>>2105986I have also been using a woodstove the past few months, and have encountered the same soot problem.
Best thing I've found is to use an abrasive to clean it off. When I'm by the river, I'll grab a couple handfuls of coarse wet sand and scrub all over and then rinse, that seems to do the trick. If it's still sooty when I get home I take a cup of baking soda and add just enough water to make a gritty paste, and rub that in before rinsing. Works very well; will still leave some black marks behind but removes all the soot that would otherwise transfer to everything else it touches. Could use steel wool if I wanted to get it back to looking brand new, but I kind of like how it looks like it was cooked over an open fire.
