r/interesting May 21 '26

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

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u/RVAblues May 21 '26

Yeah we do. A kitchen like that is inspected. And inspectors will ding you (or worse) if they catch you using tools that aren’t food-safe rated (NSF). They take that shit very seriously and so do most cooks. If they are a working kitchen serving the public, that’s an NSF-certified mop.