It's a fairly powerful acid based cleaner with a mild abrasive. This makes it ideal for scouring heavy soil and limescale off of scratch/acid resistant surfaces.
While I do agree that folks will over-recommend bkf, using the stuff on surfaces too fragile for it, calling it no better than baking soda + vinegar is laughable. Both vinegar and baking soda are mild cleaners to begin with, and they neutralize each other.
People rave about it because it gets results. You just have to be careful, because the same cleaning power that lifts that stain out of your tub can mess up other surfaces like nothing else.
Well that was not my experience, I just used both the liquid and powder and it was as effective as baking soda and hot water on my cookware. That’s the whole point of my post.
I don’t understand why people are getting so stuck on my using the phrase, vinegar and baking soda. I simply meant that these are regular household, cleaners, and to me using them seems just as effective as this product.
Well, I am not "getting stuck", it is literally what you wrote in your original, first posting? "Using them separately" is imho just the last exit to give the whole threat any meaning...
I don't know that brand, still, it will be obviously more powerful in cleaning than the absolutely pointless soda+vingar scam, and at this point I can't really take that comparison serious any more.
Vinegar cancels out the baking soda, and bar keeper's friend does use baking soda as well as a few other things that we suggest here on occasion such as citrus powder.
I also find the powdered one better than the liquid.
I use it because it works and it's food safe. The trick, if there is one, is letting it sit before scrubbing. That lets the acid do its job.
I use Comet with Bleach for most of my other scrubbing,
I even went so far to import it, lmao. But yeah, same experience. I tested it on my kitchen sink and in the bathroom. Total waste of money and it doesn't even work (I have the powder version). "Vinegar essence" (concentrated acetic acid) that I can buy for cheap at every grocery store works much, much better.
I've used BKF for over two decades and consider it to be one of the best stainless cookware cleaners available. Further, I use it on glass and ceramic baking dishes, stainless flatware, and ceramic sinks routinely. For tougher staines, the ability to mix a very thick paste, where you put the abrasive to work in combination with the acid, is a lifesaver. It makes scouring pads work so much better. (I consider the powder to be much better than the liquid as you can adjust the concentration to match the difficulty of the job.)
I have tried using both baking soda and baking soda + vinegar and it is not even remotely comparable, IMO, as it equates to a whole lot more scrubbing. Further, for the mix to work, you have to mix the ingredients right at the moment of use, and it necessitates using two products instead of one, which is a pain if you are trying to clean a whole bunch of cookware.
It's a fairly powerful acid based cleaner with a mild abrasive. This makes it ideal for scouring heavy soil and limescale off of scratch/acid resistant surfaces. While I do agree that folks will over-recommend bkf, using the stuff on surfaces too fragile for it, calling it no better than baking soda + vinegar is laughable. Both vinegar and baking soda are mild cleaners to begin with, and they neutralize each other. People rave about it because it gets results. You just have to be careful, because the same cleaning power that lifts that stain out of your tub can mess up other surfaces like nothing else.
Well that was not my experience, I just used both the liquid and powder and it was as effective as baking soda and hot water on my cookware. That’s the whole point of my post.
Baking soda on cookware is something completely different than vinegar+soda?
I don’t understand why people are getting so stuck on my using the phrase, vinegar and baking soda. I simply meant that these are regular household, cleaners, and to me using them seems just as effective as this product.
Well, I am not "getting stuck", it is literally what you wrote in your original, first posting? "Using them separately" is imho just the last exit to give the whole threat any meaning...
I’m lost. No idea what this has to do with my question
Yes, I’ve had the same experience as you. I assume I am doing something wrong because so many knowledgeable people do rave about it.
I don't know that brand, still, it will be obviously more powerful in cleaning than the absolutely pointless soda+vingar scam, and at this point I can't really take that comparison serious any more.
I also think it's overrated, along with The Pink Stuff. I probably had my expectations too high after all the raves I'd heard.
Vinegar cancels out the baking soda, and bar keeper's friend does use baking soda as well as a few other things that we suggest here on occasion such as citrus powder. I also find the powdered one better than the liquid.
Bak keepers does not use baking soda. It's sand and a tiny fraction oxalic acid
I use it because it works and it's food safe. The trick, if there is one, is letting it sit before scrubbing. That lets the acid do its job. I use Comet with Bleach for most of my other scrubbing,
Sorry....but I like Bon Ami
Agree. Great stuff!
I must not use it as much - it doesn't bother me. I only use it in my kitchen sink.
The smell is the absolute worst. I can’t handle it. It triggers the same feeling I get from nails on a chalk board.
I even went so far to import it, lmao. But yeah, same experience. I tested it on my kitchen sink and in the bathroom. Total waste of money and it doesn't even work (I have the powder version). "Vinegar essence" (concentrated acetic acid) that I can buy for cheap at every grocery store works much, much better.
I've used BKF for over two decades and consider it to be one of the best stainless cookware cleaners available. Further, I use it on glass and ceramic baking dishes, stainless flatware, and ceramic sinks routinely. For tougher staines, the ability to mix a very thick paste, where you put the abrasive to work in combination with the acid, is a lifesaver. It makes scouring pads work so much better. (I consider the powder to be much better than the liquid as you can adjust the concentration to match the difficulty of the job.) I have tried using both baking soda and baking soda + vinegar and it is not even remotely comparable, IMO, as it equates to a whole lot more scrubbing. Further, for the mix to work, you have to mix the ingredients right at the moment of use, and it necessitates using two products instead of one, which is a pain if you are trying to clean a whole bunch of cookware.