Quote Originally Posted by Spolcik View Post
Dr. Tim you say never use Clorox. Do you mean on any pan or just mild steel? I have a stainless pan I bought from smokey lake maple have not used it yet but was wondering what to clean it with?
Best not to use Clorox on ANY metal pan. If you do use it, don't let it sit in the pans and rinse it out a LOT. The image below shows what happens when the wrong things are done to a pan. Some of those holes go completely through the pan. Clorox initiates or accelerates the corrosion and pitting process. Most regular cleaning can be done with lots of hot water. With niter, you may have to use some pan acid (phosphoric acid typically...read the label and use the required safety precautions). Get pan acid from the maple equipment dealers.....not from the hardware store.

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