The basting brush is made of high-quality food grade silicone. You could apply silicone basting brushes without any concerns. The pastry brush resists temperature up to 446 F/230 C. Our basting brush has a handle built with solid internal steel core that increase its durability. They are essential camping,picnic or kitchen accessories. Our high performance flexible silicone brushes are premium quality and will not melt, warp, discolor, or shrink like regular plastic or wooden brushes. The bristles will not break or shed in your food like old brushes. The lightweight handle provides a soft comfortable firm grip making basting easy. Great for vinegar, hot butter, egg whites, margarine, oil, basting sauce, BBQ sauce, butter glaze.