Okay, this may be a dumb question so the beginner's forum is the ideal place to post it. Do you scrub your Stainless Steel boil kettle sparkling clean?
A couple of my friends have 11 gallon stainless boil kettles, and they don't completely clean them, just rinse a couple times with water and dry them. They have developed "malt scum" on the bottom and the sides of the kettle. When I finally get my own SS kettle, I'll probably use B-brite or PBW and a moderately aggressive scotch-brite pad to clean mine each time.
I worked in a restaurant where we had some big stainless pieces, some of them got cleaned 2-3 times a day, 7 days a week and lasted years. What do you think- are you worried about scratching up your stainless, or do you clean it spotless each time?
Thanks.
A couple of my friends have 11 gallon stainless boil kettles, and they don't completely clean them, just rinse a couple times with water and dry them. They have developed "malt scum" on the bottom and the sides of the kettle. When I finally get my own SS kettle, I'll probably use B-brite or PBW and a moderately aggressive scotch-brite pad to clean mine each time.
I worked in a restaurant where we had some big stainless pieces, some of them got cleaned 2-3 times a day, 7 days a week and lasted years. What do you think- are you worried about scratching up your stainless, or do you clean it spotless each time?
Thanks.