Beware of This Barbecue Danger 

This is why us Mexicans have been using an onion to clean grills for ages!

NAH… I LOOKED AT THE THUNBNAIL AND THOUGHT THAT WAS A WORM 😂😂

As a person who enjoys eating wires this information is useless

The problem is people don’t like to clean after barbecuing. They’ll rather bbq 10 times and then clean it. Keep it clean.

As a person who got eyes i always double check my grill.

New fear unlocked. Swallowing metal wires.

The price of onions and lemons outweigh the risk.

I work as a cashier at Home Depot, and always advise customers who seek to purchase such wire grill brushes about the hazard they pose!

Yikes. I’m in charge of Barbecue at work so better be careful.

I read a thing where emergency room doctors were asked what’s something they see that’s kind of common that people would never think of. Several of them said this exact thing. That’s when I stopped using these brushes.

I learned the onion thing from my dad. Leave it to mother nature to provide us the tools to get the job done😌

Never use a wire brush on a grill without wiping it completely down afterward with a damp cloth.

When I was a kid, a Dad in my old neighborhood died because of a tiny piece of metal that got into his food.. he ingested it and began having severe chest pains. Went to ER and died there. Left behind 4 young kids a little younger than me at the time. This is no joke and people should take the necessary precautions to ensure their grill is clean, both before and after cooking.

My wife got one stuck in her tongue and i was able to retrieve it. I threw all my wire brushes away after that.

This is why me a Mexican Americans use onions thanks mom and dad for teaching me

This happened to my grandmother; the wire brush bristle nearly killed her. This is why we use a stone BBQ cleaner. I'm surprised no one has thought to recall those bristle brushes.

My best friend got one lodged in his throat and had to have it surgically removed. Had to wait a week for "emergency" surgery. Can't imagine the pain and discomfort for that long

Imagine if they used metal brushes in restaurants? Yikes!

I VIVIDLY remember an epsiode of "The Monsters Inside Me" where a guy had a piece of bristle brush stabbed through one intestinal loop into two other loops, and it was that that was killing him instead of a parasite or disease

It’s been 3 years and im still waiting for the “fire is hot” video from Inside Edition

An onion or lemon is a waste of food. Just take a nice ball of aluminum foil and rub it on the grates. Safe and coarse.

I use the onion method. My mom warned me another wire brush a few years ago.

Been using a wire brush for 35 years. Never had a problem. But I don’t let my grates get crusty enough for wire to stick there

I like to live my life on the edge

dont use a brush...

I've always just scraped it with the spatula, flat, and then tilted to get between the bars. Douse it in oil, light it up and burn it off! Job done.

Argentina here... we grab highly absorbing paper towels and scrub the grill with it, or newspaper since the paper type is more resilient and perfect for it, as you scrub the great majority of the grease off you can use that exact same paper for ignition, which burns much faster due to the grease on the paper. This is a Merika' problem.

"better just waste this onion to clean my grill" Amazing

Using a shelf as a grill is wild...

You can also use 97% isopropyl alcohol to clean the grill. Use an induction cook top at the lowest setting until its lukewarm, then apply it over the grill with a towel or something. It works like magic. It dissolves all the organic matter and residue, leaving your grill looking brand new. P.S: Isopropyl Alcohol is flammable. Dont use it near any flames, or it will catch fire. Use it with caution. Also, clean with some wet and then with dry towel afterward as isopropyl smell quite a bit.

2 days before you use the grill use Easy off grill degreaser spray it wipe it down! When you going to use it spray canola oil as it heats up!

What's life without a bit of danger👀

Everyone should own a Mr. Bar-B-Q Oversized Scrubber Brush. It is made of long lasting stainless steel mesh, not bristles. It can stay outside and will not rust or leave wire on your food.......

There was a "monsters inside me" episode where a guy had one stuck sideways in his intestine or something and was throwing up feces because it was blocking the natural way out.

I still use a wire brush, but I also go through the trouble of using the little rounded metal corners to scrape off each individual grate. Never had a problem with eating bristles and my grill brush lives outside. There is inherent risk in everything we do, regardless of how mundane, you just have to be aware of the danger and take the proper steps. Although, I may have try out that onion and lemon idea just out of curiosity

It’s crazy how something that was perfectly fine back in the 90s suddenly becomes a very harmful thing in this generation

or just use water pressure.

Always clean up your grill after use

You’re supposed to let the fire 🔥 burn off your grill and use newspaper to wipe it down or a paper bag 👍🏾

My brush is more of a hard plastic, not metal. I use mean green to clean the grate. Brush it under the outside water faucet. Washing of the degreaser and food particles. I still use an onion in the end after it’s preheated for extra cleaning and its oils helps food not sticking.

I use a stone and then follow up with an onion. I'll scrape with a spatula on stubborn bits. I cook BBQ competitively, never once had this happen in the thousands of times I've cooked.

Doesn't beat the time last summer when I lifted the grill hood and a mouse crawled out from between the grates.

Been using a Grill Rescue for almost 5 years and I love it. Works great on my grill, smoker, and flat top.

I'm gonna try to keep that in mind, for sure.

I ate 3 burgers last week I felt disgusted with myself

It's obvious that most of the people that barbecue don't know how to properly clean their grill. You see those wire brushes full of soot and burned food. The best way to clean the grill is with a handheld wire brush and a small bucket of water. Get the grill nice and hot dip the brush in the water and then scrub for a couple seconds right on the grill. Dip the brush again and repeat. Both your brush and your grill will be perfectly clean with minimal effort

I got a bristle in my gum, never again used a brush for grill

I got one with a replaceable head for this reason. They're also U shaped through the teflon, not just bristles molded in plastic. Just another reason not to cheap out on things, even stuff you think doesn't matter.

You use a shelf for BBQ?

All Mexicans know an onion and an orange or a lemon is all you need to clean that grill

This information was published in the CDC M&M publication over a decade ago. The media has taken this long to report on what radiologist and ER doctors have been diagnosing for half a century.

So pleased for that woman and that her surgery was successful! Couldn't think of anything worse

Omg on my 5th birthday this happened to me but luckily it was just on the top of my throat so the doctor pulled it out.

Great info!

“This Seattle woman ended up swallowing a bristle” 😂 local news is so undefeated

My neighbor ended up in the hospital due to consuming a bristle!! She also had surgery to remove it.

Don't forget to wait for the water to cool down to room temperature after you boil it, then drink it!

Us Hispanics ALWAYS use the onion 😤

use the wire brush, use a regular brush to brush the grill to knock out any unseen bristles inside, put food on

This is why Brendan from Santa Cruz Medicinals recommends using an onion to clean the grill because it cleans the grill of any seed oils, it also adds a nice flavor to the burger and it also doesn’t leave a mess on the grill

Thanks for real news

That onion thing is a very Mexican thing to do 😂 dad would always use that method.

I thought it was going to be about worms spawning on unwashed grills😭

This is in the news every grilling season

Bro I thought that it was a parasite from the meat stuck on the grill 😭 In retrospect, that doesn’t make sense bc the heat would kill the parasites/bacteria 💀

Oh i work in a machine shop so i eat stuff like this every day. You just gotta toughen up your insides a bit and it'll be ok

Years ago I saw a couple bristles stick to the grill. I haven't bought a brush since. Usually I just get the grill good and hot to carbonize everything, then scrape it with a metal spatula. After that, an oiled cloth does the trick.

It's finally that time of the year once again and I can't believe that it's Memorial Day weekend already too!

Thank you Inside Edition for this video. Great helping video ❤👍

they should stop selling them.

Okay, I’m never going to trust a grill anymore

In Texas we use a wire brush then a onion

scary

Thats why i use Copper wool for cleaning the grill. Never used wire brush

Never had any issues with this until about 6 months ago. Put a new head on my brush and it immediately started shedding bristles. They just don't make stuff like they used to.

i just don't bother cleaning mine plus it adds flavour 😋

1:24 Dayum gurl pace yo self! 😂

In Argentina we use brushes made of Palmyra, it's natural and less dangerous than metallic wires, also we use paper once the grill is hot, but should be careful with the heat

I'd recommend the Grill Daddy or whatever it's called, it's a mesh type of sponge with a firm handle from the popular sponge makers. You soak it in water and hit a hot grill. The steam helps clean off the grill. Works amazing! The back side has a scraper but no wire bristles so you can get tough spots too. Really solid option. I like to use an onion anyway for tradition but the Grill Daddy always cleans it really well.

Use an air fryer

lol americans actually need to be told this its not just common sense to them. so sad

This is a life saver,ty

i switched over to a plastic brush/scrubber one for when the grill is cold

ayyyyyy like this comment make it the most likes

They stopped selling the wire ones at a lot of stores in Canada I’ve noticed

You can also spray them with oven cleaner, put them in a trash bag overnight, and wipe and rinse clean the next day. Just don’t do this when it’s still hot and on the grill.

I thought they were addressing about the known carcinogens found in grilled stuff: PAHs and HCAs. Specially after seeing how that food was in direct contact with the flames. 🤦🏻‍♀️

After scraping your grill, use a large piece of tin foil to scrape over the grates. It should wipe all of the bristles off!

Well.... that's why my family has been using vented foil to cooked on while grilling.. barely any clean up after. No wired brushes required.

While the grill is still hot use thick steel wool to scrape it. Steel wool will not break off and leave pieces of itself on or in the grill. When the grill is hot it is easier to scrape food off of it.

Use club soda to clean the grill

I saw this clip years ago and if you use the brush make sure that you use a magnet to get any metal pieces out

Wow, I had no idea about this. I like the lemon idea, or oven cleaner.

I've always used a piece of wood to scrape my grill. Never use metal. You'll be suprised how well it works.

Use a magnet to pick up pieces of metal bristle. More importantly, use better utensils such as a scrubber with a metal coil, a pumice stone or even a ball of foil does the job well!

I use that firefighter made sponge deal. It works great for me.

I always learned to use the scrapper then cleaning it completely

That guy just had a burger date with that inside edition anchor

My dog was a little too quiet outside, he was eating the wires right off the brush. Called the vet who advised how to safely make him throw it up. I'll never understand how but they came back up tangled together the size of a softball and our dog was fine.

Use one with brass bristles, thwy don't rust. And check the grill for rogue bristles. It's not hard to manage something if you think.