Jon Tofte
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
From time to time there have been posts with questions about cleaning stainless steel. One idea that gets put forward is Barkeeper’s Friend. (If you aren’t familiar with it, it is an abrasive powder product along the lines of Comet or Ajax.) Some people swear by it and others swear it doesn’t do a thing. I have personally recommended it based on some of my own limited use and seeing what a guy in our organization’s maintenance department was able to do with a “hopeless cause” bathtub.
Today I was working on old Broilmaster parts. (I plan to do a separate thread on that.) One piece is the center column which is an all stainless part that supports the firebox and conceals the LP tank and control valve. I used the tried and true Simple Green. It got the grease off and some stains, but I was less than enthusiastic about the results. So, I broke out some Barkeeper’s Friend. After doing half of the front, I took this picture:
Does Barkeeper’s Friend work? What do you think?
I will add that to Broilmaster’s credit all the stainless construction seems to be high grade non-magnetic (304?) stainless. If it had been cheap stainless maybe the results would have been different. Also, just because Barkeeper’s Friend worked so well doesn’t mean that Comet or something else wouldn’t have done just as well. But for me I will be sticking with Barkeeper’s Friend!
Today I was working on old Broilmaster parts. (I plan to do a separate thread on that.) One piece is the center column which is an all stainless part that supports the firebox and conceals the LP tank and control valve. I used the tried and true Simple Green. It got the grease off and some stains, but I was less than enthusiastic about the results. So, I broke out some Barkeeper’s Friend. After doing half of the front, I took this picture:
Does Barkeeper’s Friend work? What do you think?
I will add that to Broilmaster’s credit all the stainless construction seems to be high grade non-magnetic (304?) stainless. If it had been cheap stainless maybe the results would have been different. Also, just because Barkeeper’s Friend worked so well doesn’t mean that Comet or something else wouldn’t have done just as well. But for me I will be sticking with Barkeeper’s Friend!