Are You Using A Wire Brush To Clean Your Grill?

Grilling season is in full force.  How do you normally clean your grill before cooking?  Are you using a wire brush?  Well, if you are, listen up.

Family barbecues will be taking place all across the state for Memorial Day weekend.

However, before cooking up some hot dogs and hamburgers, doctors are warning that the way grills are being cleaned could be putting families in serious danger.

Those who clean their grills with a wire bristled brush could be taking a risk, as those bristles could end up in the food that is being cooked.

After eating a burger from the grill, one woman said she quickly knew something was wrong.

Within 48 hours she had severe pains and was rushed to the hospital.

"It was just a pain that I have never felt before.  she said. "I felt my stomach was bloated... extremely tender to the touch. You could not even push on anything - just hurt my stomach."

She had ingested a small, thin wire that became lodged in her intestine.

Her husband had cleaned the grill with a wire-bristled brush before cooking, and one of those bristles had fallen off and was inside of her burger.

Scary stuff folks.  It certainly made me think twice about using this tool to clean my grill.  Yikes!