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Mar 28, 2010 at 1:27 am #1257023
So I was getting ready to sell my Tibetan Ti 1100 pot and it was a bit black and crusty from being used with a Bushbuddy wood stove. I tried to clean it, as I have tried before, with dishwasher liquid and a scotchbrite pad, but once again had very limted success. I asked my wife about it and she handed me this "Magic Eraser" spongy thingy from Mr. Clean. I was pretty skeptical at first, but with a little elbow grease the black and brown gunk began to disappear. In about 20 minutes I had the pot looking almost new again, except for a few stubborn black spots on the bottom. Here's before:
And here's after:
So I tried it on my SP600 mug which has been getting a little blackened from alcohol tests, and it cleaned that up pretty nice too. Not quite as nice, but nice.
Anyway, I'm not usually one to hawk cleaning products but I thought some of you might find this handy for your stubborn pots and mugs. Good luck!
Gordon
Mar 28, 2010 at 4:51 am #1591580.
Mar 28, 2010 at 5:11 am #1591582on my pot, and personally thing it adds character ;)
Mar 28, 2010 at 10:41 am #1591637Yup, it's magic all right :P.
Mar 29, 2010 at 1:03 am #1591819That did a pretty good job. And that is one of the reasons I hate to cook with wood. Before backpacking stoves were readily available (many decades ago), I cooked exclusively over a fire. I found that scrubbing the pot with sand and a little water after each meal, did a fabulous job. Still have that cookset, and you can't tell it was ever used over a wood fire.
Mar 29, 2010 at 4:14 am #1591829I guess it's cool, but why would you want to scrub off the black? Unless of course in your case, you want to sell it.
Mar 29, 2010 at 8:06 am #1591875Two reasons:
It can rub off on all over your other gear.
It is extra weight to haul around :)
Mar 29, 2010 at 2:24 pm #1592061Orange hand pumice works good as well (might be cheaper)
http://antig-livingsimply.blogspot.com/2010/01/sooty-pots.html
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