In this episode Ben Kruger explains how to take care of your Potjie Pot. This is essential as this stops your Potjie Pot from rusting and keeps your food tasting fantastic.
Thanks oom Ben we will always remember your advise and recipes, I have enjoyed your videos tremendously and also tried out a few of those tasty recipes. RIP we will surely miss you. 😢
Just season it like you would any other cast iron utensil. Wash with soap and water. Apply thin coat of vegetable oil with a rag or paper towel. Pop in the oven for an hour at 350F or 180C. Now you have a natural nonstick surface of polymerized oil that will protect the iron from rusting, and protect your food from the iron (too much isn't food for you).
Thank you for your instructions! I usually use coconut fat for my cast irons. For my skillets but also teh potjies. Advantage of coconut fat is that it will not get sticky over time and will not be ranse (cheesy, smelly). After use I rub the pot with cold water, I wipe it out with old cloth, I replace it on the fire to be surely dried, then I use a baking brush and brush it with coconut fat. I have many sizes of potjies so some of them are inactive for longer periods (year) but they are always fine. Having said this, the rice idea sounds very useful also! Thanks and have great meals and fun!!
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if I use potjie very often like many times in a week, I can use Mr. Kruger's method. But if I don't use it often, like once a month or only in a 2 months, then I will suggest to wash the potjie with hot water throughly, put it to the oven for about 5 minutes to make sure it is dried and slightly hot, take it out of oven and apply a very thin layer of seed oil inside and outside. And after that you will need to put the potjie back to the oven again, upside down the potjie, bake the potjie for about 1 hour, make sure the oven temperature is at least 20-30 degree celsius higher than seed oil's smoking point. Remember to open all your windows because it will be very smoky by doing this "seasoning" procedure. After 1 hour later, switch off the oven and leave it to cool down naturally inside the oven. The potjie will not rust even after 6 months. Because it is properly seasoned. You will need to do this procedure every time you use the cast iron, unless your cast iron skillet or potjie is enamalled or it is properly seasoned.
Hi Ben. Can you please tell me what quantity of rice that I should put in my potjie? In your video it looks like you used about a cup of rice. I just wanted to make sure. Thanks in advance.
+Ziyaad Vally Hi Ziyaad. No need for oil otherwise it will get soggy. Just dry rice in a nice dry pot will do. Thanks for Watching This is Potjiekos. We have some more videos coming soon.
I've only once washed my pot out with dish washing soap, after that I just scrub it with hot water and oil it after. I've heard washing it with soap is only done once for the poitjie pots and that's when you buy it off the shelf. Anyone else do this?
Rubbish man! Never wash with soap. You’re putting too much oil in the pot if it goes rancid. Just a thin layer to season it. If you use soap, you’re ruining the seasoning process.
@@devinmunoz3424 his advice is NOT to use oil mate. You obviously didn't even watch the video. I'm also not racially profiling you, this guy was a very famous actor and potjie master in South Africa and based on your English name and Spanish surname I can safely assume you are not from South Africa, which brings me to my point that I would rather take advice from him instead of you. La próxima vez mejor ver el vídeo completo antes de hacer comentarios tontos chaval.
@@perodenero very famous actor AND potjie master = 7k subscribers. Got it! Thanks for the South African lesson. Now run along and play your video games little buddy
@@devinmunoz3424 it's clear now that you are not just so stupid that you comment on videos without even watching them but you also base a actor credentials on his food hobby UA-cam channel subs. I don't even have to insult you your stupidity does it for me. At first I thought you where just a race baiter but now a see you are actually a master baiter. Now run along and embarrass yourself somewhere else.
Thanks oom Ben we will always remember your advise and recipes, I have enjoyed your videos tremendously and also tried out a few of those tasty recipes. RIP we will surely miss you. 😢
Just season it like you would any other cast iron utensil. Wash with soap and water. Apply thin coat of vegetable oil with a rag or paper towel. Pop in the oven for an hour at 350F or 180C. Now you have a natural nonstick surface of polymerized oil that will protect the iron from rusting, and protect your food from the iron (too much isn't food for you).
Leka! Thank you so much! I'm from Brazil, I bougt my potije in Gansbaai some years ago, and now I'm abe to start using!
Wash and dry and crumbled newspaper. Works perfectly. Like he said, the oil coating gets sticky and hard. Thanks Oom.
RIP Oom Ben. I just made my first batch of the biltong recipe I learnt from you.
Thanks for the advice !!
Very excellent information ..thx
Thank you for your instructions! I usually use coconut fat for my cast irons. For my skillets but also teh potjies. Advantage of coconut fat is that it will not get sticky over time and will not be ranse (cheesy, smelly). After use I rub the pot with cold water, I wipe it out with old cloth, I replace it on the fire to be surely dried, then I use a baking brush and brush it with coconut fat. I have many sizes of potjies so some of them are inactive for longer periods (year) but they are always fine. Having said this, the rice idea sounds very useful also! Thanks and have great meals and fun!!
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if I use potjie very often like many times in a week, I can use Mr. Kruger's method. But if I don't use it often, like once a month or only in a 2 months, then I will suggest to wash the potjie with hot water throughly, put it to the oven for about 5 minutes to make sure it is dried and slightly hot, take it out of oven and apply a very thin layer of seed oil inside and outside. And after that you will need to put the potjie back to the oven again, upside down the potjie, bake the potjie for about 1 hour, make sure the oven temperature is at least 20-30 degree celsius higher than seed oil's smoking point. Remember to open all your windows because it will be very smoky by doing this "seasoning" procedure. After 1 hour later, switch off the oven and leave it to cool down naturally inside the oven. The potjie will not rust even after 6 months. Because it is properly seasoned. You will need to do this procedure every time you use the cast iron, unless your cast iron skillet or potjie is enamalled or it is properly seasoned.
Dankie oom!
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Hi. How about using the new LK oil spray can for protection? Thanks
Hi Ben. Can you please tell me what quantity of rice that I should put in my potjie? In your video it looks like you used about a cup of rice. I just wanted to make sure. Thanks in advance.
Make sure you look after your 'Pot'.
We spray our potties with spray and cook
I'm looking for a recipe to preserve green beans South African style
When putting the rice do you first put some oil?
+Ziyaad Vally Hi Ziyaad. No need for oil otherwise it will get soggy. Just dry rice in a nice dry pot will do. Thanks for Watching This is Potjiekos. We have some more videos coming soon.
I've only once washed my pot out with dish washing soap, after that I just scrub it with hot water and oil it after. I've heard washing it with soap is only done once for the poitjie pots and that's when you buy it off the shelf. Anyone else do this?
A new pot gets washed with soap and water. Once it is seasoned, NEVER use soap on it again.
Nice jy is good
+Leonard Greyvenstein Dankie Leanard.
No, season it properly
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When you say that the pot is seen all over Africa.......It is not available in Kenya ...Not even in Tanzania nor Uganda.
Really 😳😳
@@officialfaychi7941 Yes. Potjie is only in South Africa.
Rubbish man! Never wash with soap. You’re putting too much oil in the pot if it goes rancid. Just a thin layer to season it. If you use soap, you’re ruining the seasoning process.
This man doesn’t have a clue on how to care for cast iron. Do not do anything he advises or your pot will be ruined
I'll take a Kruger's advice on potjie anyday before a Muñoz
@@perodenero its simple potjie care. no need for racial profiling. If you want to dump an entire cup of oil in before storage, go for it
@@devinmunoz3424 his advice is NOT to use oil mate. You obviously didn't even watch the video. I'm also not racially profiling you, this guy was a very famous actor and potjie master in South Africa and based on your English name and Spanish surname I can safely assume you are not from South Africa, which brings me to my point that I would rather take advice from him instead of you. La próxima vez mejor ver el vídeo completo antes de hacer comentarios tontos chaval.
@@perodenero very famous actor AND potjie master = 7k subscribers. Got it! Thanks for the South African lesson. Now run along and play your video games little buddy
@@devinmunoz3424 it's clear now that you are not just so stupid that you comment on videos without even watching them but you also base a actor credentials on his food hobby UA-cam channel subs. I don't even have to insult you your stupidity does it for me. At first I thought you where just a race baiter but now a see you are actually a master baiter. Now run along and embarrass yourself somewhere else.