Clean an Oily Dish Without Soap - PEP BB nest.sand.oilydish

We had some delicious, greasy pesto tonight. There wasn't much as far as food scraps, just a little sauce. Turned out shiny!

Many times, especially in camp or outdoor kitchen situations, I've cleaned up greasy and cooked-on residue on dishes and pots with ashes.  For the worst ones I make a paste of wet ash and water and slather that all over and leave it for a while, and then scrub, with a handful of grass if nothing else.  I think the ash reacts with the grease to make soap in place, and it also is somewhat abrasive.  

Would it be a cheat to have the dog lick it clean and skip the animal bucket to go straight to the animal?

Hal Schibel wrote:Would it be a cheat to have the dog lick it clean and skip the animal bucket to go straight to the animal?

While I see where you are coming from, the BB instructions are what they are. To successfully submit for a BB, please treat the required photos in the BB as a checklist. I hope your dog can enjoy the scraps anyway, but keep it clean for the volunteer reviewers!