BBQ Cleaning & Maintenance.
Wire-Brush-Free Bristles, Food-Safe Cleaners.

Wire brushes have a documented food-safety problem. As the bristles age, individual metal wires snap off, stick to grill grates, and end up transferring onto food during the next cook. Once swallowed, the wires can lodge in the throat, oesophagus, or intestines, sometimes requiring surgery to remove.

The numbers are not small. Hundreds of emergency room visits per year in the United States are attributed specifically to swallowed wire BBQ brush bristles, with peer-reviewed medical literature confirming the pattern. There is no equivalent risk with Palmyra plant-fibre brushes.

Given the safety risk is real and the alternative (Palmyra) cleans equally well, we made the call to remove wire from the cleaning category entirely. Every brush on our shelf is Palmyra-bristle.

Palmyra is the natural fibre harvested from the trunk of the Palmyra palm tree, native to tropical South Asia. Used for centuries in brooms and brushes, it has been adopted by BBQ tool manufacturers in the past decade as the safer alternative to wire bristles.

The key properties:

Stiff enough to scrub. Palmyra has natural rigidity that handles burnt-on residue, carbon build-up, and grease on cast iron, stainless, and porcelain-coated grates.

Soft enough to be safe. Unlike wire, Palmyra fibres do not scratch ceramic kamado surfaces, pizza stones, or porcelain enamels. The fibres flex rather than gouge.

Heat-resistant. Palmyra tolerates being used on a still-warm grate (which is when most BBQ cleaning actually happens).

Biodegradable and renewable. The fibre is plant material harvested from a renewable tree species, so the brush head composts at end of life.

Match the brush to your cooker type.

Big Green Egg, kamado, or charcoal kettle: the BGE SpeediClean Long-Handle Grid Scrubber is the right pick. The long handle keeps your hand away from the dome heat (kamados retain heat for hours after the cook), and the brush head is sized for kamado-style round grids.

Gas grill (Weber, Broil King, Coleman, others): the Broil King Baron Palmyra Grill Brush is the most appropriate. Sized for rectangular gas grill grates, with a replaceable brush head extending product life.

Pizza stone, cast iron, or pellet smoker grate: the BGE SpeediClean Dual Brush Scrubber. The two-sided design gives you a firmer side for cast iron and grates plus a gentler side for pizza stones.

Stubborn carbon build-up or end-of-season deep clean: the Coleman Palmyra Brush with Scraper. The integrated metal scraper handles residue that Palmyra alone cannot shift. Best paired with one of the dedicated brushes above for regular use.

Big Green Egg ceramic exteriors build up smoke residue over time, especially on the dome and around the band. The fix is the genuine Big Green Egg SpeediClean Ceramic Cleaner.

Method:

1. Spray SpeediClean directly onto the ceramic exterior surface, focusing on areas with visible smoke residue or build-up.

2. Let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes (the dwell time is what does the work, not scrubbing pressure).

3. Wipe off with a damp cloth or sponge. The residue lifts away with the cleaner.

4. For stubborn build-up, repeat. Avoid using household cleaners or abrasive scourers on ceramic, both can damage the glaze.

SpeediClean is specifically formulated for the BGE glaze and is the only liquid Big Green Egg endorses. Do not use bleach, oven cleaner, or degreaser products on ceramic kamados, they can permanently damage the glaze and create chemical residue that lingers into your next cook.

The right rhythm depends on what you cook and which cooker you run, but here is the general framework that works across most setups.

After every cook (5 minutes): Brush the grates with a Palmyra brush while the cooker is still warm. The residue comes off easily at this stage. Wait until the grate has cooled and the carbon hardens and you double the work.

Weekly (15 minutes): Empty ash from charcoal/kamado cookers. Wipe down handles, side shelves, and external surfaces. Clean lid thermometers. For pellet smokers, vacuum out the firebox.

Monthly (30 to 45 minutes): Deep clean the grates with a scraper-equipped brush. Inspect gaskets on kamados. Check burner ports on gas grills (the Broil King Maintenance Set is built for this). Wipe ceramic exteriors with SpeediClean if needed.

Quarterly (1 to 2 hours): Full strip-down. Remove cooking grates, deflector plates, and drip pans for a proper clean. Replace gaskets and brush heads as needed. Inspect for wear on moving parts.

Yes. Across the Sydney metro area we offer same-day or next-business-day delivery on cleaning products. Orders dispatch from our Wetherill Park showroom in Sydney's west.

For the rest of Australia, cleaning tools ship through our standard parcel service. Brushes are light and cheap to freight, especially when combined with other orders. Pair them with rubs, pellets, or anything else and we will combine the delivery, no extra freight on the second item.

Pickup from the showroom is also available any business day. Call us on 0434 010 411 to confirm stock.