After brewing up on my Honey Stove or Swiss Army Volcano Stove, my pot always becomes sticky - is there an easy way of cleaning them or is it just a case of careful attention with a brillo pad? On the Honey Stove, I am using a Snow Peak titanium solo cook set and on the volcano stove, it is just the ali cup that comes with it.
Cleaning pots after using on wood burning stove
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Some people rub a thin layer of washing up liquid on the outside which prevents the blackening and stickyness. I just give them a wash when I get home.
Whittler Kev
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Remember to put it on before you use them. Seen it works brilliantly (as does using the fires ashes as a scourer)
I get mine into the stream and use the soil, leafs and other stuff around to clean it. Soil (grit), or charcole, ash from fire etc.. really help to clean it when your out and about.
Once you get home just use a brillo pad or similar to get them shiney (if you like that sort of thing).
Once you get home just use a brillo pad or similar to get them shiney (if you like that sort of thing).
Birch is lovely to light but oh it leaves tarry pots 
I just take some waxed paper along to wrap around the pots while I'm away and scour them when I get home usually.
If I really need to clean the gunk off while I'm away, a wee clod of earth works remarkably well. Biodegradeable too
cheers,
Toddy
I just take some waxed paper along to wrap around the pots while I'm away and scour them when I get home usually.
If I really need to clean the gunk off while I'm away, a wee clod of earth works remarkably well. Biodegradeable too
cheers,
Toddy
used tea bag..... after you've drank your tea !!!
An army trick i was shown when in the TA, charcoal works well too
An army trick i was shown when in the TA, charcoal works well too
again water soil or grit, dirt, leaves, moss, what ever is to hand really, i dont bother to get it all of to a shine just so the kit stays clean (ish).........
with my hobo the pot is an old 1 litre dog food tin, this sits inside the stove so dont even bother with that pot/tin, when its really, really bad i chuck it in the recycle big and get a clean one i have set aside, costs nothing as its a by product from the dog food so win win all round.......
chris................................
with my hobo the pot is an old 1 litre dog food tin, this sits inside the stove so dont even bother with that pot/tin, when its really, really bad i chuck it in the recycle big and get a clean one i have set aside, costs nothing as its a by product from the dog food so win win all round.......
chris................................
I just use charcoal from my fire...
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That looks to work really well - thanks for everyone's advice - I will give that a go next weekend.
Hi,
Something I always take with me in my Bergen is a pack of fragrance free Baby Wipes, from my army days I learnt it is great from removing camo cream from your face, good for cleaning sweaty areas of the body and works a treat for removing the black sticky mess from underneath a mess tin or mug after you have finished cooking. The only down side is you need to store the used wipes in your bergen and carry it out with you.
Something I always take with me in my Bergen is a pack of fragrance free Baby Wipes, from my army days I learnt it is great from removing camo cream from your face, good for cleaning sweaty areas of the body and works a treat for removing the black sticky mess from underneath a mess tin or mug after you have finished cooking. The only down side is you need to store the used wipes in your bergen and carry it out with you.
Actually if you get the cotton and non fragranced type you can let them dry out then use them as tinder on your stove.
