Cleaning the Cleaning Brush

[Verminskti]

Hey

I have a Weber T brush like http://www.wowbbq.co.uk/Products/Budget-TBrush-Cleaner-12-inch--13404.html but was wondering the best way to clean it. I tried burning residue from a Chinese sticky sauce off the brush and ended up with a torch as it burned across the top of the T. Could do with a good way of cleaning it when the coals have died down. How do you clean yours?

[keith157]

I don't have that problem as I have the Ascona gas bbq which is also 57 cm so burn any serious residue off the grill.

[JEC]

Well there's something I've never thought about. If I has to think about it I'd either stick it in the coals to burn the residue off or pop it in some oven cleaner and rinse afterwards. I've moved away from using the t-brush style handles and now use a big green egg brush, doesn't seem to get gunked up and lasts longer, cheaper versions are available but mine was a present.

[RobinC]

Don't think I've ever bothered trying to clean one. I tend to replace them yearly normally at the end of the year when Homebase have them on offer

[Verminskti]

The brush really didn't appreciate having the sauce on. I needed to clean my grill to put more meat on that wasn't to be covered in sauce. When I came to it after it didn't look in the best of health hence the torch I could have gone caving with.

Might have to shy away from something like that T brush then as an annual layout is a bit high. Some cheap hand ones and my big old gauntlets or balls of newspaper I think.

[aris]

Top tip: Loosely scrunch up some aluminum foil and that makes a great grate cleaner in an emergency.

[keith157]

But keep your welding gloves on, best done on a hot/warm grill

[joker smoker]

try using frogmats or even an oven tray when glazing.You can wash them more easily and this way your grates [ and grate brushes] won't get so fecked up

[Verminskti]

Just been in Sainsburys and they have T brush imitations for £2 a piece. Bonza!

[thebarbecuemaster]

i clean everything with a water steamer and some ajax.

http://www.thebarbecuemaster.net/barbecue-cleaning.html