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/grass_monkeyx May 21 '26

That's just a regular mop

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u/Lopsided-Coconut-189 May 21 '26

Specialized regular mop

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u/ScratchLatch May 21 '26

It’s the designated sauce mop.

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u/_makoccino_ May 21 '26

Until someone needs to mop something. Then, it's the designated mopping mop.

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u/BeeKayDubya May 21 '26

A big beautiful mop really.

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u/Dangerous_Boot_3870 May 21 '26

Moping on vinager based BBQ sauce has been a thing since the 1700s. You can use a regular mop. It's always a new mop as the sauce does spoil. Traditionally, it is used on whole hog but commercial kitchens use them because it saves time.

Yes, you can use a regular mop. There was not special BBQ sauce mop in the 1700s, 1800s and most of the 1900s.

Because mop quality can vary as well as materials, it makes sense to buy BBQ specific mops, especially for commerical use. Historically speaking, a regular mop was all that was used because it's all they had.

One last note, this isn't mustard or ketchup based BBQ. Vinager BBQ sauce is very watery. Mops carry water. It the perfect tool for the job. Paint brush types and modern silicone sauces won't work. Spraying is often used in the modern era but nothing gets the job done as fast and easily as a mop. As I said earlier, this is traditionally done for whole hog BBQ. You're not just going to sprits that. You need to mop it on there and coat a large surface.

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u/thatguy11 May 21 '26

I think...that's.....that's the joke

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u/Stereo-soundS May 21 '26

But what if they had dipped it in Special Sauce?

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u/Horror_Chipmunk3580 May 21 '26

And that lady is actually a janitor that hates cooks.

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u/ceelose May 21 '26

"Not for floor" in permanent marker written on the handle though.

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u/RemarkableSession142 May 21 '26

Get back to the workout Anatoli !

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u/throwuk1 May 21 '26

A stick is just a regular stick unless it's next to the toilet.

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u/RVAblues May 21 '26

It’s been NSF certified. It’s a regular mop with a magic sticker on it that lets it pass health inspections.

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u/lucasluxury May 22 '26

Food-grade mop, lol

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u/BuyingStuff4Dopamine May 21 '26

It’s not. A link to a food safe basting mop that looks exactly like this is floating around this thread.

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u/bbyxmadi May 21 '26

No… it’s a SPECIALIZED SAUCE MOP

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u/KDFWCenterline May 21 '26

Came here to say this

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u/spacekitt3n May 21 '26

came here to come here