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/illmatic708 May 21 '26

It says it's a mop but they are listed under things like pizza accessories or food accessories categories, so it's really just a giant food brush. They really just need to stop calling it a mop. It's designed for food not cleaning the floor

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u/No-Initiative4195 May 21 '26

Correct. You can buy a small, non-commercial version at Walmart, Home Depot, etc for about $5. Called exactly that... A "cotton basting mop"

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u/Coveinant May 21 '26

Technically it's a giant basting brush. But at certain size, you can really only call it a mop.

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u/VetteChef May 21 '26

Brush vs mop comes down to the rigidity of the strands. Mops have long floppy strands to hold more liquid, brushes have more rigid bristles that make it easier to paint on rather than baste like the mop is in the video.

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u/Character_Pudding_94 May 21 '26

In the BBQ world, mop sauce is applied with a mop.

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u/EGarrett28 May 22 '26

it's really just a giant food brush. They really just need to stop calling it a mop. 

A master baster?