Cooking & Baking

alcina

(602 posts) Wed Jul 1, 2015, 11:03 AM Jul 2015

For those who barbecue, a strange but important warning

Melinda Mouldey felt a piercing pain in her throat as she took the last bite of her hamburger at a friend’s barbecue.

“Oh my gosh, a piece of rosemary just stabbed me,” the 39-year-old Brantford woman exclaimed before starting to throw up so violently she ended up in the emergency department. But it wasn’t the herbs her friend used in the May 22 meal that caused a serious health issue requiring emergency surgery to treat.

The culprit was the newly bought wire brush used to clean the grill. An 11.3-millimetre metal bristle snapped off, landed on the grill and ended up in Mouldey’s burger. Impossible to see, it lodged deep in her throat as she took that last bite.

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/06/30/beware-that-metal-barbecue-brush.html

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For those who barbecue, a strange but important warning (Original Post) alcina Jul 2015 OP

I just bought a new Weber grill brush and they warn about this repeatedly Auggie Jul 2015 #1

OH GOLLY! elleng Jul 2015 #2

Made in China, by any chance? Retrograde Jul 2015 #3

oh my sam_i_am Jul 2015 #4

Hope it wasn't one of those tarantula hawk wasps Tab Jul 2015 #6

Aaagh! alcina Jul 2015 #7

Oooh, nasty. Tab Jul 2015 #5

thanks a lot SCantiGOP Jul 2015 #8

Auggie

(31,186 posts)

1. I just bought a new Weber grill brush and they warn about this repeatedly

Reply to alcina (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2015, 11:40 AM

Jul 2015

Glad to see it mentioned here. From now on after using that brush I'll wipe off the grill with a little oil.

elleng

(131,106 posts)

2. OH GOLLY!

Reply to Auggie (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 1, 2015, 01:01 PM

Jul 2015

and a Weber grill brush sounds like such a good idea!

Retrograde

(10,156 posts)

3. Made in China, by any chance?

Reply to elleng (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 1, 2015, 11:17 PM

Jul 2015

We use a grillstone, which I think is foamed glass, like pumice. At least any residue left behind is microscopic. And wiping the grill down before starting the fire is always a good idea.

sam_i_am

(7 posts)

4. oh my

Reply to alcina (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 05:15 AM

Jul 2015

Not exactly the topic, but I remember a man who took a bite of sandwich over July 4. A wasp had crawled between the bread. Yep, the guy got stung in the throat.

Tab

(11,093 posts)

6. Hope it wasn't one of those tarantula hawk wasps

Reply to sam_i_am (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 07:10 PM

Jul 2015

Absurd Creature of the Week: If This Wasp Stings You, ‘Just Lie Down and Start Screaming’

http://www.wired.com/2015/07/absurd-creature-of-the-week-tarantula-hawk/