Old DO trick

Question

A new person at the Dutch Oven group talked about the soot on the outside of the pot that bothers them when they cook on a campfire. One of the old-timers shared an old trick that everyone uses for years.
Ivory bar soap on the outside of the pot. Rub it on and when you're finished cooking, the soot comes right off when you rinse the soap off.

redcatcher70 · Answer

Eons ago, as a Scoutmaster, we taught the Scouts to build wood fires and cook on them.  We also showed them to rub a coating of dishwashing liquid on the outside of all the pots and let it dry before cooking.  This made it much easier to clean after cooking....

little_kopit · Answer

Yep, learned the soap trick when I was a counselor at a Girl Guide Camp.:B

magnusfide · Answer

We've always coated the DO for the campfire. It's second nature to us so much so that we sometimes forget to tell the newbies.Consider the newbies informed.:B

rexlion · Answer

Any magic to the Ivory brand vs others?

grandpopsicle · Answer

rexlion wrote:Any magic to the Ivory brand vs others?No. We used to use whatever mom put in our backpack and it all worked the same.

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