21 Million Grill Brushes Recalled. Brushtech Started Rethinking the Grill Brush Back in 2013.

50 Years of American Brushmaking, Innovation, and a Different Approach to Grill Safety

By Zaven Gunjian, BRUSHTECHnology Engineer, Brushtech, Inc.

More than 21 million grill brushes have been affected by major recalls in 2026, bringing renewed national attention to the dangers of loose wire bristles.

For Brushtech, a family-owned American brush manufacturer celebrating its 50th anniversary, the problem is nothing new.

When reports of wire-bristle ingestion injuries emerged in 2013, we began asking ourselves a simple question: Could we build a better, safer grill brush?

What followed was a year of designing, prototyping, testing, failing, improving, and developing new manufacturing methods at our factory in Plattsburgh, New York.

In 2014, we introduced our first safety grill brush.

But we soon discovered something important. A brush that performed beautifully on one grill might struggle on another. Traditional rod-style grates, flat griddles, and V-shaped cooking surfaces all presented different cleaning challenges.

The answer wasn't one universal brush. It was engineering the right brush for the right grill.

Four Brushes. Four Cleaning Solutions.
Today, four flagship products demonstrate our approach to grill cleaning:

• B410C Quad Spring Grill Brush — Engineered for traditional rod-style grill grates.
• B516C Flat Griddle Brush — Designed for cleaning flat griddles and cooking surfaces.
• B541C V-Shaped Grill Brush — Purpose-built for V-shaped grill grates.
• B414C Grill Cleaning Brush — A versatile companion for tackling stubborn buildup and cleaning hard-to-reach areas.

Each reflects our commitment to designing bristle-free cleaning solutions for the surfaces they're meant to clean.

Retail buyers interested in evaluating these products are invited to request samples.
Contact Zaven Gunjian at zg@brushtechbrushes.com or call 518.563.8420.

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Five Decades of American Brushmaking
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Our innovations have helped shape an expanding family of patented, bristle-free grill-cleaning tools, eventually earning Brushtech two Golden Tickets at Walmart's Open Call and opening doors to national retail opportunities.

Founded in 1976, Brushtech has spent five decades manufacturing specialty brushes in America, developing more than 20 patents along the way.

The recent recalls reinforce a belief we've held for years: A grill brush should be treated as an engineered cleaning tool, not an afterthought hanging from the side of a barbecue.

Our work continues, because innovation doesn't end when a product reaches the shelf.

Fifty years of BRUSHTECHnology behind us. Fifty more in front of us.

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