clean gear

[block]

was wondering if you should always boil gear before opening it and does it damage the gear or make it less strong and is that a garented way to kill bacteria. only wont to know because a friend almost lost his leg to bad gear.

[Mike]

actually most gear is fine without having to boil or bake it but yes that is a sure fire way to kill off the bacteria - it depends what you have as to whether or not you should bake it - and yes it can decrease the potency slightly

[Mallet]

I would definately boil the FINA?

Before feeding it to my cows ofcourse