Yes, Bar keepers friend is an awesome product. The only thing I have to keep my eye on is if I use it on the inside of the pan, sometimes there’s a bit of residual fogginess/ residue that I’ve got to make sure I clear out other than that it’s a great cleaner!
We use oak for fuel and don't clean our pans until the end of the season. I always felt that the soot helped absorb the heat. That being said, I don't believe there is a a big enough difference between clean or sooty to worry about. We use oven cleaner before we store them and it works well. By the way, here in northeast Wisconsin our season is done. We tapped on January 31 and pulled our spiles on March 2. Earliest season ever, by far.
Our season (24) was short out here , all though I tapped early thankfully. I let the cleaning go inside and the bottom until the season is over. My wood got damp for my last boil and the pan was more difficult to clean than what was shown in this video.
On my woodstove glass window I use an old cloth and make a paste of ash and water. That works great on the glass to remove the built up grime. I just bought a used CDL 18"x48" and will need to clean it. That's what I'm going to try first on the bottom. Best part about it is it's free and available! I will try your vinegar method on the inside of the pan. Thanks.
I do. I can’t help but feel that anything stopping the flames from hitting the pan will decrease heat transfer. But how much of a decrease? This vid was all of last years boils… I haven’t cleaned the bottom or inside between boils. I may experiment this year and report on it! Thanks for watching.
How do you clean your pan bottom?
I swear bar keeper's freind is the best cleaner ever made. I'll now use it to clean MY maple pan....good video! Thanks for posting
Yes, Bar keepers friend is an awesome product. The only thing I have to keep my eye on is if I use it on the inside of the pan, sometimes there’s a bit of residual fogginess/ residue that I’ve got to make sure I clear out other than that it’s a great cleaner!
We use oak for fuel and don't clean our pans until the end of the season. I always felt that the soot helped absorb the heat. That being said, I don't believe there is a a big enough difference between clean or sooty to worry about. We use oven cleaner before we store them and it works well. By the way, here in northeast Wisconsin our season is done. We tapped on January 31 and pulled our spiles on March 2. Earliest season ever, by far.
Our season (24) was short out here , all though I tapped early thankfully. I let the cleaning go inside and the bottom until the season is over. My wood got damp for my last boil and the pan was more difficult to clean than what was shown in this video.
On my woodstove glass window I use an old cloth and make a paste of ash and water. That works great on the glass to remove the built up grime. I just bought a used CDL 18"x48" and will need to clean it. That's what I'm going to try first on the bottom. Best part about it is it's free and available!
I will try your vinegar method on the inside of the pan. Thanks.
I like the idea of using Ash on the bottom of the pan like on a woodstove. I’m going to try that as well next year! Thanks for watching.
I cleaned the hard spots on my pan with a wet corn cob and came right off with a little elbow grease
Was that a dried cob that you hit with water?
Dry then got it wet work great but messy.
I liked your shim ideal it worked better then the corn cob
Do you think keeping the soot off in between boils keeps efficiency higher?
I do. I can’t help but feel that anything stopping the flames from hitting the pan will decrease heat transfer. But how much of a decrease? This vid was all of last years boils… I haven’t cleaned the bottom or inside between boils. I may experiment this year and report on it! Thanks for watching.
Now I know where our white vinegar went lol