The Pink Stuff vs. Bar Keepers Friend: The Clear Winner Based on My Tests

Thanks for this great video. I routinely use Bar Keepers Friend for my sink and I'm glad to see this comparison with the Pink Stuff which I have been wanting to try. I have never noticed an odor with Bar Keepers Friend and I think I'll just stick with it for all my tough cleaning. Thanks for your time commitment to help us all.

Scrub daddy products?

I’d have been shocked if anything was better than barkeepers friend. It’s the best 🙂

Great video and great information

Do you know if there is a difference between the original Barkeepers Friend Cleanser (in the gold colored can💛) and their newer product, Barkeeper’s Friend Cookware Cleanser & Polish (in a silver colored can🩶)? Some websites say the new product, BKF Cookware Cleanser & Polish , silver can, has more detergents and grease emulsifiers. Which to love??? 💛🩶🧽✅🧽✅🧽 🩶💛 Thanks for you upload. Enjoyed your demonstration and others’ comments. Im a new subscriber.

Excellent product demonstration...I was about to switch from barkeepers friend thinking something else would be better...you convinced me to stay with it. Thanx

Bar keeper's friend is supposed to be left on there for about 10 minutes, but this turned out fine.

Great video i use Bar Keepers Works and your right the smells harsh also you need to wear gloves for sure with the bar keepers friend because it makes your hands burn and peel.

I love Bar Keeper's Friend cleaner. I use both the powder and the cook top cleaner and the results are outstanding. I also use the liquid cook top cleaner on my kitchen stainless steel sink. When I bought this home, the kitchen sink had that nasty hard water marks inside each basin. Ugh. I used the liquid cleaner on it and wow! It removed all the hard water crustiness and left the sink looking like new. I use it on the shower doors and around the bathroom faucet and sink to remove hard water spots. The stuff is fantastic. Anyone who hasn't tried Bar Keepers Friend needs to do it. And don't be afraid to use it on glass or ceramic basins. Just use the liquid style (not the powder). No scratches at all, just shine. I swear. Thanks for doing this review of the cleaners. I'm sticking with BKF 👍

One additional point for BKF- it is the best product to remove marks from silverware that accumulate on Fiestaware or other ceramics.

Bar keepers is toxic while pink stuff is not.

i never tried it; but i am going to get a drill with a scrubber at the end and scrub slowly

Bkf also works great on my tools in the garage. I had some spanners that I needed to save. They came up like new. Wasn’t a hard chore at all. Like both the liquid and the powder. If I need a paste, juste add a little water to the powder. Lovely stuff and versatile.

And this is why bar keepers friend has used the same formula for over 140 years; because it works.

Thank you so much!

How is Bar Keeper's Friend different from other cleaning powders like Ajax or Comet?

Thanks!!!;)

BKF is great for cleaning dirty sanded grout.

Barkeeper's friend it great for stainless.

BKF... Is the truth ... I'ma give TPS a run..

I believe BKF advise discourages waiting, just start cleaning as soon as applied

Hmm, but you clearly scratched your pan :/

What about steel glo (more commonly rebranded as kleen king now in powder form) when compared to barkeepers friend. My parents swear by it.

Great comparison! Would like to know what #2 and #3 pans are, that are so well loved!!??????

Just use oven cleaner for the baked on residue. Neither one of those products is really designed for the use test you put them through.

Thank you! This was very helpful. I will buy the BarKeeper’s Friend! Will also use the Scrub Daddy.

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Pink stuff is so over rated only made popular by the paid off Mrs Hinch shills

I used to think there would be no diference between Ajax or Comet (Soft Scrub variety) and Bar Keepers Friend. Boy was I wrong! Bar Keepers Friend is far superior.

WOW, finally someone who gets right to the point. Just the facts and no chitchat. Bro ur the man

Barkeepers Friend comes in liquid and it is amazing. No messy powder.

Both the best

I use Barkeepers Friend most of the time on my All Clad Stainless Steel. I prefer Bon Ami which was originally recommended by All-Clad. Some time ago, Bon Ami became difficult to find in stores. Once in a while it pops up. It just seems to make a better paste and seems to clean better. Could be all wet on that though.

BKF directions say to leave it stand for two minutes. I work it into paste. Lot less work this way.

I'm an addict, I use BKF for almost everything. Does a great job on the toliet rust build up. I used it to strip the rust off my metal kitchen cabinets with steel wool instead of a sanding disk drill, it did a great job and instead of polyeuthane, I used Zep metal cleaner/polish, which gives it a bit of waterproof and incredible shine.

I bought Bar Keepers Friend,and could not use it. It was like a brick inside the container! Even took a long drill bit and tried to free the powder without luck.

Do I have to polish stainless steel again after using BKF?

I use BKF as it's an inexpensive, easy to find cleanser that works well.. But for the tough stuff I break out the (not so easy to find) Zud powdered cleanser. It contains pumice and quite a bit more oxalic acid than BKF and will clean virtually anything on stainless steel. A fantastic product.

I use blue scrub pads. They are not as aggressive as green (a little more effort) but they don't leave scratches.

Barkeepers comes in liquid, too.

I use the liquid BKF on everything in my kitchen. Makes my sink & stainless appliances looks brand new as well as the glass cook top. It takes off literally any burnt on stain. I love it.

Pro tip: If you clean pans regularly, it won't be so hard to clean later. Also, Bar Keepers Friend comes in liquid/paste form.

Love Bar Keeper's Friend.

I think their 'Liquid Soft Cleanser does as good, or better, of a job; especially on carbon steel pans

BTW, Bar Keepers Friend is cheaper at Home Depot than Amazon. The only downside is you have shake the container before every use or you’ll get a clear liquid instead of a white cleanser substance.

If you’re trying to clean the OUTSIDE of your pans, don’t use either. Just spray it with Easy Off Oven cleaner. Let it soak for a few minutes, and then run it under warm water. All the stains will be gone. No scrubbing needed. But if you’re cleaning the inside surface, BKF is the only thing to use, as recommended here.

Barkeepers's friend is gonna win, no doubt

The Barkeepers Friend in the silver package is a cleanser and polisher and it works amazingly well.

Barkeepers friend is available as a paste.