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Post by 60isolderthanithot on May 15, 2010 11:28:04 GMT -5
I burned up a pot yesterday, boiled water turned into a black mess and the smell of hot metal. It's stainless, with a thick bottom, nice pot. But I'm okay with throwing it out if that's all that's practical. Is there any way to clean it for real?  |
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Post by howardsgirlfriend on May 15, 2010 11:34:55 GMT -5
Unless it has a non-stick surface, I'm sure it can be salvaged. I don't have much experience with this, since I almost never cook, but I'd use spray-on oven cleaner. To reduce the fumes, I'd either put a lid on it, stick it in the oven, take it outside, or put it in a plastic bag while the cleaner works.
You could also try filling it with soapy water and baking soda, and simmering it for an hour or so.
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Post by mouseanne on May 15, 2010 11:37:54 GMT -5
my OCD would not let me use the oven cleaner on a pot i prepare food in... i am a chemical freak. (anti chemical freak)
I would boil it on the stove.
Then I would scrub it with an SOS pad, steel wool with soap in it.
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Post by Meme on May 15, 2010 11:43:38 GMT -5
sometimes adding fabric softner or sheet to water while boiling helps - a good scrapper also but you may have to scrape off the top layers and boil again-- I would toss it as often it will burn in that area again - let us know how it goes - love Meme
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Post by Script on May 15, 2010 13:29:12 GMT -5
i burn pots all the time, alas. I use the best powdery cleanser I have [e.g: Ajax, Comet, Bar keepers friend, Zut, whavever] and scrub SCRUB scrub with steel wool or equivalent. I have never had to toss a pot yet.
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Post by fluffernut - now Jannie on May 15, 2010 13:49:15 GMT -5
I have a tried and true method for cleaning burnt pots. Go to your local store and buy the cheapest bottle of straight ammonia. "Sudsy" ammonia works best. Fill the pot with ammonia, completely cover the burned area. Put the top on the pot and stash it away from your cookibg area for 24 hours. make sure children and pets don't get near it. The next day, dump out the ammonia and viola, the black stuff will be completely loosened. Easy to remove with a scrubber, brush or steel wool pad. Always works for me. I tried that dryer sheet tip but it didn't work at all. Good luck
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Post by MiSC on May 15, 2010 15:44:15 GMT -5
The dryer sheet thing is for baked on food. Good to know the ammonia trick for burnt pots and pans.
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Post by moggyfan on May 15, 2010 15:50:27 GMT -5
I have no advice to offer, but that's quite an artful design on the bottom of the pan!
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Post by PropellerBeanie on May 15, 2010 15:52:45 GMT -5
if it were me, i'd try some Dawn Power Disolver, and if it didn't work i'd trash it and buy a new one
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Post by eagle on May 15, 2010 16:02:08 GMT -5
What I do is boil vinegar in a burned pot. You'll get rid of most of the black stuff & then you can scour it with whatever you normally use and it should be just fine.
I have burned popcorn kernals and beans in pots, leaving black round spots on the bottom. But boiled vinegar gets it all back to normal.
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Post by lotus*blossom on May 15, 2010 20:27:22 GMT -5
I'm now a true believer in vinegar and/or baking soda for virtually everything. But if that doesn't work, I second the DAWN Power Disolver, that stuff is incredible, in all its nasty, evil chemical glory. Let it soak for a couple of hours (be sure to use the extractor fan, and open the windows.)
If the DAWN doesn't work either, toss the pot; it's a gonner...
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Post by Fivecat on May 15, 2010 20:40:39 GMT -5
oh, you can fix that pot, i have no doubt. I've seen alot worse. just try some of the tricks everybody's recommended and it'll be ok. Fivecat
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Post by peppermint66 on May 15, 2010 21:09:14 GMT -5
Please do NOT use any cleansers or soap products that contain chlorine bleach on your stainless steel cookware. It will pit and discolor it over time.
That said, I would try boiling with white vinegar and a teaspoon of crream of tarter , followed by a scrubbing with baking soda and a stainless steel scrubber, NOT a brillo pad type thing.
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Post by hopehope on May 15, 2010 21:34:55 GMT -5
I have some powdery stainless cleaner-- looks like ajax or something but it's for stainless -- for my sink.
I'd let some of that sit on damp pan for a while, then scrub.
I have salvaged many a gone number.
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Post by lotus*blossom on May 15, 2010 22:30:30 GMT -5
Peppermint66,
Uh Oh --why no Brillo? Is it the soap in it, or the fineness of it? I always thought the coily stainless scrubbers were bad, and the finer-grade ones were OK ...Oops.
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