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[*] posted on 18-6-2016 at 19:39
Protecting metal or glass cookware from flame residue (wood fire/oil fire)


Both wood and oil fires seem to leave a varying degree of soot and char on the outside of cookware that is very difficult to remove. Is there anything that can be put on the outside to protect the cookware from this?
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[*] posted on 18-6-2016 at 23:30


Aluminium foil?
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[*] posted on 19-6-2016 at 00:50


Soot and char can be effectively removed from cookware with oxidizing acids. I've cleaned aluminium cookware with fuming nitric acid.



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[*] posted on 19-6-2016 at 01:10


An old trick is to cover your cookware in ivory soap, it might work for glassware too even though it might be a bit harder to get the soap to stick to the surface. It won't prevent soot completely but it makes it easier for sure.
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[*] posted on 19-6-2016 at 15:53


Yup! We used to rub liquid detergent on the bottoms of our campfire cooking pots, before we used 'em. Come clean-up time, the soot rinsed right off.

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