Eastern Ontario 2024

[Galena]

No I mean sorry you've joined the burnt pan club! I joined it in my 1st year.
You've been a great source of information on here for me! Glad you decided to boil this year after all.

Ah ok lol yeah!!! The burnt pan club needs its own logo...maybe a smoking blackened syrup pan :-) Amazed that it took long to reach this milestone!

And thanks for the kudos, nice to know someone listens to my thought dumps :-)

[ennismaple]

There's two types of sugarmakers: Those who've burnt a pan and new producers!

[Galena]

There's two types of sugarmakers: Those who've burnt a pan and new producers!

Haha yeah I was wondering what was wrong with me esp as I ain't a new producer!

[Maplelane1]

There's two types of sugarmakers: Those who've burnt a pan and new producers!

Oh no ! 😬.

Sorry hear galena. Please post info on how to clean…cause I’m due apparently…

Haha…. We used to have a similar saying for motorbike riders…. Those that have crashed, and those that will.

[Maplelane1]

And just a quick update on my evap…

Changed gaskets, replaced and cleaned insulation and some fire board…. Started boiling today at noon and the unit is running like new and 27 gph !

Sincere thanks to those who provided helpful advice and suggestions…. I followed up on each and every one.

[Galena]

Hi Maplelane, I use plain white vinegar to soak off the worst of the scorch. Leave overnight. I used Barkeeps friend with the rough side of a sponge and gently scour the area mostly in a circular motion. Dont want to make grooves in the stainless, just remove the crud. I also use a product from my days as a house cleaner called Scour-off by Shaklee. Dont know if they sell to the public.i like it cause it's a mild abrasive made from ground up cherry pits.
Oh and you also need elbow grease and patience. And make sure you rinse out the pans really well to eliminate all and any residue. I also use clean microfiber cloths to wipe them out, but they might leave lint so best to do a final rinse then let the pan air dry. Hope this helps! And for the outside of the pans just running water and a nylon scrub brush oughta do it.

[Big_Eddy]

I’m on day 3 of steady boiling with at least 100 gallons still to go. Was happy the buckets were dry last night. Tonight’s freeze should bring more sap tomorrow

[Coatesy]

Getting my boiling caught up. Trees haven't produced for a few days.
Maybe get one more run this week with the colder nights, how is everyone else doing lately?

[Lanark]

I've bottled 34 litres so far from 2 sessions of boiling ( I clean my flat pan and storage drums between sessions). I collected 46 gallons of sap this morning, still sitting at 2% sugar and have started my 3rd session of boiling. Probably won't have any more sap until later next week or even the weekend.

I only put up 50 buckets this year and tried drop lines into 10 x 6 gallon pails. I didn't find that the pails collected any more sap that my buckets but it kept the gypsy moths out. I also waited to March to tap.

[Coatesy]

Wow that a good return on 50 taps.
Where abouts are you? I'm hoping my taps will start running again this week its been double digit weather here all week amd warm nights so no sap.