Bar Keepers Friend - Just Original for Stainless, yes?

[GrumpyOldGit]

I'm waiting on a couple of small stainless pots and I want to clean them before use (since they could still have burrs or machine oil etc.) and thought I may as well passivate them at the same time.

I'm thinking of using Bar Keepers Friend (as I can use it elsewhere to clean around the house) and just want to check a couple of things:

1. I should get the 'Original' powder and not the Cookware, Spray, etc.
2. The process as per John P is just clean it with BKF and a green plastic scrubby, rinse it off, and leave in the sun/air to dry. (How much, btw - just a tablespoon's worth and enough water to make a paste?)

Does this sound about right?

 

[day_trippr]

I don't know anything about the other forms of BKF, just the powder, which is awesome stuff if you have a lot of bling to maintain So I'd recommend the powder form.

When I'm cleaning a kettle I rinse it out first, sprinkle some BKF around the area that needs attention, then use a stiff sponge to scrub the thin "paste" around 'til it feels done, and finish with a thorough rinse.

It really is amazing how bright things get with BKF...

Cheers!

 

[GrumpyOldGit]

Thanks @day_trippr - local store has BKF in so will grab that tomorrow, clean Sunday and brew next week.

awesome stuff if you have a lot of bling to maintain

Not so much bling as too many surfaces that seem to be magnets for grubby, chocolate-smeared paws...