Steven Raichlen Best of Barbecue 30-inch Ultimate Grill Cleaning Brush

This Is a useless product. It fell apart the first time I used it. All the metal brushes from one side came out and on to my grill. I cannot believe this product was made this poorly.

As a huge fan of both Steven Raichlen's books and videos, I am beside myself with disappointment at the low quality of his 30-inch Ultimate Grill Cleaning Brush. While this item looks very cool, I have to give it a 1 out of 10 for durability and function: the stainless wire bristles just fall out of the wooden handle on first use. Because only one 'unit' or 'bundle' of bristles fell out the first time I used it, I thought it might have been a fluke but on second and third use (I'm lightly brushing the surface of my grill grate here) additional bundles have fallen out leaving no doubt that none will be left within the next 10 or so uses. The other side of the brush has gold colored (copper?) wire bristles that seem to stay in but are very soft, for light duty use only (not sufficiently stiff to take off average grill build-up). The only positive thing I can say about this product regards its length, otherwise, not worth the cost of the wood used to build it. For shame, Steve, for shame.

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THIS PRODUCT IS VERY CHEAPLY MADE, THE HANDLE IS GLUED TO THE METAL HOLDER, WHICH WAS NOT ATTACHED WHEN I RECEIVED IT. THE STEVE RAICHLEN SIGNATURE EMBLEM WAS PUT ON OFF-CENTER WITH A NAIL THAT WENT THROUGH THE HOLE WERE THE HANDLE GOES INTO, THUS NOT LETTING ME PUT THE HANDLE ALL WAY IN, WITHOUT REMOVING THE EMBLEM. THE BRUSHHEAD THREADS FOR THE HANDLE ARE VERY SHALLLOW, TO HOLD THE HEAD ON SECURELY.IF I WERE STEVE, I WOULD BE EMBARESSED TO PUT MY NAME ON THIS PRODUCT.

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In the past I have always purchased the small grill brushes found at the local homecenter. Seemed that no matter how hard I tried they never got the grill completely clean. I would need to scrap so hard that I would destroy those brushes after the first summer season. My wife purchased this for me and I love it. Gets down into the grill getting all the build up off for the first time since I replaced the grill racks. The long handle keeps my hands away from the hot grill surface. Only issue I see is the handle is too long for it to hang from the side of my grill. My grill is over 20 years old so I think the newer ones might be a bit taller. I had no initial quality issues like some of the other reviewers. Time will tell how this holds up but so far it looks like it will last. I plan to buy some more as gifts for friends/family this year.

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When we bought our little Weber Q, we also bought one of these grill cleaning brushes because we had seen Raichlen's show where he uses it. We had our first for 3 years and recently bought another.

The steel side works very well to do the tough cleaning, then the brass side can be used to tackle more of the detail. We tend to oil the grill before, so we don't have to use the scraper often. Unlike other similarly priced grill brushes we've used, the bristles don't shed right off the bat. They only started shedding after a few years of regular, heavy use.

We really like the long handle for several reasons. While we just have a wee grill, sometimes we'll clean it while it's hot, so the long reach provides good protection. Also, where we have it stored, we hang it. The length protects it from other items we have hanging nearby.

One important detail: Don't store it outside, or if you do, make sure it's in a container protecting it from rain. Our first grill brush's wood split after being outside, hanging from the grill for 3 years. Now we're keeping the second one in the garage.

Otherwise, we have been very satisfied with the Steven Raichlen Grill Cleaning Brush.