Comments on: How to keep pots clean

By: cardeju

cardeju — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:20:38 +0000

what I need to know is what to do if a coating of liquid dish soap did not work well & tha pan is borrowed. we would like to return as it came to us & so that is not possible. have used soap & water, baking soda, SOS pads, green scrubbers &
Scotchbrite erasing pads. any ideas?

By: NeoCamper

NeoCamper — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:19:29 +0000

When hubby & I were first dating he went to the BWCA and brought back the blackened pots for me to clean (gee thanks hon) and the soap trick did wonders! Only they didn’t put it up the sides far enough and there was still some scorching, but the soap did wonders. They used liquid soap and put on a good thick coat.
Its just too bad that cast iron is so heavy .. there’s nothing quite like cast iron cooking! But if you have to pack it to your campsite, it gets too heavy too quickly

By: young scouter

young scouter — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 02:24:21 +0000

i agree with prez down there leave them be

By: Old Scouter

Old Scouter — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:23:10 +0000

Anakin - the black soot from a campfire tends to stick on whatever it touches. If you coat the outside of your pot with soap (we always used liquid soap when I was a kid) the campfire soot will stick to the soap. The pot will still look a mess, but when it comes to clean-up time the soap washes right off the pot and the soot goes away with the soap.

By: anakin

anakin — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:30:18 +0000

why does soap help

By: Baddog in Brandon,SD

Baddog in Brandon,SD — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:57:21 +0000

Soap anyware except for cleaning is a mess and eventually gets into the food! My solution is to cover the grill the pots and pans go on with foil. The heat will go thru it the soot will pass around. Remember, foil is your friend. Use it often. We line the inside of our dutch ovens with it when baking and clean up is a breeze! Also, do not throw it away! Foil is 100% recyclable, add it to your soda cans and other aluminum to be recycled and earn funds for that next camp out! Oh, don’t forget to feed the Dog!

By: Prez

Prez — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:57:27 +0000

Let your pots blacken. It makes them heat more efficiently, especially if they are shiny uncoated aluminum or steel. Darker colors absorb more heat, try wearing a black t-shirt, and then switch to a white one on a hot day. You can feel the difference. Thats why they make solar panels black, so they take in more energy from the sun. The soot might get on your stuff inside your pack, but to solve that problem just put them in a trash bag.

By: PROFESSER PESTER

PROFESSER PESTER — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:09:14 +0000

Try using dish degergent as twotall2 said also
try army mess kits as well my friend has one they don’t blackin as easily

By: Running in the back country

Running in the back country — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:34:45 +0000

Liquid or bar soap will work, however you must stress to the Scouts to soap only the OUTSIDE of the pot!

By: Sanhak

Sanhak — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:02:12 +0000

I have never used that!