Silicone Basting Brush vs. Traditional Basting Brush

I bought a silicone basting brush recently because I heard that silicone basting brushes were easier to clean than basting brushes with the traditional, stiff bristles.

Specifically, I bought a Mario Batali Silicone Basting Brush from Amazon because it was inexpensive and I use Amazon Prime to get free second day delivery. Price was important because I wasn’t sure a silicone basting brush would work the way I want it to, and I was not going to spend 2 – 3 times the $7.99 cost of the Mario Batali Silicone Basting Brush when I was just taking the basting brush for a test drive.

Silicone Basting Brush Review

The silicone brush is superior to a traditional basting brush in every way:

• Silicone basting brush cleans up in the dishwasher and no residue is left on the bristles
• Silicone bristles do not soak up basting sauce so you use less sauce.
• The silicone basting brush does not push the sauce around the meat that is being basted like a traditional brush, so sauce coverage is even.

I tossed my old traditional bristle basting brush into the trash. And, I am very happy with the quality of the $8 Mario Batali Silicone Basting Brush, so I’m not even looking to upgrade to a more expensive brush. I don’t see how the quality could get any better.

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