Posted on 09/12/2020 4:17:34 AM PDT by Jonty30
If you're camping, you don't need dishsoap. Just some dirt and water.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a0k6iSVVzo
Makes me want to cook some Chicken Francese tonight.;-)
Those here whose grandparents could still be called settlers probably knew about this, but I figured that not everybody here would be aware of this neat tip if they are out hiking or camping.
Sounds like a fake accent.
https://www.askaprepper.com/how-to-clean-cooking-gear-with-wood-ash/
All I do is say “ Honey, clean the pots after you get me a beer” And magically it gets done.
I was given a nice stainless 10 gallon pot. But it was loaded with congealed fats and grease inside and out. So I cleaned it outside with dirt and a garden hose rather than make a greasy mess inside.
Thanks for sharing; the issue I have is the greasy residue that doesn’t just stay on the cookware, but ends up on your hands as well. Lava soap is definitely a help!
Just make sure it is clean dirt!
Does it work on thundermugs?
Leave them out for the bears.
In your tent, so they can put it away.
True!
Back in the day I think folks stumbled onto the recipe for soap.
Ash from the fire got mixed in with animal fats, plus the dirt. Ash plus animal fats = soap
I learned that in Boy Scouts when I was a kid.
I always use sand and then boil water in the pot/pan with the forks/spools.
A lot of work but it is as clean as if it came out of the dishwasher.
Cast iron uses that residual grass as an advantage.
Scrape off all the food (scrubber, chain mail (!), sand), rinse in hot water, then dry on heat just until it starts to smoke - last step polymerizes oils, adding a protective no-stick layer akin to primitive Teflon.
“Just make sure it is clean dirt!”
My old man would say that after working on a project, then handing me a sandwich. “Well - at least it’s clean dirt!”
My first project out-doors in the dirt right after Covid started: it was so nice to be outside in the woods and fresh air, getting dirty - in CLEAN dirt! (I used my old-man’s line on my son that was helping me!)
Don't be a hater. (I know, you were 'just saying' - so am I)
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