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On the Blackstone, I used an orbital sander with 60 or 80 grit discs and went to town. I stepped to a smaller grit once or twice to smooth out the surface after all of the main material removal was done. At the time I did mine, it was six or eight years old and fairly gunked up from just general buildup due to use, so I went through a lot more sanding discs than expected. It looked great once I was done and I regretted not doing it sooner because there was some pitting on the side I used the most. Once I had it stripped and as smooth as it was going to get, I seasoned it three times with bacon grease. The top performed like new for several more years until the legs and base finally gave out and were too wobbly to safely use.
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We have a nice cold front coming through tonight and tomorrow is supposed to be beautiful - mid-80s and most importantly, low humidity. The University of North Texas Mean Green have their home opener tomorrow, so I’m smoking a few racks of baby backs for our tailgate. Other than quick cooks like grilled chicken breasts, it’s been too hot and muggy for grilling. It’ll be nice to get back into the action!
Did y'all know they have Grill cleaning robots now ?
@Katodude hasn't bought an automatic cleaner in at least a few days, he's probably itching to try something new already.
@Katodude hasn't bought an automatic cleaner in at least a few days, he's probably itching to try something new already.
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I've had one for years. Works really well. I haven't switched to the nylon brushes. Mine has brass bristles. Which is one reason I quit using it. Now that they have nylon I will likely switch back to that.
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Maybe they always had the nylon brushes and I never realized it. Not entirely out of the realm of possibility. Either way, thanks @Newdude for posting this and making me look at it again.
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Wait, wait, wait. How come I have only heard of this now!!! All my life I have been scrubbing my grill manually and this existed. Think of the minutes of time that have been wasted!!!
Ok @Turbo1Ton which set of brushes do i need I am not quite sure I understood your post.
Ok @Turbo1Ton which set of brushes do i need I am not quite sure I understood your post.
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A lot depends on the surface you are cleaning. I always used the brass brushes because they are softer and won't damage porcelain coated surfaces (if you have porcelain coated grill grates or anything like that.
However, metal grill brushes can leave behind the metal bristle, which can cause issues if ingested. Because of that, I switched to the Grill Rescue grill cleaning brush, away from the grillbot. Now this metal bristle ingestion issue may be a marketing ploy by the grill rescue company, but the possibility of this happening made sense, and I quit using metal brushes at that time.
Now that grillbot have the nylon bristle brushes (or may have always and I'm a goober), I am going to switch over to a set of those and give the old grillbot another go.
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I know 2 people who went to the ER for having one stuck in their throat.
I mean. One is a kid of someone I know, and I technically never met the kid, but the parent relayed the story directly to me so it counts.
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Well, just that one person is enough for me to continue with this change. Thanks for confirming that it does happen.
Hopefully they were both ok once it was removed and they healed up.
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Ok then, next question. The grill rescue seems to get mediocre reviews. How do you like yours? It’s pretty expensive for a grill brush. But if it is a buy once cry once scenario I am fine. I dont mind paying for quality.
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I don't grill a whole lot, maybe 12-15 times a year. When I bought mine it came with 2 'brushes'. I have not gone through the first one yet. It has been at least 3 years. But not what I would consider a lot of use.
I use charcoal, so it can be a challenge. I like it, but you have to have the grill hot when you clean it. The hotter the better since the steam is gonna cool things off, and you need several passes. So it basically has to be cleaned immediately after using. This can be kind of a pain since usually you want to go eat as soon as you take things off the grill. I would prefer to clean at the beginning when the grill is hotter, but it will cool the coals quite a bit. They usually recover but it may take a while and I have to add some more.
I think it shines on a gas grill. I have a buddy that has one and he uses it way more than I do, and he loves it. He would bring it to work (he is no longer working with us) when we have our potlucks and cook burgers/brats/dogs on the gas grill we have at work.
--Jeff
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Weather was gorgeous, ribs turned out great and the home team won! All around good day! Seasoned the baby backs with a homemade Texas Dust, cooked them for an hour @ 300°, wrapped them with more seasoning, some mustard, Mike’s Hot Honey and butter, cooked for another hour, then unwrapped for about 20 minutes to tack them up. Scrumptious!
I have one - my mother-in-law bought them for all her kids for Christmas. They work pretty well - with the nylon brushes. The thing crashes around inside the grill like nobody's business however.
You can "upgrade" to brass if you want to. Nylon is standard. At least that is what the documentation in my box said.
I use a wooden cleaner (when not using the GrillBot with nylon brushes). It is like a thick wood spatula, and after a number of uses it wears grooves in it that match your grill grates.
Not this one in particular, but how different can the various makes be? Amazon.com
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Yeah, I don't think they had nylon available when I bought mine. Just went back and looked at my Amazon order from 2015. Came with brass brushes. I bought replacement brass brushes in 2016. Only way to know for sure would be to call grillbot, but I can't imagine I wouldn't have gone that route had they been available.
Regardless, I have ordered new nylon brushes, and the quick release shafts for them. I'm excited to use the grillbot again!
--Jeff
I thought it was a spoof of an infomercial when I stumbled across it. I watched it and kept waiting for other gag gifts to be mentioned. and I was stunned it came up in Google as an actual thing.
after YEARS of day dreaming I finally got a pit barrel jr. we have access to so much free down or cut mesquite and catclaw that I was stuck in a mindset of not wanting to use charcoal but this thing is a rib machine! first cook two racks of St Louis ribs came out so good! and SO EASY! cant wait to try hanging some more meats! 
Like I said, my mother in law bought them as Christmas presents. At first I thought it was an other infomercial piece of junk. But it actually works, and works well. I don't know if I would have bought one on my own - I never found cleaning my grill to be that big of a chore. But now that I have one, I do use it.
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