
Since I read about bristles in food after cleaning the grill, I've always been checking for remnants after brushing. I never found any. And I wonder: how are those remnants supposed to get into your food? They are metal, so don't they just fall down into the grill, if any break off? Maybe glued into old fat and other gunk? But you want that gone, too, right? Also, don't you use a rag to clean off other dirt, and wouldn't that make sure that bristles are gone?
Is this a myth or actually a problem? Some commenters do call it fear-mongering here, so what is it?
I also think I never read anything about this except in US media, so does this not happen in other countries? Different brushes? Different cleaning habits?
- misterhill 1y agoA bristle can get stuck to some gunk that isn't successfully removed and be in parallel to a bar roughly underneath it. There's no real reason to take risks of excessive hygiene given that hospital admissions occur and simple tools are going to give you a functionally equivalent meal.
- rpdillon 1y agoGood discussion from 2016, I think it was Canadian surgeons that made the recommendation and there's at least a couple of comments where people have talked about real-world experiences with bristles. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12409425 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12409425