Hello all,

First time posting...sorry it is after our first burned flue pan !

I cleaned the pan, just the tops of the flue pan burned. I cleaned it successfully with muriatic acid and then dumped 2 extra large boxes of baking soda in the pan and triple rinsed the pan. I did not take the pan off the arch , but filled and emptied, filled and emptied etc.

There are small bits of black that just didn't get out, not alot mind you.

So we started boiling again and the partially cooked syrup has a slightly off taste.

Should I have gotten every last bit of the flakes out of the arch? Could it be residue?

Thanks for any responses!