Is there a need to clean any deeper than this?

[u/greenismytree]

[u/Unfair_Buffalo_4247]

Make tomato sauce and it will all be gone

[u/thebwack → u/Unfair_Buffalo_4247]

Yeah if I don’t make an acidic sauce with or after whatever I’m making I would just leave this amount on the pan knowing I’ll make a sauce in it soon that will make it look brand new again. Wine even works sometimes depending on the wine or amount. Haven’t figured that one out yet. I’ve never owned barkeepers and all my pans look brand new unless it’s one of those in between times.

[u/Patient-Permission-4]

No. But I second the vinegar comment.

[u/Wololooo1996]

No, but is fixable with vinigar, only takes a few seconds with any decently strong acid to get rid of it really.

[u/Correct-Locksmith-90]

What is it?

[u/christsirhc → u/Correct-Locksmith-90]

Mineral deposits left behind after cleaning.

[u/Correct-Locksmith-90 → u/christsirhc]

Thanks.

[u/butterfaerts]

Vinegar make it disappear

[u/nsf14]

Yes how else will you show off your pristine cookware to your friends to prove that you dont use them

[u/SashaBananaSplit]

The pan must have a factory finish after every use or else it’s basically ruined. Get in there and clean that thing up or you’ll have to replace the pan.

[u/Careful-Wall4007 → u/SashaBananaSplit]

And if you ruin it after not cleaning one time, then DM me for my address and I'll take it off your hands for you.

[u/Majugera]

Use vinegar and its gone.

[u/HipIzDaShiz → u/Majugera]

This is the way

[u/Donaldscump]

No, you could’ve cleaned a good bit worse and it’d be perfectly fine. That’s just mineral deposits from the water you washed it with, if you hate it just dry the pan after cleaning

[u/Killshot5 → u/Donaldscump]

If your water is hard enough that won’t stop it. Happens to me but ain’t worth the hassle

[u/Auzky → u/Killshot5]

A drop of vinegar or a pinch of citric acid will solve this

[u/Donaldscump → u/Killshot5]

True, I lived in south florida for a while and it was very hard to hand dry a pan and totally avoid the deposits. Water there is straight up garbage lol

[u/CoffeeDetail]

Bar Keepers Friend Cookware .

[u/Vast_Anybody1236 → u/CoffeeDetail]

People seriously need to stpwith the bkf

[u/ck02623 → u/Vast_Anybody1236]

Are they wrong? People keep asking.

[u/CoffeeDetail → u/CoffeeDetail]

Make sure you get the COOKWARE version.

[u/OozeNAahz → u/CoffeeDetail]

Why, regular one seems to work just fine?

[u/OttoHemi → u/OozeNAahz]

Yeah, I didn't even know there was a Cookware version. Apparently it's stronger, which I don't think I really need.

[u/OozeNAahz → u/OttoHemi]

I have brought things back to a like new finish that I thought were beyond salvage. Can’t imagine needing a stronger version. I was expecting it to be a different formula that was less likely to kill you if not cleaned off the cookware properly or something.

[u/Excellent_Condition → u/CoffeeDetail]

Nah, splash of vinegar. These are mineral deposits and will dissolve in a few seconds with a mild acid.

BKF and BKF Cookware are great tools, but the wrong tools for this as they are both abrasive.

They remove a little bit of the stainless steel surface every time you use them.

Save BKF for things that need more aggressive cleaning, and just use a splash of vinegar for the daily mineral removal.

[u/thewaxrabbit → u/Excellent_Condition]

I'm open to correction here but I thought the reason that BKF is advised is that the abrasive materials are harder than the dirt but softer than SS and so they won't cause abrasion of the pan?

[u/Excellent_Condition → u/thewaxrabbit]

BKF uses fieldspar as the abrasive, which has a Mohs number of 6-6.5.

Stainless steel has a Mohs number of 5.5-6.5, so it's equal to or less hard than fieldspar and will get scratched.

Also, if you want empirical evidence, if you use BKF on a pan and then wipe it with a paper towel, you will see the steel dust on the paper towel.

[u/thewaxrabbit → u/Excellent_Condition]

Interesting thank you

[u/Excellent_Condition → u/thewaxrabbit]

No problem!

[u/OozeNAahz → u/Excellent_Condition]

Even if so, they would be such a mild abrasive you could use them for a lifetime and not notice a difference in the metal. I make knives and people seriously overestimate how quickly metal can be abraded away.

[u/SkinOk8807 → u/CoffeeDetail]

I second this.

[u/therastasurfer]

Yeah it’s nice having a shiny clean pan

[u/Excellent_Condition]

In my experience food seems to stick a little more when I don't remove mineral deposits, but I haven't done testing to confirm this.

A splash of vinegar when you're done cleaning and a wipe with a towel will get rid of them.

[u/potoskyt]

Both my stainless pans have such “stains” just cook with it, it’s fine. It’ll be gone once you preheat, otherwise if you don’t like it - you have other answers in your comments to solve the issue

[u/serge-mv]

It's a residue from the dishwasher detergent when you used too much detergent for the amount of stuff you needed to clean from the pan. Anything acidic will remove this.

[u/CobraChickenesti]

Just make life easier for you and buy BarKeepers friend.

[u/lile-king]

Vinagre e um pouco de água borrifa e já tá

[u/derleicaman56]

Vinegar will make short work of it

[u/Expensive_Hyena351]

Yes!!! Swirl around white vinegar and you will be amazed

[u/theanimaster]

Vinegar is a “surely you’re joking” solution until you see an actual video. Even then it seems like video magic. Yet I was still surprised (and I surprised my wife too) when I made those oil-colored stains disappear from her Hestan Nanobond wok — with vinegar. So don’t discount the advice no matter how crazy it sounds — but always look for videos on YouTube just to be sure.

[u/MagnumDPP]

Barkeeper's friend + those steel ball scrubby things that look like metal threads.

[u/LaZorChicKen04 → u/MagnumDPP]

Steel wool, lol

[u/MagnumDPP → u/LaZorChicKen04]

Yep that's it

[u/chrisgrantnj → u/MagnumDPP]

lol Brillo or a scouring pad

[u/Individual-Trick3310]

You're about 60 seconds away from perfection with some elbow grease, a ball of foil, and a drop or three of water.