Silicone basting brush

Def_Munky · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:15 am Post subject: Silicone basting brush

I've been thinking about getting one, as I hate cleaning the brush I have now after using it.

I'm just wondering if they work well and can hold a thin sauce, or do you just end up pretty much brushing your food with wet silicone and not really get any sauce on the meat?
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Grill-Miester · medium-well Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 224 Location: Texas

Great question.

I have used both and found that the silicone are the best for basting thicker sauces, however, the silicone bristles have a hard time with thin blends such as olive oil mixed with soy sauce. A regular bush works much better for this type of mix. It's good to have both types in your drawer.
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Old Smoker · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:24 am Post subject:

silicone doesn't loose its brissle though, that why my daughter bought me one.
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Kenny 13 · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:24 am Post subject:

I picked up a couple of the silicone brushes last summer for about $1.75 each at Wal-Mart and they work fine. It may be slightly more difficult to use them with thin sauces, but the ease of cleaning makes them worth it. I just throw them in the dishwasher and they're fine.
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Wolfpackbbq · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:35 am Post subject:

I love my offest handle silicone brush

Def_Munky · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:40 am Post subject:

Sounds good to me!

At that price, I can afford to pick up a couple next time I'm at Wally World to try out.

I'm guessing I won't have much to worry about since I generally don't use a sauce as thin as olive oil and soy sauce... my thin sauces are more like apple butter with apple cider vinegar I use to glaze pork chops with and stuff like that, nothing I would think of as "pure" liquid. I was just afraid the silicone might prove to be too non-stick to hold on to something that is not as thick as BBQ sauce.

Thanks for the info everybody! Very Happy

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Kenny 13 · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:43 am Post subject:

rogerja · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:47 am Post subject:

The silicone bristles don't hold the thin sauces as well. You'll jsut have to go cback more often. Not too much of a pain...

Def_Munky · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:58 am Post subject:

Sounds like less of a pain than trying to clean my current brush... it's a trade-off I can definitely live with! lol
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Grill-Miester · medium-well Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 224 Location: Texas

tbk420 · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:10 am Post subject:

If any of you have a "Big Lots" discount store near you, i grabbed about a dozen silicone brushes for .99 each.

While I realize I don't NEED a dozen........they were .99!! Laughing

rogerja · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:24 pm Post subject:

tex_toby · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:41 pm Post subject:

I love my silicone brushes. I use mine for basting hot wings with thin hotsauce without any issues.

tex Cool

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squashed possum · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 3:01 pm Post subject:

http://www.amazon.com/Weber-6433-Saucing-System/dp/B000WEKMLG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1216245570&sr=8-1

i use this one and it works great with thick or thin sauce. i use it to baste wings with buffalo sauce and it getsa a good coat on them. might have to baste a little longer than with a thick brush, but the trade off on cleaning is well worth it. the brush is heavy duty too.
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JayBird2 · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 3:06 pm Post subject:

Two of my favorite words:
Dishwasher safe
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