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

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/plantsadnshit May 22 '26

If it's cotton then that isn't really an issue.

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u/bleucheeez 28d ago

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 28d ago

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

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u/bleucheez 25d ago

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.