This Is The Biggest Mistake You're Making With Bar Keepers Friend

When your pots and pans are caked up with thick grease, and you know that your dishwasher won’t cut it, it’s time to whip out your can of Bar Keepers Friend. The magical cleaning product cuts through tough stains and grease effortlessly.

Bar Keepers Friend has been part of American kitchens for over 100 years, and it is continuing to remove baked-on soil, stains, and even rust today.

Cleaning up your kitchen and washing dishes is not everyone’s favorite chore, so in order to keep it quick, here are the biggest mistakes you want to avoid when using Bar Keepers Friend.

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[MashedFood]

What's your go-to brand for cleaning products?

[kathygreer]

Thanks for this! I bought bkf years ago on a whim, never heard of it and I still don’t know why. Found it worked great on my sink, but never knew its other uses till now. My son was complaining about how he couldn’t get his sink clean and I kept telling him, “Barkeepers Friend.” I finally took mine over and used it. He couldn’t believe how nice it looked! Great product!

[castironchaos]

As an experienced and somewhat obsessed collector of vintage cast iron cookware, let me say Bar Keeper's Friend deserves the nickname "cast iron cook's friend." About their warning not to use BKF on bare cast iron surfaces, this only applies to a pan that has already been seasoned and is ready for cooking. If you have an old, dirty, rusty, grungy cast iron pan that you purchased at a flea market, garage sale, or found out in the woods, BKF is THE best cleaner for removing rust and grit from a cast iron seurface, except perhaps for an electrolysis setup.

[BarKeepersFriend]

Thank you SO much for covering BKF on your channel. This was a lovely surprise!
Also, fun fact: You can't use original BKF on granite or marble, but we DO have a cleaner made for that purpose. ;)

[iah]

My now 43 year old toilets are still sparklingly rust and stain free due to BKF! I have hard well water which I have to condition, but rust is still a problem. The don't soak too long info is very helpful

[gailremp]

I never used this product until maybe five years ago. And I don't know why I waited forever. It is wonderful stuff. And it really works. And I can use it on my really good cookware if I have to. But I'm very good about not messing up my pots and pans. I mean they cost too much and you kind of need them. But I love barkeepers friend.

[oshtoolman]

Just bought another can today!!!! I will never be without it!!

[jenniferlelliott]

I've only just heard of this American product and was surprised to be able to buy it today in my local supermarket in Australia
I can't wait to try it tommorow

[tnate]

It's also the best thing for getting baked on spots out of Pyrex.

[karinnyberg]

I use BKF and always have it in my home. Until listening to the video I never thought to use it on all of my husband's rusty tools or on his fishing boat. Thank you SO much. I'll using this product much more often.

[kerrygibbs]

This was 50 seconds of information in a concise 3 minute video.

[truthseeker]

BKF does an AMAZING job cleaning the shower door and glass! I always hated cleaning them, until I started using BKF. It cleans the minerals off the glass easily !!

[karenhackney]

I stopped using Soft Scrub when we moved to a house with well and septic. I use BKF all the time now.

[SM-bmjo]

"Non-expensive" is relative. In terms of powdered cleansers it is 3x more than other powdered cleanser products (Comet, Ajax, etc.) but it works 100x more effectively.

One problem with BKF is that it absorbs moisture in the air. Once you open the container it soon becomes clumped and no longer sprinkles. You can delay this a little by placing toilet paper held in place by a plastic sandwich baggie and rubber band over the opening. Moisture will eventually get to the powder though. Do not store the opened can in a cabinet under the bathroom sink because of the high humidity from the shower.

BKF is amazing at cleaning stainless steel pots. First use vinegar, another amazingly effective cleaner for stainless steel pots. Sometimes burned on stains require a bit of elbow grease with a non-abrasive scouring pad and BKF.

[numberpappy]

Ive seen people use BKF in lieu of comet ! Lol! I learned about BKF way back in my youth when i had a summer job as a prep cook in a country club kitchen. Everything was stainless steel and the executive chef was stickler for all of it shinning like it was beand new. We were not allowed to use anything else, especially nothing abrasive. We also were only allowed to use white 100% cotten rags on it. The chef was on the obsessive side but i cant argue that his kitchen was pristine! I also learned that cleaning with the grain was the way to go. I was 19 back then and im 57 now and retired from a business i owned. I still to this day use BKF on all my stainless steel appliances and yes they look brand new after almost 5 years now! The stuff is just amazing...

[pamelaspooner]

If you want your stainless steel sink to sparkle, use a Mr Clean Magic Eraser sponge, even after using BKF, the sponge gets up hidden grime and the sink looks very shiny.

[GODSPEAKS]

Great information, I use this myself and would never think of adding bleach or even dish soap because it works well on it’s own.

[dennim]

I grew up using BKF. My mother taught me less is more. I have never needed a scouring pad just a damp paper towel. I am a stained glass artist and used it to restore old windows. I use the powder.

[adamfischer]

We use this on the boat...its just incredible!

[corlissyamasaki]

I LOVE Barkeeper's Friend! At first, I thought it didn't work, but wasn't using it correctly. Only product that cleaned years of hard water crud on my stainless steel sink. I also like the soft cleanser one for daily cleaning.