Best Grill Brush? I Tested Grill Rescue, BBQ Daddy, Weber & More
What’s the best grill brush? I tested six of the most popular options: Grill Rescue, BBQ Daddy, Weber, GRILLART (bristle and coil), and OXO. I put them head-to-head in a series of hands-on tests to evaluate cleaning performance, safety, durability, and ease of use. In this video, I break down the pros and cons of each brush so you know which ones are worth your money and which to avoid.
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ER doctor and BBQ nerd here. Wire brushes are bad, but the twisted wire ones like those shown in this review are far better than the plug style ones where the wires are just stuck straight in — those should be taken off the market. Regardless of what you choose, always inspect your cooking surface before putting food on it.
I use a variety of brushes, but my current go-to’s are the GrillArt and another expensive brush called the Grillinator, which is similar. I am looking at a chainmail style brush like the one being sold by SmarterEveryDay, but not as expensive and likely made in China. Amazon has ones with a handle as cheap as 14 bucks. If I can use them to clean my cast iron skillets, I’ll use them on my grills. Grill brushes are disposable products, not lifetime, and I buy them as such. It’s good to have more than one, especially if you have more than one grill. I use a different tool on my Weber GrillGrates turned on the flat side (a griddle scraper) than I do on the stainless steel grates on my pellet and charcoal grills, or than I do on the porcelain coated grates on my kamado. Find the style of tool you prefer that matches your cooking surface, with the cost you can tolerate, learn to use it safely, and go to town. Happy 4th.
Helpful vid, thank you! Would you consider doing a review of the grill rescue with the grate scraper attachment? It would be interesting to see how that does. Thanks!
By the way I didn't know if you knew this but you're ruining the hell out of them cast iron grates with those stainless brushes😅
130 cases 😂 I don't know about anyone else here but that's like one family normal use of a grill a year probably average , and I bet 50% of those are from some cheap bastards using them old school wire brushes that you're supposed to be using to clean paint brushes with😅 least of my concern I've been grilling for 25 years and never once got a bristle and none of my food
I’ve been grilling like 3 to 4 times a week, for the past 15 years. Never had an issue with the metal bristles. The trick is to use the metal brush when the grill is hot then use a bristle brush when it’s cold to pick up all the remnants.
I use the wood bbq scraper paddle thing…over time it chews up the soft wood, but find it does a decent job.
The fact that a small amount of grease stays on the grates is okay if you have cast iron grates. Helps with rust😃
What was interesting to me was why the wood grill cleaning tool wasn’t part of this test ?
Some years ago I bought this from Costco, about $15. I had the SS triangle Weber bristle brush and a helix SS brush new so the wooden cleaning tool was stored away until the first 2 wore out. There are several versions when you search online. I’ll start using it and get those round cooking grate slots made and see how it goes. You use high heat to start those slots just one time and then go lower heat for subsequent uses.
I would consider custom making a SS scraper with the slots already machined and deep enough to fit my round SS rod cooking grates and really clean those in between areas. Flip them over and do a real deep clean too.
Nowadays we need to deal with: What it the least crappy of the bunch. Or pay a fortune for an average/good quality item.
I wet with water, (blue color) shop disposable paper towels that I purchase on Amazingon along with silicone oven mittens. Heat grilling surface and wipe. The water steams and loosens the food residue and the towels wipe away that now loosened food residue. Works first time, every time.
I bought the brush ~ thank you! Any chance you'd consider a rice cooker review?
I love my Q-Swiper brush. Always does a great job.
Grill Rescue works awesome also on a Blackstone.
If a grill brush handle doesn’t have a place to hang it then simply drill a hole in the handle.
I don't get how you can clean metal with either nylon or rounded smooth metal coil. Those 2 brushes are the worse you can get.
Edit: And who really washes their grill brushes? When it is full of grease, it is the best metal protector you can put until your next cook. It is like "seasonning" your grates, and that's why you don't wash it. The next time you cook, the fire will take care of any bacteria left. A BBQ is self anti-bacterial because of the nature of high heat.
Edit2: The risk of ingesting a bristle is a myth to make you buy other brand. If a bristle ever come lose and detach, it will then fall beween the grates since you clean them and are non sticky because your fire is on cooking all left over grease or oil. And if you ever eat one, your stomach will coat it with glue-like mocus and it will transit back to the toilet, while you reamain unharmed. The horror stories you've read about people get stuck in the throat and what not are just that: stories. You have more chance of winning the jack pot at a lotery than eating one.
Edit3: Grillart Bristle is the best since with minimal effort, you can thorough cleaning and a very long life out of it, thank to it design. But that brush is no good on grates in X patterns, the sponge brushes are the one for those.
I'll stick with the onion.
Grill rescue does make a head specific for grates where it is split to fit perfect
I've used wired brushes my whole life no problem.I do make sure there are no wire bristles that have fallen out on the grates and to be honest I don't think I've ever found one .
I got the oxo one before realizing it wasn't supposed to be used on a hot grill. Unfortunately it doesn't work well on a cool grill.
Thanks, I like the style and content of your reviews.
Thank you for your service!
The grill rescue head does fall off a bit easily for me. But otherwise works well for me
Don't use a wire brush of any kind.
Have you ever tried the brushes made of Palmyra Bristles? I'd be interested in your findings.
You’re supposed to dip the bbq daddy in ice water
I always used wire brushes until watching a couple videos. I actually caught one of my older brushes leaving a wire or two behind one day and I tossed all of them. I'm out looking for something else now. Thanks for the video.
If you coat / season your grates w/ oil (as you should) after cleaning you'll catch any strays; I do that and look closely for any foreign objects.
The risk is highly overstated but that of course wouldn't mean anything to someone that actually ingested a bristle, however it's easy enough to avoid.
In more than more than 30 years of grilling I've found one stray bristle that I recall, and that was before oiling.
I have used the Grill Rescue for years and think it is terrific. I recently replaced my grates with GrillGrates. Grill Rescue makes a cleaning head that perfectly fits the grooves in the the GrillGrate. I think the grooved GrillGrate Rescue head would also work to get inbetween the grates of other grill grates. It sort of solves the problem of getting between the grates.
I like the Scrub Daddy. Probably a variant of the Grill Daddy. Does a great job. But I just inspected it after watching the video and yes there are tiny, very fine wires poking through the mesh cover. I tried pulling several out but they didn’t budge. This brush has been used probably 20-30 times on my Napoleon gas grill, Green Egg and pellet grill. It works better than anything I’ve tried before and I’ve been grilling for over fifty years.
Thanks to your video I’m more aware of its shortcomings and I’ll step up my inspection process and replace it more frequently. But I also wipe down my grates with a moist towel after cleaning as a final step. And I inspect the grates before lighting the grill.
Thanks again for your great review and thorough testing. Subscribed
100 scrubs? jeez man thanks for the effort
Good review. Wish you tested the SmarterScrubber, made in USA…
I have the BBQ daddy and have had zero issues with it like you had. First things is with the water you do not have to aggressively press on the grates. The water does the work. That handle I could remove as I have not had to use that much pressure to require two hands using it. Hot grill one hand and it cleans. I have rounded stainless grates with a wave pattern in them for reference.
a drill bit and drill will make a nice hanging hole for that bare red handle!
What u use is a cordless drill w a metal wire attachment that spins. Faster than all of these, and so quick it wont leave metal on your grill
I used to clean up my grills with grill brushes. Then, I had a dream. I spent $1,200 on getting a stainless steel grill grate specifically made by a metal shop. Dipped it in coconut oil and let it sit in an oven for an hour at 500F for about 30 minutes. Got it off, cleaned up with soap and water.
I really only use my stainless steel grate now. The food tastes the same whether with coal or with gas. A way to clean them? Simple. I let it sit in warm soapy water for about 30 minutes, and then simply pressure wash it off. Agreed – I already had a pressure washer for cleaning up driveway/garage floor and the back patio/deck. But I'm happy, because I don't spend hundreds to buy 5 or 6 different brushes every season. Also, with my pressure washer, I can clean up my grill everytime I use it, rather than dreading the cleaning – and in past I concede I really only cleaned it once or twice per season.
the issue ive had with the grill rescue is the shape of the handle. If you have a upper warming tray like many do, you have to remove it in order to reach the grates under it. I often forget to do that first when cooking and as you know the grill rescue is meant to be used on a hot grill not a cool grill. If they made it with a straight handle it would be great.
The best is the cheapest metal brush but also wipe down the grill with cloth and isopropyl so no metal wire thingies are stuck to the residues there.
I always clean the grates while they are still hot while the food rests before eating. I use metal bristles first and then a different sort depending on the year to attempt to remove the bristles.
I disagree with the grill rescue brush. I didn't think it worked very well. It's OK, but it left a lot behind that I had to use another wire brush to take it off, and for 50 bucks, definitely not worth the money. I returned it.
My grill has U channels.. none of those work