Never Use This One Thing on Your Grill, Authorities Warn - Best Life

However, experts say that using a metal brush to clean your grill could be a serious safety risk.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just issued a warning to grillers, cautioning against using wire grill brushes, as the bristles can become embedded in food and swallowed, potentially causing serious injury or even death!

Injuries related to the accidental ingestion of metal grill brush bristles happen more often than you might think.

residents went to the hospital after the inadvertent consumption of metal grill brush bristles or fragments between 2002 and 2014.

NEISS data indicates that the most common locations of grill brush bristle injuries are the mouth and throat, but metal grill brush bristles can cause more serious injuries to the lower digestive tract.

The CPSC recommends using either nylon grill brushes, which have softer bristles that are less likely to cause injury, or balled-up aluminum foil to clean your grill instead of metal bristle brushes.

If you do choose to use a metal bristle brush to clean your grill, make sure it's a relatively new one, as older ones may be more likely to shed their bristles.