Some of you may know that I got a real nice Black MLH from Harris last week.
When I got it I noticed this:
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There was some brownish residue under the lid vent but save for a small amount of hard black greasy buildup on the inside of the rear handle this Kettle had been extensively cleaned. I contacted Harris and he received the Kettle this way. Got a Black 18 OTG a while ago and it had not been flushed of oven cleaner....it took much effort to remove it. I tried warm water on a rag to remove the apparent foreign material but all I got was a smell of oven cleaner....so I was thinking oven cleaner residue was over the lid. Harris suggested liquid Bar Keeper's Friend applied with a soft tooth brush.
I first tried the Bar Keepers with a tooth brush, rinsing after a minute and flushing. Did this a few times in the same area and no change.
Then tried standard 0000 steel wool with liquid soap on a wet portion of the lid. No change.
Then I tried 0000 steel wool with Bar Keepers on a wet portion. No change.
Lastly I tried straight Bar Keepers on a small portion of the lid......a small change in the apparent residue. It looked good. Next I did a larger portion.....not pressing hard at all, about 45 seconds, rinsed and flushed then dried. Stood back and started swearing. I had removed something alright....the area I had just cleaned now looked different than the rest of the Kettle....it did not match up at all....the depth of the Black was different.
Using Pam gives me a even look....though fake. Here is a shot of the lid after using Pam. I had the Kettle coming to clean smoke for 30 minutes or so and the Pam had thinned enough to notice where I used the damn fucking steel wool:
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When this happened I asked Harris to please keep this between us. He graciously agreed. Guys I am beside myself but I gotta share my foolishness in hopes one of you can learn from this. Right now I just want to punch myself in the face....repeatedly.