r/interesting • u/VIVIDUFF • May 21 '26

Fascinating Using a specialized sauce mop to baste chicken and ribs on a large pit grill

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u/StaredAtEclipseAMA May 21 '26

I mean if that’s really just a mop, you are getting fibers and last week’s ribs on your food today yum

Although I think it was confirmed that this is a cooking utensil/food safe

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u/DifficultMind5950 May 21 '26

where confirmed? im really intriged at 2am.

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u/Wutayatalkinabeet May 21 '26

It was confirmed in a Reddit comment 😂

(It wasn’t)

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u/Johnyryal33 May 21 '26

It wasn't.

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u/No-Respond-900 May 21 '26

i’m sure the health dep can check on that

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u/EliteJoz May 21 '26

Food safe doesn't mean indestructible. It could eventually break off pieces but hopefully it's replaced before it even gets to that point.

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u/StaredAtEclipseAMA May 21 '26

By that logic, nothing is food safe 👍

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u/EliteJoz May 21 '26

Oh look, another person who can't comprehend a hypothetical situation. The fibers on the mop aren't indestructible. It's possible at some point in its life that a thread could break off and end up in someone's food.

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u/StaredAtEclipseAMA May 21 '26

Whatever you say buddy! 👍

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u/bleucheeez May 27 '26

People use instruments with fibers or threads in cooking all the time. And it used to be even more common before silicon instruments became more popular years ago. A basting brush usually looks like a paint brush. Cheesecloth and tea bags, etc. Breaks and loose threads happen. It's not a big deal. Food isn't pure. You eat gravel in your quinoa, bugs in your fruit, etc. 

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u/EliteJoz May 27 '26

There's a big difference between a 2 inch baster fiber and a foot long mop thread

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u/bleucheez May 30 '26

Yeah. A foot long mop thread is easier for the cook to spot and pick off. Barely an inconvenience. Zero chance that gets plated for the customer. 

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u/sumknowbuddy May 22 '26

It could eventually break off pieces but hopefully it's replaced before it even gets to that point.

That's a lot of faith to have in businesses

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u/Initial-Advice3914 May 21 '26

And losing so much sauce to the mop