Cleaning bees wax

[Liam C Ryan]

How can I clean bees wax off pot and pans and things?
Regards
Liam C

 

[drstitson]

put them in a big pan of boiling water. then do the same with that pan. and so on ad infinitum.

PS - i've you've got beeswax on your thing you're doing it wrong!

 

[rae]

How can I clean bees wax off pot and pans and things?
Regards
Liam C

Ah, you've been melting wax!

Wait until it is cold, use cold water and chip it off. Hot water is a disaster, it just gets really sticky.

Edit - two beeks, two different answers. Boiling water will certainly clear it, but then everything the water touches gets a film of wax on it.

 

[drstitson]

"Boiling water will certainly clear it, but then everything the water touches gets a film of wax on it."

hence the "and so on ad infinitum" comment.

 

[greatbritishhoney]

Have never really had this problem, but maybe you could stick it in the freezer for a few hours then chip it off.

 

[Hivemaker.]

Don't use your best pots and pans for wax in the first place,keep some old one's for this purpose,then you don't need to clean them.

 

[crazy_bull]

Have never really had this problem, but maybe you could stick it in the freezer for a few hours then chip it off.

This works well

CB

 

[oliver90owner]

Boiling the pot full of water will bring wax to the surface. Then, when cold, only a small ring to clean off. Scrape and Turps subs will get it off.

But as Hivemaker says, use pans designated for the purpose.

RAB

 

[goodbobby]

washing soda works wonders

Boil the pan with a solution of washing soda in and then rinse out once wax dissolved (most big supermarkets stock it and its not dear). Great for boiling old frames in as well!

 

[Madge]

... Boiling water will certainly clear it, but then everything the water touches gets a film of wax on it.

Dry the pan and utensils with a paper kitchen towel while they're still hot before dunking them a second time in hot water. That helps to mop up the 'film of wax' problem.

 

[hedgerow pete]

Clean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Clean pots !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Clean wax pots!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Am i doing some thing wrong, cause i dont bother??????????????

 

[Baggyone]

Old jam pot. Sorted.