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Best barbecue basting brush

Updated: 22 October 2026

You want one brush for a kettle, or a cheap pair if the real work is a roasting tin and a bit of glaze. The best barbecue basting brush in this amazon.co.uk set is not the item sitting at rank 1. Rank 1 is a short silicone pair. The long grilling brush is the OXO Good Grips. This page names those two and who should skip each. Prices and stars are from the listings in the [BBQ basting brush comparison](/hub/grill-accessories/bbq-basting-brush). A qualifying purchase can earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. Peter F. used those listings on 20 October 2026. We did not run a lab test.

You want one brush for a kettle, or a cheap pair if the real work is a roasting tin and a bit of glaze. The best barbecue basting brush in this amazon.co.uk set is not the item sitting at rank 1.

Our top picks

Hotec Hotec five-piece basting brushes

Best overall

Hotec Hotec five-piece basting brushes
7.0/10about £9.99
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OXO OXO Good Grips grilling brush

Rank 2

OXO OXO Good Grips grilling brush
7.4/10about £14.29
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SURDOCA SURDOCA silicone basting brushes

Best value

SURDOCA SURDOCA silicone basting brushes
6.8/10about £2.99
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On this page
  1. 1.What best means here
  2. 2.OXO Good Grips for the grate
  3. 3.SURDOCA when you wanted a pastry brush
  4. 4.Who should buy neither

What best means here

Best, on this page, means a silicone head you can use over a hot grate without your knuckles in the heat, with enough UK reviews to see a repeated complaint. It does not mean the highest star rating, the largest review count, or best-seller rank. The Joseph Joseph GrillOut is 4.8 from eight reviews at £19.98, and the only UK review text calls the folding head a gimmick. The Hotec five-piece is listed at 26.2 cm by 3.3 cm, a set of kitchen widths rather than one long handle. Rank 1 belongs to the SURDOCA pair. Those are different jobs. If you still need the decision order, use the BBQ basting brush buying guide.

OXO Good Grips for the grate

The OXO Good Grips grilling brush, model 9110300, is £14.29 on amazon.co.uk, rated 4.7 from 1,180 reviews. The listing material is silicone, the dishwasher field says yes, and the bullets describe an angled head and a long handle so your hand stays off the heat. UK reviews praise that reach, how the bristles hold oil, and a wash in the dishwasher. One UK buyer returned it for being too large. There is no spare head. Do not read the length off the 42 mm by 42 mm dimension field. That line conflicts with the long-handle bullets. America’s Test Kitchen has said a handle of this kind melted when the brush was rested on the grill. That is a US test, not a UK lab. Joseph Joseph’s UK page says not to leave a basting tool on the grate.
Hotec Hotec five-piece basting brushes

Testsieger

Hotec Hotec five-piece basting brushes
7.0/10about £9.99
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SURDOCA when you wanted a pastry brush

The SURDOCA pair is the best value when you wanted a short kitchen brush that can also dab sauce. Two silicone brushes, titled 8.2 inches, listed at 20.8 cm by 5.1 cm and 50 g, cost £2.99. The dishwasher field says yes. The seller states 230°C, which is a claim. Best Sellers Rank is 1 in Barbecue Basting Brushes, with 4.5 from 2,514 reviews. UK reviews mix barbecue basting with pastry. They mention cleaning and no loose hair, and they call the brushes smaller than expected, flimsy, and sold only as a pair. An 8.2 inch pair will not give you the clearance of the OXO over a kettle.

Who should buy neither

Skip both if you are mopping a thin sauce onto a large cut. The YFWOOD in the main table is the 18 inch cotton mop with spare heads. Skip both if you want a head that retracts into a drawer. The Joseph Joseph GrillOut is £19.98, with eight reviews, a UK note that the fold is unnecessary, and no length on this amazon.co.uk listing. The brand’s UK page has listed the SKU at £21 and 34.9 cm. Skip the OXO if a large brush is already too much, and skip the SURDOCA if a brush around 21 cm has put your hand too close to the grate. How you keep raw marinade off the cooked meat is on the how to baste on a barbecue page.

Common questions

Is the £2.99 rank-1 pair good enough?
It is good enough for a short silicone job. UK reviews use it on a barbecue and in baking, and they praise cleaning. It is not good enough if you bought it for reach. The title length is 8.2 inches, the listing size is 20.8 cm by 5.1 cm, and reviews call it smaller than expected or flimsy. Rank 1 means it sells. It does not mean it won a grill test.
Why not the Hotec five-piece, with 12,451 reviews?
That volume is real, and UK comments like the widths. The length is a set dimension, not a long grilling handle, and one UK review says the bristles break. Buy it when you want several kitchen sizes. Do not buy it instead of the OXO if the problem is your hand over the grate.
Is the Joseph Joseph worth about £20?
Only if you want the retractable head. The only UK review text says the brush and the price are good and the fold is a gimmick. There is no length on this amazon.co.uk listing. The brand page has shown £21 and has told owners not to leave the tool on the grill. Eight reviews are a thin file next to the OXO’s 1,180.
How long is the OXO if Amazon says 42 mm?
The 42 mm by 42 mm field conflicts with the long-handle description, so do not quote 42 mm as the length. BBC Good Food gives 34.4 cm for this brush. OXO’s US page gives 13.5 inches. Neither replaces a centimetre line on the amazon.co.uk listing we used.
Does Good Food’s £17.94 replace the comparison price?
No. This comparison uses £14.29 from the amazon.co.uk listing we saved for the OXO. Good Food’s page showed £17.94 and a 34.4 cm handle. Prices move, and the two figures are not one price. Stars here stay at 4.7 from 1,180. If the live page has changed when you open it, the live page is the one you pay.

Related pages

Silicone basting brush vs cotton mop

BBQ basting brush

BBQ basting brush buying guide: sauce, reach, wash

BBQ mop for a smoker: long cotton, then hang it dry

How to baste on a barbecue: boil the used marinade

Sources

Public UK sources and the manufacturer pages named in the digest, retrieved on 21 October 2026.

  1. Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004, Article 3 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  2. Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) Regulations 2012 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  3. GOV.UK food contact materials regulations (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  4. FSA food contact materials authorisation guidance (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  5. FSA BBQ food safety (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  6. FSA cooking your food (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  7. GOV.UK refunds for faulty goods (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  8. Joseph Joseph GrillOut UK (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  9. OXO grilling basting brush, SKU 11309300 dimensions (retrieved 21 October 2026)