Cleaning pots and pans blackened by campfiles

If you use your campfire to cook, here are two tips in how to clean your pots and pans:

Before using: Make a soapy paste and coat the outside of the pot or pan prior to use on the fire. The soot can be easily removed at cleanup time.

After: If you forgot to use the soap method above, soak the outside pot in OxiClean. Much easier than using a lot of "elbow grease".

P.S. OxiClean works great to clean the metal air filter on the hood over your stove.

I bought black pots and pans

We use cast iron for most of our outside cooking, they are easy to clean.
Usually we use a camp stove or BBQ, especially when dry camping........also when dry camping, we wash all dishes outside.
We use 5 gal bottles with hand pumps, saves on average 5 gals a day.
By using the jugs we can make the "tank" water last 14+ days, saves having to transfer h2o and having to drink the filterd, chlorinated tank water.................