#35. A Friend Who Keeps Its Word.
Allow me to introduce you to my friend, “Bar Keeper’s Friend,” also goes by “BKF.”
While our relationship got off to a bit of a rocky start — my fault, I kept calling it “Friend of a Bar Keeper” (which, on a technicality, is just as effective absent store clerk ridicule) — we’ve been tight ever since.
It’s not very chatty. But I don’t need it to talk to me. I just need it to clean my stainless steel stuff. And boy does it ever.
This piece was written in adoration to a somehow unheralded product. A product I assume has gotten lost in the mix because of its subdued packaging, it’s inherently unsexy product category, and the myriad other options on the shelf.
But make no mistake about it, BKF delivers. If you have dirty pans, or a scummy kitchen sink, or a streaky (stainless steel) fridge, fret not. There is an answer. And for that copper cookware you got as a wedding gift that for the life of you you can’t figure out how to return it to its original, aesthetically appealing self, I have your answer: Bar Keeper’s Friend.
And it’s NON-ABRASIVE, too!
(Why do I feel like Dan Aykroyd pitching the Super Bass-o-Matic ‘76?)
In order to ensure I came out of this informercial with no egg on my face, I needed to make certain my experiences with BKF were consistent with the Amazonian Reviewers. (Sounds like a ball club.)
I couldn’t imagine anyone having had a misstep with this product. And for the most part, I was validated. A couple of folks couldn’t believe they were ripped off by Amazon’s pricing. Oh, yeah! did I mention you can get this product for $1.94 at Target???
I swear sometimes when I’m face to face with BKF on store shelves, I debate the merits of buying more cleanser even though I have absolutely no need for it, simply because it’s CHEAP (and extremely effective).
