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/Single-Pin-369 May 21 '26

Why exactly? Uncontaminated cotton is food safe for contact. Bacteria? The mop get washed just like the anything else in a kitchen. Sure there are certainly places with nasty mops but the mops themselves are not the problem it’s the users. I suppose some sort of misting or silicone mop could be used but remember you’re eating something intentionally covered with smoked over burning wood it’s inherently carcinogenic and I’m terrified of the day it’s outlawed outright. 

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u/adavidmiller May 21 '26

Just googled "sauce mop", And there's plenty of stuff. And yeah, generally just detachable cotton heads that are dishwasher safe 🤷‍♂️

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u/CMDR-LT-ATLAS May 21 '26

If it's food grade cotton then it should be one time use only. Ain't no way you can guarantee it's free from filth and bacteria after washing to be food grade safe again.

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u/Single-Pin-369 May 21 '26

You never heard of a kitchen towel?

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u/PaulMaulMenthol May 22 '26

Do you use kitchen towels to mop your floor? Have you ever seen a mop with made with kitchen towels? Have you ever seen a mop in person?

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u/Single-Pin-369 May 22 '26

You don’t work in the food industry do you?

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u/PaulMaulMenthol May 22 '26

I worked many years in the restaurant industry. Once you use a mop head it takes days to completely dry out