On 12/9/2011 9:13 AM, A.Nonny.Mouse wrote:
> I think I have searched EVERYWHERE.
>
> What I am looking for is the old type, like my Mom and both grandmothers
> used.
>
> It had a thick twisted wire handle, with a loop large enough for my thumb
> to go through on the end opposite the bristle end. The bristle end is the
> important part. The bristles were stiff enough to get into corners of pans
> and into the smaller indentations of ornate mold type pans. It wasn't so
> stiff that it would ruin the tops of pastry when it was used for it's
> originally intended purpose.
>
> It was NOT one of those limber, practically useless silicone rubber things
> that every place in the world sells today. It was NOT a small, softer
> bristled brush resembling a natural bristle paint brush that you might use
> for painting the rungs on the back of your chairs.
>
> If anyone has a link to such a thing, I would really appreciate it. I
> really don't want to go through Christmas baking like I did on Thanksgiving
> and in previous years.
>
> Like I said, I think I have searched everywhere, this is hoping that I
> might have missed a place or two.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> A.

Not sure if the following link from "Cooks Illustrated" about pastry
brushes will help. Maybe it has some information you might be able to
use. This link was included in the "Notes from the Test
Kitchen--Recipes and Kitchen Tips" I received today from America's Test
Kitchen. A lot of the pastry brush choices are silicon, which you don't
want. The Oxo boar bristle brush looks pretty good, however

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Pastry Brushes: Pitting Old versus New
A few years ago, we found a pastry brush that could handle a range of
tasks, from spreading thick barbecue sauce to delicately painting egg
wash on pastry. But since then, new brushes have hit the market. To make
sure this past winner still had what it took to handle our intensive
Christmas baking and basting, we pitted it against eight new pastry
brushes and went back into the kitchen.

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http://www.cooksillustrated.com/equi...code=L1NN2AA00

or

http://tinyurl.com/7m5uwc4


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