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Author Topic: Butter warmer cleaning Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-20-2006 08:47 PM                        Can anyone recommend a procedure to remove baked-on crud (dried up Odells Superkist, actually) from the inside of a butter warmer? Not the kettle itself, the outside can the holds the water....apparently the concession crew overfilled the Superkist container, it got into the water, then the water evaporated over time, baking the brown stuff onto the heater can. I've tried every cleaning solution I've got here and nothing will budge that stuff. Before I get out the chisel or the battery acid, any other solutions?  |  IP: Logged Floyd Justin Newton Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 559 From: Phoenix, Arizona, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 10-20-2006 08:59 PM                     Mike-- You might try contacting Odell's. They may have the info you need.  |  IP: Logged Robert Minichino Master Film Handler Posts: 350 From: Haskell, NJ, USA Registered: Dec 2005 posted 10-20-2006 09:02 PM                        If you're absolutely sure it's not Aluminum, try an oven cleaner or straight-up lye (with rubber gloves and eye protection, of course). EDIT: I've heard good things about the supposedly less-nasty Dawn Power Dissolver, but I haven't tried it myself.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-20-2006 09:05 PM                        Actually I'm pretty sure it's stainless steel. It's a Gold Medal warmer.  |  IP: Logged Chad Souder Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 962 From: Waterloo, IA, USA Registered: Feb 2000 posted 10-20-2006 10:36 PM                     There is only one product I know of that will take the crud off without using a paint stripping utensile on a drill. It's called Diablo Carbon Kleen. Safe on aluminum and you can let it sit all night long without harming any metal. You will, however, want to cover whatever you are cleaning with a towel as the odor is STRONG. It contains ammonia and there are enough skull-and-crossbones on the can to let you know it's good. Wear gloves, as any drops on your skin will begin burning shortly. I put it on with a pastry brush and let it sit for as long as needed. It will do the trick.  |  IP: Logged Mike Spaeth Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1129 From: Marietta, GA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 10-21-2006 09:52 AM                        We've always used Oven Cleaner  |  IP: Logged Matt Fields Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 545 From: Ohio, United States Registered: Jun 2005 posted 10-21-2006 11:23 AM                     Gold Medal has a cleaner called "Kleen Sweep" that is for cleaning kettles, ect. that is very good. You can order it from their catalog. It is also very strong. When ever I use it, I take what ever I'm cleaning outside and I wear rubber gloves. Just spray it on, let it eat at the mess for 15 min or so, then the baked on butter will just wipe off.  |  IP: Logged Charles Greenlee Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 801 From: Savannah, Ga, U.S. Registered: Jun 2006 posted 10-21-2006 10:24 PM                        quote: Chad Souder It contains ammonia and there are enough skull-and-crossbones on the can to let you know it's good. Yeah, Ol' Mr. Nasty being on it, and several times, tells you that this has got to be the right stuff. To be honest, I do kind of use that as a measure of potence. If it's "natural" or "organic" or safe or non-toxic, I usually avoid it because it often works less effectively than water. I just be sure to keep it safe, and rewash with a dish safe detergent to make sure there's no residue. Mr. Nasty = potent, but also use extreme caution.  |  IP: Logged Edwin Sheldon Film Handler Posts: 95 From: Mobile, AL, USA Registered: Sep 2006 posted 10-21-2006 11:38 PM                     For anything you DO use to clean it, be sure you have an MSDS for it, and keep it well out of the reach of your employees.  |  IP: Logged Charles Greenlee Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 801 From: Savannah, Ga, U.S. Registered: Jun 2006 posted 10-22-2006 12:41 PM                        quote: Edwin Sheldon be sure you have an MSDS for it, and keep it well out of the reach of your employees. That'll teach them to test for themselves. :-) Sorry, just how I read it initally. I knew what you meant after rereading it.  |  IP: Logged Kara Tillotson Film Handler Posts: 87 From: Manistee Mi Registered: Jul 2006 posted 10-22-2006 02:28 PM                        When we reopened the Vogue after 17mos or so of inactivity,we had to clean out out butter machine...I am not sre what is was but it might have been that DAWN power dissolver...it was yellow and looked sort of like butter/vanilla pudding itself...it took 3-4 days to get it to loosen....but we did eventually get it to loosen. We used a combination of sandpaper, a putty knife and a flat head screwdriver to get it off. We achieved nothing with actual oven cleaner or SOS pads, the oven cleaner just gassed us and made the butter goo stickier.(perhaps it was slowly working but too slow for us) The SOS pads just made the gunk blue.  |  IP: Logged Chad Souder Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 962 From: Waterloo, IA, USA Registered: Feb 2000 posted 11-22-2006 07:37 PM                     Did you find something that worked? I have the same warmers and the same Superkist 2 topping so I'm always looking for options.  |  IP: Logged Mike Croaro Master Film Handler Posts: 394 From: Millbrae, CA Registered: Apr 2005 posted 11-23-2006 11:56 AM                     Brake and parts cleaner (no kidding) will clean it up in seconds. Most are formulated to evaporate as opposed to "drying" on the surface. Mike  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-23-2006 09:31 PM                        I'm sad to say, I have yet to try any of these solutions. The concession crew deep-cleans the butter pump on Monday nights which is my major bookkeeping night, so it's a matter of carving out some extra time to fool with that thing, or assigning the crew to wield the toxic chemicals. I'd rather do it myself so it'll just stay on the waiting list for now. But I'll post what does work when I get to it!  |  IP: Logged Dominic Espinosa Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1172 From: Boulder Creek, CA. Registered: Jan 2004 posted 11-25-2006 01:19 PM                     Once it's clean simple-green works fantastically well for disolving the butter topping. Rinse clean with hot water and you'll never again have baked-on brown crud... Now the warmer bay inside the machine is another story....We're still chisling that crap out!  |  IP: Logged

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