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I know I have seen a thread about this before but I can't find it.
DP 'steamed' some carrots the other day with no water in the pot, but with honey on the carrots (OOOOOPS) so consequently we have a saucepan with a black base.
Any of you goddesses got any suggestions to bring it back to life for me? Its my good big one that I use all the time and I'm missing it.
TIA
theres a really hasrsh toxic chemical powder you can use that will work. its from the supermarket and is in a container the shape of a normal powder tube, but i cant remember the name just that i think its a silver/grey coloured container
You can
put some water in it and heat it gently on the stove to lift more off
scrape as much black off as you can
THEN - get a ball of aluminium foil and use that to get it the rest off. YES it works!
Caustic soda and elbow grease will get it up.
You will need put water in it and add the caustic and simmer it on the stove for ages first, them get a scourer on to it.
The fumes are harsh and it is a CAUSTIC chemical - so big thick gloves, and a mask. Make sure you have a very well ventilated room and your exhaust fan on.
Dont let bubs breathe it in. If you can smell it, it is damaging your lungs...
Depending on how bad it is you could try that new Gel oven cleaner - cant remember who makes it, it is in a squat white bottle, and you can use it for burnt on pots and pans apparently.
Eeewww, try the foil before the chemicals...
lol yes I would too Lu!
does it really work?
try it! I can't believe it but it does..
Similar to Lulu's advice - I simmer a mix of vinegar & water & then use a steel scourer to get the rest off.
Works a treat when I burn the rice...which is all too often :redface:
MiL uses a clothes-washing tablet and boils that in the pan with the pan half-full of water. It makes most of the black stuff lift off.
I tend to just soak and boil and use a bit of elbow grease with a scourer.
Yep - clothes washing powder and hot water. Soak for a bit and most of it comes off easily. Amazing stuff. Works well on oven racks too ;)
Thanks ladies, time to get the elbow warmed up and find some foil :D
Caustic soda....thanks for the suggestion Lime, but I agree with Lulu eeeeeew.
soak a banana peel in some water for a few days
My DP made 'scrambled eggs' burnt them to the bottom then proceeded to boil water in the pan to clean it..went out to mow the lawn whilst it was 'cleaning' i could start to smell smoke so went into the kitchen and the bottom of the pot was completely burnt...DP didnt register that water evapourates when being boiled lol!:
So great thread...will be trying these as its a pot i use almost every night! ggrr
Don't know what sort of pot but if you burn things in a saucepan soak the pan overnight in salty water then bring it to the boil next morning and the stains should lift off.
Just got a new book about using household items you have in the house and this was in it.
I have also used this method many years ago.
OMG - I do this all the time! :redface: My two fav techniques are vinegar in water and boil it on the stove to losen it and then scrub with scourer. Or I use a lemon cut up and boiled. Both work brilliantly for getting rid of tough marks (also use the lemon one to clean my microwave and oven). Honeslty, vinegar leaves my sink and pots shining!
HTH
MG
P.S. Lulu - I'm going to try your one!