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marinade brush for fish


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I like to brush a marinade onto fish, such as soy sauce and honey, but afterwards the brush bristles get gummed up and stick to each other so that I have to separate them one by one. Soaking in soapy solution does not help. Does anyone know a better (less time intensive) way to wash a brush after it is used on meat or fish?

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Well, the way I wash my marinade brush is to wet it, drop a bit of dishwashing detergent on it, then rub it in between my fingers. The detergent gets distributed through the bristles easily and then I just rinse it.

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Buy a silicone brush! They rinse clean in a jiffy.

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I use the same method as Hest88 just mentioned. I usually rinse it in running hot hot tap water first to get most of the gunk out (especially fatty things, which I often use brushes for). Then work in the dishwashing soap. Rinse well.

I buy cheap cheap brushes and consider them semi-disposable. I just can't be bothered maintaining them well, but it is worthwhile to clean them until they get too distressed. Then I relegate them to grill duty or chuck them.

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I use the method we learned in art class for cleaning our brushes:

Squeeze soap into the palm of your hand, then swirl the brush around in a circular motion. Rinse under hot water (but not too hot or the glue that holds the bristles in may loosen and the bristles will fall out). Repeat as necessary.

But I like Malawry's "semi-disposable" method best of all.

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I use the method we learned in art class for cleaning our brushes:

Squeeze soap into the palm of your hand, then swirl the brush around in a circular motion. Rinse under hot water (but not too hot or the glue that holds the bristles in may loosen and the bristles will fall out). Repeat as necessary.

But I like Malawry's "semi-disposable" method best of all.

:laugh::laugh::laugh: At my school we used a bar of Ivory soap (white) and kept rubbing the brush on it til it showed no more color. One of my instructors would throw a fit if he saw cruded up bristles. Beyond that, there were no rules.

But in the kitchen, I keep a supply of cheap brushes on hand.

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