Six years of grilling and easily a dozen brushes — wire, nylon, the coil ones, all of it. Nothing lasted. Cleanup after a rib cook used to eat 25 minutes of my evening. Timed this one on my phone: 2 minutes 40, grates spotless. Never thought a grill brush would be the thing I finally write a review for, but here we are.

Found a wire bristle stuck in a burger last summer. With two kids at the table, that was the end of wire brushes in this house. Spent months scrubbing with balled-up foil because I refused to buy another one. A mate showed up with this at a cookout and I ordered one the same night. Cleans better than the wire ever did and I don't think twice about what ends up in the food.

I run a gas grill AND a kamado — two completely different cleanup jobs. Was sceptical one brush could do both. The pivoting head sits flush on the flat grates and angles into the kamado's curve. Same tool, both grills, zero fuss. Expected a gimmick. It's now the most used tool on my patio. Should honestly cost more than it does.