BAPyessir6
Senior Cook
As most know, I got a smoker recently and smoked a pork butt. It turned out really good, juicy, and tender, though a tad salty because I probably seasoned the meat too heavily. Tomorrow I'll do another one and tweak the seasoning rub.
Anyway I foiled my water pan really tightly and poured some water in it, though some of the pork drippings got under the foil and burned into the pan. No biggie, I deal with tons of burned on junk, so after it cooled I threw it into the sink and soaked the junk in water with a dash baking soda and a dash vinegar in it overnight. Next morning the burn came off easy with a green scrunge, but there were also black flakes attached to the burn that came off (and seemed to come off up to the water line). Did the water/vinegar/soda mixture strip the (what I assume to be) enamel? Should I be worried if my water pan looks like this now? Or is it whatever since it only holds water for a cook? (My water is slightly hard, but I've soaked tons of roasting pans and canning pots (all enamel coated I think) in the same stuff and never had this flaking.)
Anyway I foiled my water pan really tightly and poured some water in it, though some of the pork drippings got under the foil and burned into the pan. No biggie, I deal with tons of burned on junk, so after it cooled I threw it into the sink and soaked the junk in water with a dash baking soda and a dash vinegar in it overnight. Next morning the burn came off easy with a green scrunge, but there were also black flakes attached to the burn that came off (and seemed to come off up to the water line). Did the water/vinegar/soda mixture strip the (what I assume to be) enamel? Should I be worried if my water pan looks like this now? Or is it whatever since it only holds water for a cook? (My water is slightly hard, but I've soaked tons of roasting pans and canning pots (all enamel coated I think) in the same stuff and never had this flaking.)