How to clean and prepare a potjie pot for first time use!

Really easy, but one of the most often asked questions in the potjie stable. How to clean and prepare a potjie pot for first time use. Kinda important, because it comes fresh from the shop with a bunch of awesome chemicals on it.

Steps

1. Scrub it with warm water Sunlight liquid (washing up liquid)
2. Heat over the fire
3. Scrub it again with warm water and Sunlight liquid (washing up liquid)
4. Back over the fire
5. Use newspaper to wipe the inside of the pot and inside of the lid. Continue to wipe until all the “black” stuff has come off.
6. One last wash to get the newspaper stuff off.
7. Oil it with sunflower oil.
8. Make magic.