Bar Keepers Friend

[xpanam]

Has anyone on here tried this ? I just tried this on some of my copper pans and on the bottom of my Le Creuset Dutch oven that I thought was staining forever! I used an SOS pad on the copper and it looks brand new with not much effort. I just put a little on the stain of the Le Creuset,the stain is gone! This stuff is the best and at only $3.75 a can.

 

[danemodsandy]

You Want Effortless?

Bar Keeper's Friend is good stuff, very good stuff indeed. But there's something even easier for copper and brass -

Cameo Copper Cleaner. It's a sister product of Cameo Stainless Cleaner, a cleanser I swear by for my vintage Farberware. The copper cleaner makes tarnish disappear so fast - well, if I said how fast, I'd sound like 1950's advertising copy, so I won't.

Not always easy to find, but when you do, it's somewhere with the other cleansers. P.S.: Don't despair over the Bar Keeper's Friend - it is absolutely wonderful for getting utensil and rub marks off of Pyrex, china and Corning Ware.

 

[bluejay]

I use Kleen King for our pots

Kleen King is awesome for pots and pans; I use it for our copper bottom pots and it comes out looking new. Kleen King is made by the same company that makes Bon Ami. I also use Barkeeper's Friend for our Pyrex (not the outside patterned areas, but the white interior), as it is fantastic for getting stains out.

 

[abcomatic]

I use Bar Keepers Friend for the kitchen sink. I have a Swan Stone sink and it cleans it very well with no scratching. Gary

 

[dynaflow]

another Bar Keepers product

I tried bar keepers friend for cookware love it on old aluminum cookware

 

[rp2813]

My experience with BKF is that the powdered version is much better than the liquid, which has a tendency to separate and not want to mix back together even when shaken.

 

I use BKF on cleaning anything I don't want to scratch or that advises not to use cleanser.

 

[stan]

Rust removal

Even on fabric! Just wet the spot with warm water, sprinkle with BKF let sit an d wash as usual.
If you live in an old house, BKF is a must have.

 

[joeekaitis]

'nother vote for BKF.

Kiss rainbow heat marks and mineral residue left over from the dishwasher's pots and pans cycle good-bye.

 

[petek]

I used to use ZUD but can't seem to find it around much anymore so I use BKF now. They're very similar, maybe the same for all I know. BKF actually works really well on the glass stove top with a plastic type Brillo or plastic scrubbber cloth and it doesn't scratch.

 

[kimball455]

BKF one of the best cleaning products that I have found.
Harry

 

[dynaflow]

try web page

BKF website

Faultless Brands Store

Official Online Store of Faultless Brands. Featuring Niagara, Bon Ami, Garden Weasel, Steel Glo, and Kleen King.

www.agelong.com

 

[jerrod6]

My cookware recommends cleaning with BKF so I've been using it for several years. I use it on my SS sink and even to clean the porcelain bathtub and laundry sink.
Cleans stains on marble too. There is a liquid brand and at least two powdered versions. One powder contains citric acid, but I use the one that contains Oxalic acid. Cleans very well.

 

[swestoyz]

A good friend suggested powdered BKF to me several years ago, and I've been hooked ever since.  I use it on the vintage Farberware cookware, SS sinks, Corning ware, Pyrex, cleaning smoke residue off vintage dishes (Red Wing), lime scale on vintage washers, and I've used it on granite counter tops.  The only thing I haven't used it on is the porcelain enamel tub.  I'll have to give that a try! 

 

Ben

 

[hoovermatic]

I always keep a pack of this handy - is great for cleaning up carbon steel knives, which stain very easily.

 

[kevin313]

The two best cleansers I've ever used

I only buy two different cleansers, BKF and Bon Ami, and between the two of them they seem to clean everything. Bon Ami is especially good for cleaning Pyrex and Fire King products - it does not scratch. BKF seems especially good for cleaning metals.

 

[davetranter]

Hoovermatic

I love Carbon Steel knives, too...... Keep their 'edge' much better than Stainless.... Must try to track down some BKF.... Must be good, there's not a single 'naysayer' on this thread... Any idea who sells it this side of the 'Pond'???

All best

Dave T

 

[ovrphil]

CC Manufacturing vintage Steel-Co-Lite

I was going to start a new thread, but didn't want to make a big deal about this product that is long-gone. I have kept this long after my mom passed away and my dad sold the house.

My mom bought a set of Steel-Co pots and pans in the early 50's, and a can of Steel-Co-Lite Cleanser was included in the purchase. There's some left, but shaking the can, I think it's approaching petrification. :^])

Knowing some here are interested in vintage products - anyone heard of and used Steel-co pots, pans, and /or accessories AND...ever see this product? I still have a few of the pots and pans, but don't use them, except for the sieve pictured here;great for old-fashioned smooth mash-potatoes, and pureeing the jams to keep seeds out. Oldies but goodies.

Phil

 

[wringer]

Pete,

I used to use ZUD also but it disappeared from the market. I happened to find it at my local Drug Mart last week in a smaller can. It is now being manufactured by the same company that bought the patent rights for Jubilee appliance polish. It is made here in Ohio. I find the new ZUD works just like the old one did. This company is buying the rights to make a lot of discontinued cleaning items it seems. I don't know if it is shipped to Canada or not. If you can't find any there and want some I will gladly send you some from here. The company name is Malco Products Inc. in Barberton, OH. The online addy on the can is ZudCleanser.com. They also have an online addy for all of their products and it is Malco.com I think.

Jim

 

[DirectDriveDave]

This stuff is great, I have used it on parts of our stove, and after using it, BAM, looks like it did when it was first installed, I was amazed!