Steven Raichlen Best of Barbecue Forged Stainless and Packwood Silicone Basting Brush

These are by far the best Tongs that I've owned. In the past I would usually just buy some from the local store, never again. These are very long but easy to handle, the wood on grips do make it easier to grab onto food since you're not having to close your hand as much. Even when I go to flip a steak that weights a few pounds I never feel like the food or the tongs are going to fall out.My friends and I grill a lot. I've been using these on average three times a week for four months now and they haven't shown any wear or tear. I've even bought these for five friends and family and they are the ones they use whenever they grill.

Love the tongs. The length keeps you from getting any heat on your hands, wrist and forearm. Have used it 4 times since I got it and liked it so much that I bought one for a friend who had tongs that were like 9 inches long that I had to only turn one piece at a time and then let my hand cooll off if the flames were roaring. These are 18 inches long and you can turn and place meat of any kind on the cooler parts of any grill gas or charcol. They are stainless steel and easy to use and I am loving the easy uses this summer.

Very pleased! We were disappointed with how the box looked once it got to is, but that could be our delivery guy or someone who handled it before he did. The knives are heavy which is great but they had been tossed back and forth so much they had come out of their places and beat the box completely.

"Product is built sturdy and works great. I removed a star because the bristles could be a bit longer. The price is great considering similar (disposable) ones at HD were not much less."This was my original review with 4 stars. I stopped using the brush as it recently lost 2/3 of its bristles in the grill. Very dangerous and I will throw it out and buy another brush. I now have to clean out my entire Weber grill to prevent the bristles from getting into my food. The brush part is made in China. Long term durability is poor and I would not recommend this product. Stay away.

This is a very nice looking brush with quality wooden handles. The handle shown in the picture came broken off, originally i thought it might clip on so i didnt bother with it. Apparently the tack welds broke and it needs to be re-welded. I really dont have a need for the fore grip so i wont bother returning it, i may re-weld it later down the road. Overall its a nice heavy brush that will get the job done.

Per the Amazon description:"Product DescriptionSteven Raichlen Best of Barbecue Dual Handle Large Grill Brush is styled with forged stainless steel and ergonomic Pakkawood handle. A wide grill brush doubles cleaning efficiency. The long handle gives extra reach for getting across the grill and staying out of the heat. An additional handle on the back of the grill brush head provides for two-handed leverage for putting some shoulder into the scouring a hot grill. Brush head is 4-inch square. with brass bristles. Overall length is 19-1/2-inches."This brush, while seemingly heavy-duty and nice, is NOT what the description says - it has STAINLESS STEEL BRISTLES, NOT BRASS!Weber, the maker of my Summit gas grill, says NOT to use stainless steel bristles on the stainless steel grates, as they will scratch. I bought this brush specifically because it SAID "brass bristles" and that the bristle head was replaceable. Guess I'll have to look for a brass-bristled replacement head now, but it irks me that the head that came with it is useless to me! AND not what the description says it is! Grrrrrrr.

I bought the this spatula, the fish spatula, and the tongs. You will not get the full feel of quality and durability until you have held on of these tools. Beside these being great for the purpose they we're created. Can can be used as weapons. The packwood handles are really, really, nice. The steel feels thick, uncompromising. These tools just feel like brutes. I may have to keep these in my gun safe along with my guns. This review will be identical for all three of my tools.

but when I do, it's because I'm very impressed with a product, or very disappointed. this belongs in the former category, mostly because it was only $17. The materials, finish, and even size for that matter, make it seem more like a $50 item (not that anyone should ever pay that much for a bbq brush). I haven't used it yet, however, so perhaps there's some fatal flaw and the maker is just trying to unload them.