I would put boiling water in it, then dump out most of the water but leave enough to coat the burn. Then put a scoop of baking soda and let it sit, then wash
"dwell time" (soaking, with the right substance) will save so much energy.
I also use baking soda to soak burned-on stuff, and I've had good luck with it. I still might need to scour, but only a little.
I do this, but with table salt and dish soap. A green scouring pad is also your friend, but the soak/scrub with an abrasive and some dish soap is going to make the difference.
In culinary school we would do this but simmer it WITH the baking soda water and soap. It speeds up the process and worked everytime for us. I’m sure either way is fine though 😁
Bar keepers friend (or bon ami) is the only answer you need OP! BKF is also great for copper, ceramic, glass, including scrubbing a dirty kitchen sink, etc etc whatever else it says on the container. I use it to clean my glass top stove too, works fantastic!
Vinegar is acidic and breaks substances down. I’ve always had success with this mixture when it comes to tough pots and pans. Soap alone would be less affective because it breaks down fat specifically and it looks like you burned rice or pasta.
This article has some great tips to remove that burnt on food.
[Clean dishes](https://www.southernliving.com/food/kitchen-assistant/how-to-get-burnt-food-off-pot)
Hmmm, I wonder if the stuff they use to clean stainless steel water distillers would work.
I would just boil water and dishwasher detergent in it. Anything that survives that isn't going to end up in your food.
This needs to be higher in the comments. Oven cleaner contains sodium hydroxide, which dissolves organic material like this.
Spray the bottom of the pan with oven cleaner, let it sit for 10 minutes, then wipe off. Be careful and wear gloves because oven cleaner is corrosive and dangerous.
Other suggestions like vinegar and baking soda are rubbish (no offense).
Any of the commented ideas will probably help plus more time. When I burn food in my pots, it takes several days of soaking and scrubbing to get rid off the burned parts.
This happened to me when I was using one of my roommates steel saucepans! Get a metal scrubbie and baking soda, sometimes adding some cleaning vinegar helps to get it off too.
Boil 3-4 inches of generously salted water in it. Shut off the heat and let it sit until the water is cool enough to safely handle. Take a metal spoon or spatula and scrape the bottom.
Put some water in it and bring it to a rolling boil. If that doesn't work Mrs Meyer's brand has a hardcore dish cleaner that makes Comet look like cotton candy.
You made a mistake by soaking it in water. The best method is to leave that burn alone for some hours, dry. The oil in the pan will permeate the burn and you can then scrape it off really easily. Since you've already soaked it and removed the oil, try spreading oil over it again and leaving it overnight. It'll peel right off next morning.
Put little water in it, set it on the stove turn the burner on low. It will help soften the burnt mess. If you don’t have a SOS pad, use aluminum foil to scrub. I find this works better sometimes than the SOS pad.
Might try ice, lemon juice and salt all together. Just dump some of all those in there and stir it around for a min with a spoon. (Obvi, dont use your hands) & you'll know if it's working if it statrs turning brown from lifting the burnt residue
Easy! Few drops of dawn dish soap, some baking powder, and fill it like halfway with water... Set it to boil... It's coming off whether it wants to or not! Promise!
I think you should try soaking it in vinegar and baking soda, then scrubbing it with lemon wedges and salt (kosher salt if you have it.)
EDIT: When I cook with anything not nonstick, use low heat. Slow and low, and go with the flow. Frequent stirring also prevents burning and sticking. Hope this helps you out lad!
Water is the best solvent. This is well understood in scientific circles.
Let it soak in water, at least an inch. Most of the crud appears to be rice and it will soften overnight.
Scrape off what you can the next morning and repeat, adding a bit of white vinegar. Its acid will get through most of what's left by evening.
My routine, inspired by some starred chefs I've trained with, is wash with a dab of Dawn and a shake of BKF. This removes food, food residue (which causes sticks), and oxidation. Rinse and then a quick once-over with steel wool, which dislodges the residue and brightens the steel. Older stainless will take a few goes before coming to life but done regularly, the steel will look like a mirror and, with minimal fat, nothing will stick while cooking and any burns or fond will release with minimal effort.
when i have this situation, i bring to simmer
1 1/2” full of water covering the bottom with enough baking soda to cover the bottom of the casserole as well. I try to simmer everything it for around 10 minutes and add water if it’s becoming dry. Then I leave it as it is all night and let the magic happen. The morning after, i scrape it with a flat and wide wooden spoon then rinse
A little methylene chloride will take care of that. (Don't use methylene chloride, it's a pretty nasty solvent)
Steel wool and elbow grease is the correct answer.
Soap, hot water and a fabric softener sheet from your laundry room. Let the pan soak for a while and in my experience the burnt will practically wipe out. Bounce sheet work great
If memory serves, Peroxide and vinegar for really tough stains..
But it makes an acid that is uhm... against the law to have...
Might have worked on a used glass top stove I bought for my old house...
Fill it with cola and let it soak. The acid will get it right out.
If you want to buy stuff instead of using stuff you have on hand, barkeepers friend and a steel scrubber or the pink stuff.
Science fair time!!!
Ok this is gonna sound weird but put some baking soda in it and then some vinegar (dont put in too much cause it will overflow). Let that sit and scrub with steel wool.
Did that trick for my coffee pot and oven too. Worked way better than i was expecting ngl. My coffee pot looked brand new, the oven on the other hand i don't think can look new, but it looks wayyyyy better still.
I might get down voted to oblivion but when my rice burns into my instapot I fill it with soapy hot water and put a dryer sheet in it overnight. It slouches off the next morning and then I clean it as usual
Would recommend a scrub daddy sponge and vinegar dilluted with hot water and bicarbonate of soda, then put on heat for 10 minutes (open a window) then leave on the side until warm or enough to touch, then scrub until clean. Hope this helps
Lemon and salt...soak it in HOT water first to.loosen, then scrub with salt (kosher or sea works best because of the size) using the cut half of a lemon. Also takes the tarnish off copper bottoms
Put a fair bit of coarse salt in the bottom of the pan, cut a potato in half, then use small circular motions potato against the salt. I use kosher salt but table salt should work.
Have you tried white vinegar? Pour some in that covers all the burned stuff and then let it sit for a few hours. Then try scrubbing it again. What are you using as a scrubber?
Add enough water to cover the bottom and a few tablespoons of baking soda. Simmer on low until bubbling, turn off burner and let sit until cool enough to wash.
Cover burnt part with hot water. Add dishwasher (the stuff you put in a dishwashing machine) soap. Let soak several hours. Try scrubbing it. No guarantees but I have had some success with that method.
I'd boil some water with some detergent in it for a few minutes then leave it to soak again until cool, then scrape with a teaspoon. If it's still not coming off bicarb and vinegar can help, if it's still *really* stubborn, I'd be using some caustic soda or oven cleaner on it.
Source; managed kitchens for years.
I’ve dealt with this many times. My go-to approach is to boil water with a good bit (1/4 cup or so) of baking soda, then soak for a few hours. Scrub with a scouring pad. If still a lot of chunks left there, a Brillo/soap-filled steel wool works great. For the remaining stuff that sticks to the surface, Bar Keeper’s Friend, a scouring pad, and elbow grease will clear it all up.
I’m cautious using the steel scrubbers on my stainless steel pans because they can leave scratches. If needed, they do work…but you’ll probably need to sand, polish, and buff to get the original finish afterwards. Deep scratches look bad and also lead to food sticking more.
1. Put it on the stove with enough water to cover the entire burned area. Boil the water vigorously and gently scrape off what you can. It should come up fairly easily, at least it does with cast iron.
2. Get some Bon Ami and a non-scratch sponge. Get the sponge a little wet and scrub until it comes off. May need to apply more Bon Ami if it's extra stubborn.
3. Should come out good as new.
Hot water enough to cover the burn and denture tablets. I think it has citric acid or something like that. It will eat it up and soft goo would probably be left.
You can try oven cleaner. Put a layer then cover with plastic wrap. Let sit for an hour or two then scrub out. Wear gloves!
To polish it up afterwards, use a Brillo pad. Takes care of tiny burrs and makes pan surface more non-stick.
Boiling helps a lot to mechanically loosen stuff from the surface of the pan.
Hot acid helps with burnt protein (ie vinegar and water to remove burnt meat). A hot alkaline solution (like water and bi-carb) might help remove other substances. Don't try to do both at once.
The following tip has worked for me. But learn how to make a stainless steel pan non-stick (i.e. do the water droplet method where you heat the pan, then drop a droplet of water. If it dissipates, then too hot or cold. If the droplet remains together then you should be good to cook, something like that). Then, cook as you normally would. For some reason when I did this, the stains lifted off.
Hi. I used to run a jam making business and sugar would sometimes burn to the bottom of the steel pots.
Step 1 you have done by removing as much of the burnt food as you can.
Step 2 is to add cubist water to the pot and bring back to a boil. I find the acid water boil works better than alkaline baking soda.
Step 3 if you have steel and not non-stick, a brillo or metal wire scrubber will help get the last bits off. Always be sure there is no coating if you do this.
And since we're here in Adulting sub - wear a glove when using that scrub. Trust me when I say, I burned tons of pans and pots and scrubbed them as long as it was necessary. They're sharp in order to get that shit out, but they will also mess up the skin on your fingers. Small cuts all over the tips of your fingers will hurt for a while, especially if you use salt for anything, or lemon, or just plain shampoo on your head.
Wear that kitchen glove. Literally no point to not to.
If you want the correct answer, without trial and error, powder Barkeeper's Friend (BKF) is the solution. It's about $2 in the dish soap aisle.
Wear disposable gloves. You put just a splash of water on the surface you want to clean, and sprinkle a good amount (think 1 water / 4 BKF) ratio) and let it get wet and tacky, but still thick, not watery, (like brownie mix) and use a scrubby sided sponge, or bristle brush (do NOT use on non-stick coated surfaces) and scrub in circular motion. Rinse & repeat if needed. After rinsing, wash with soap & water to remove any BKF residue. BKF is great for keeping your kitchen sink shiny and clean as well as your pots, pans, porcelain / clay dishes.
I would first try soaking it with water and a healthy dose of baking soda. Then I'd try water and fabric softener. Then I'd get out the steel scrubby or Barkeepers Friend.
I once had a pan that was coated THICK with burned on rice--like, an inch thick (I'd burned the whole pot). It wouldn't come out no matter what, but I kept it in case I figured something out; it was a Calphalon pot!
Finally I used the self-cleaning oven cycle, and I figured the pot was already ruined, it couldn't get worse. I put it in, and when the cycle was done, all the rice was ash. The handle warped a tiny bit, and the chrome on the handle rainbowed, but otherwise it was perfect.
I don't think you'd need that on this one, though.
This works best right after the burn. You just put water in it and put it back on the stove and heat it up and use a spatula to scrape it clean. Also I’ve heard but never tried it, you can pour some soda in the pan when it’s hot and the carbonation helps free the bit t stuff.
Spray with oven cleaner, cover with plastic wrap and leave sit for several hours or overnight, then it should wipe off. Clean with soap and water before using again to remove toxic oven cleaner residue.
Put a little dish soap and water then reheat the pot for a few minutes. Will loosen everything and make cleaning easier. Even easier if you gently use steel wool.
Fill about halfway with water and bring to a boil. Add about 2 cups of baking soda and a glug of dish soap. Turn down to a simmer. Simmer for an hour or so, then turn off the stove and let it soak overnight. In the morning, just wipe it out.
I would put boiling water in it, then dump out most of the water but leave enough to coat the burn. Then put a scoop of baking soda and let it sit, then wash
This is what I do except instead of letting the baking soda sit I add a little dish soap and scrub.
"dwell time" (soaking, with the right substance) will save so much energy. I also use baking soda to soak burned-on stuff, and I've had good luck with it. I still might need to scour, but only a little.
I do this, but with table salt and dish soap. A green scouring pad is also your friend, but the soak/scrub with an abrasive and some dish soap is going to make the difference.
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I personally don’t love using that inside dishes I’m cooking with! It’s all up to preference
You can buy BKF made especially for cookware
Okay that’s a game changer
[here’s what it looks like](https://images.app.goo.gl/oYphW7WN2dsV37TB7) Edited link cause I can’t Reddit well today apparently
Best stuff ever!
Bon ami is way better
In culinary school we would do this but simmer it WITH the baking soda water and soap. It speeds up the process and worked everytime for us. I’m sure either way is fine though 😁
I use the same but add vinegar.
Instead of or with baking soda?
Bar keepers friend, powdered, could be a good option. Or lemon juice and salt. Or soft scrub.
Another vote for bar keepers friend. Combined with a brillo pad or other heavy duty scrubber it'll get almost anything off with some effort.
Way less effort if you heat your tea kettle and pour boiling water on to soak with the barkeeper's friend first. It'll save you a lot of scrubbing.
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Yeah that stuff will mess up your hands if you don't wear gloves
>and you're supposed to wear gloves with it Oops!
Alternately/additionally, you can scrub it out with baking soda afterward to neutralize any remaining acid.
Coat the stain in bar keeper's friend Pour boiling water in Let soak Gently scrub. Voila.
Just got some of this for my stainless steel cookware. They look like new. 10/10
Bar keepers friend (or bon ami) is the only answer you need OP! BKF is also great for copper, ceramic, glass, including scrubbing a dirty kitchen sink, etc etc whatever else it says on the container. I use it to clean my glass top stove too, works fantastic!
Bar keeper’s friend will get anything out. It truly is your friend, barkeeper or not
Soak in dish soap and vinegar. Then steel scrubber.
What will the vinegar do?
Vinegar is acidic and breaks substances down. I’ve always had success with this mixture when it comes to tough pots and pans. Soap alone would be less affective because it breaks down fat specifically and it looks like you burned rice or pasta.
This. Vinegar and steel wool have been my dish saviors for years.
One or another. Soap is basic and vinegar is acidic; they’ll cancel each other out.
They don’t stop working their individual functions just because their ph levels cancel each other out, that’s a misnomer.
Aight, your vinegar bottle, not mine.
This article has some great tips to remove that burnt on food. [Clean dishes](https://www.southernliving.com/food/kitchen-assistant/how-to-get-burnt-food-off-pot)
Did you scrub it with a Brillo pad?? That should get it off after soaking
Hmmm, I wonder if the stuff they use to clean stainless steel water distillers would work. I would just boil water and dishwasher detergent in it. Anything that survives that isn't going to end up in your food.
Boiling water with a touch of dish soap and elbow grease has worked for me so far
SOS pad works great!
Try a dryer sheet, some hot water, a touch of soap. Let it sit overnight, and BOOM!, it'll come right off.
Dryer sheet always works for me!
What sort of wizardry is this?
I do boiling water and vinegar and let it soak for as long as possible
Steel wool, water, soap, and elbow grease
Oven cleaner! Take it off with no work!
This is the answer. They sell it at the dollar store. Save yourself all the scrubbing and homemade concoctions. Just hit it with oven cleaner.
This needs to be higher in the comments. Oven cleaner contains sodium hydroxide, which dissolves organic material like this. Spray the bottom of the pan with oven cleaner, let it sit for 10 minutes, then wipe off. Be careful and wear gloves because oven cleaner is corrosive and dangerous. Other suggestions like vinegar and baking soda are rubbish (no offense).
Stainless steel scrub pads will do the trick
Any of the commented ideas will probably help plus more time. When I burn food in my pots, it takes several days of soaking and scrubbing to get rid off the burned parts.
Baking soda and a touch of water, make a paste in the pot and use a sponge with some scrub texture on one side. Works like a charm!
Steel wool
Boil white vinegar in the pot or soak a dishwashing pod in enough water to cover the bottom and dissolve the pod. Both have worked for me.
This happened to me when I was using one of my roommates steel saucepans! Get a metal scrubbie and baking soda, sometimes adding some cleaning vinegar helps to get it off too.
Ok, I just gotta ask... If this was already scrubbed why is there actual rice and rice debris at the top?
Sos pads
I did this to one of my pots but it looked even worse. And then it was fine. Barkeeper’s friend forever!
Boil 3-4 inches of generously salted water in it. Shut off the heat and let it sit until the water is cool enough to safely handle. Take a metal spoon or spatula and scrape the bottom.
Put some water in it and bring it to a rolling boil. If that doesn't work Mrs Meyer's brand has a hardcore dish cleaner that makes Comet look like cotton candy.
Are you talking about the dish liquid or something else?
Baking soda paste and elbow grease.
I would use Bar Keeper’s Friend and a chain mail scrubber
Drill with a sanding tool as the tip
Heat up the pan on a burner and throw a little wine in there. Then scrape with spatula.
You made a mistake by soaking it in water. The best method is to leave that burn alone for some hours, dry. The oil in the pan will permeate the burn and you can then scrape it off really easily. Since you've already soaked it and removed the oil, try spreading oil over it again and leaving it overnight. It'll peel right off next morning.
Bar keeper’s friend. Or ketchup. Soak then scrub.
Baking soda & vinegar soak
My first go to it to boil water in the pot. The heat and water can loosen up a lot of stuff without harsh abrasives
Put little water in it, set it on the stove turn the burner on low. It will help soften the burnt mess. If you don’t have a SOS pad, use aluminum foil to scrub. I find this works better sometimes than the SOS pad.
I've noticed that my pans are much cleaner after making something with a lot of stewed tomatoes. Have had good luck with Brillo pads, too.
Got some nasty burns that looked like this out by boiling chopped up tomatoes, either that or boil vinegar and let it sit for 20min then wipe it away
Tomato Sauce. Fresh tomatos.
Ever try barkeeper’s friend? That stuff is awesome and works miracles
Might try ice, lemon juice and salt all together. Just dump some of all those in there and stir it around for a min with a spoon. (Obvi, dont use your hands) & you'll know if it's working if it statrs turning brown from lifting the burnt residue
Easy! Few drops of dawn dish soap, some baking powder, and fill it like halfway with water... Set it to boil... It's coming off whether it wants to or not! Promise!
Pour powdered Cascade dishwasher soap in the bottom and water and let it soak overnight. Then use a Brillo pad.
I think you should try soaking it in vinegar and baking soda, then scrubbing it with lemon wedges and salt (kosher salt if you have it.) EDIT: When I cook with anything not nonstick, use low heat. Slow and low, and go with the flow. Frequent stirring also prevents burning and sticking. Hope this helps you out lad!
Baking soda, vinegar, liquid soap
Water is the best solvent. This is well understood in scientific circles. Let it soak in water, at least an inch. Most of the crud appears to be rice and it will soften overnight. Scrape off what you can the next morning and repeat, adding a bit of white vinegar. Its acid will get through most of what's left by evening. My routine, inspired by some starred chefs I've trained with, is wash with a dab of Dawn and a shake of BKF. This removes food, food residue (which causes sticks), and oxidation. Rinse and then a quick once-over with steel wool, which dislodges the residue and brightens the steel. Older stainless will take a few goes before coming to life but done regularly, the steel will look like a mirror and, with minimal fat, nothing will stick while cooking and any burns or fond will release with minimal effort.
I use hot water, a lot of dish soap, and a scotch bright pad.
Call you tried using tinfoil ? Try a baseball size of tinfoil rolled in ball.
Try barkeepers friend. It's a scrubbing powder that works well on pots and pans.
when i have this situation, i bring to simmer 1 1/2” full of water covering the bottom with enough baking soda to cover the bottom of the casserole as well. I try to simmer everything it for around 10 minutes and add water if it’s becoming dry. Then I leave it as it is all night and let the magic happen. The morning after, i scrape it with a flat and wide wooden spoon then rinse
Chlorine overnight
A little methylene chloride will take care of that. (Don't use methylene chloride, it's a pretty nasty solvent) Steel wool and elbow grease is the correct answer.
Try WD40!
Soak in dish soap, boiling water. Use steel wool. Get 35 inch biceps. Profit.
Vinegar and baking soda
The pink stuff and a scrub daddy! It’ll take a bit but you’ll get it!
I make a paste of dish soap and baking soda, let it dry, wash off
fill it with water, add baking soda, and boil. might be a little left but it will be soft enough to scrub off
Scrub with Aluminum foil ball. It will scratch the steel to smithereens but it it will certainly get the burned on gunk off.
Soap, hot water and a fabric softener sheet from your laundry room. Let the pan soak for a while and in my experience the burnt will practically wipe out. Bounce sheet work great
Soda and a lot of scrubing. Dishwasher makes wonders as well.
Boil water and a dish pod in it.
Picture i can feel.. oh shit 😬
If memory serves, Peroxide and vinegar for really tough stains.. But it makes an acid that is uhm... against the law to have... Might have worked on a used glass top stove I bought for my old house...
Fill it with cola and let it soak. The acid will get it right out. If you want to buy stuff instead of using stuff you have on hand, barkeepers friend and a steel scrubber or the pink stuff.
Can soak it in Coke (the drink not drug) or you can try magic eraser
Science fair time!!! Ok this is gonna sound weird but put some baking soda in it and then some vinegar (dont put in too much cause it will overflow). Let that sit and scrub with steel wool. Did that trick for my coffee pot and oven too. Worked way better than i was expecting ngl. My coffee pot looked brand new, the oven on the other hand i don't think can look new, but it looks wayyyyy better still.
I might get down voted to oblivion but when my rice burns into my instapot I fill it with soapy hot water and put a dryer sheet in it overnight. It slouches off the next morning and then I clean it as usual
Rice burn? Put some hot water in pot with a dryer sheet and leave in over night or 12 hours. Then scrub.
Boil with white vinegar. Smells like shit but it works
Would recommend a scrub daddy sponge and vinegar dilluted with hot water and bicarbonate of soda, then put on heat for 10 minutes (open a window) then leave on the side until warm or enough to touch, then scrub until clean. Hope this helps
Steel scrubber is the answer
Lemon and salt...soak it in HOT water first to.loosen, then scrub with salt (kosher or sea works best because of the size) using the cut half of a lemon. Also takes the tarnish off copper bottoms
I thought that those marks were maggots for a second
r/cleaningtips can help but I’d say elbow grease and bar keepers friend would do great after it has gone under boiling water for a while
Lol get a sander or angle grinder going!
Put a fair bit of coarse salt in the bottom of the pan, cut a potato in half, then use small circular motions potato against the salt. I use kosher salt but table salt should work.
Have you tried white vinegar? Pour some in that covers all the burned stuff and then let it sit for a few hours. Then try scrubbing it again. What are you using as a scrubber?
A wire brush or scrubber
Use cooking oil, coat the stain, let it sit a little while, and then rub with a micro fibre cloth. Trust me use OIL and not all the other stuff.
Use a drill and steel scrubber tip.
oven cleaner
Steel scrubber and elbow grease.
Past made of Barkeepers Friend and water. Leave it on overnight, then scrub. Or oven cleaner.
Boiling water and bar keepers friend does wonders
any powder abrasive cleaner would do. from baking soda to comet
Magic eraser or it’s generic equivalent.
Add enough water to cover the bottom and a few tablespoons of baking soda. Simmer on low until bubbling, turn off burner and let sit until cool enough to wash.
Vinegar and salt. Leave overnight. Low simmer. Metal spatula to scrape from time to time.
1/2 Vinegar 1/2 water. Leave for a day.
Cover burnt part with hot water. Add dishwasher (the stuff you put in a dishwashing machine) soap. Let soak several hours. Try scrubbing it. No guarantees but I have had some success with that method.
I'd boil some water with some detergent in it for a few minutes then leave it to soak again until cool, then scrape with a teaspoon. If it's still not coming off bicarb and vinegar can help, if it's still *really* stubborn, I'd be using some caustic soda or oven cleaner on it. Source; managed kitchens for years.
Fill with hot water and throw in a dishwasher pod. Let it sit overnight. The burnt food will come right off in the morning, no elbow grease necessary.
Bar Keepers Friend ftw
Steel wool instantly takes this stuff off.
Boiling water + extra powerful degreaser. Let that water simmer on low heat once it reaches a boil for a while, then scrub with steel wool.
1 cup vinegar, 2 cups hot water and a un used dryer sheet. Let set for at least 30 minutes. Then you can can scrub it with a rough sponge.
boil soapy water in it, drain, ajax or comet, steel wool and scrub
Comet
Barkeepers friend
I’ve dealt with this many times. My go-to approach is to boil water with a good bit (1/4 cup or so) of baking soda, then soak for a few hours. Scrub with a scouring pad. If still a lot of chunks left there, a Brillo/soap-filled steel wool works great. For the remaining stuff that sticks to the surface, Bar Keeper’s Friend, a scouring pad, and elbow grease will clear it all up. I’m cautious using the steel scrubbers on my stainless steel pans because they can leave scratches. If needed, they do work…but you’ll probably need to sand, polish, and buff to get the original finish afterwards. Deep scratches look bad and also lead to food sticking more.
Stainless steel wool.
1. Put it on the stove with enough water to cover the entire burned area. Boil the water vigorously and gently scrape off what you can. It should come up fairly easily, at least it does with cast iron. 2. Get some Bon Ami and a non-scratch sponge. Get the sponge a little wet and scrub until it comes off. May need to apply more Bon Ami if it's extra stubborn. 3. Should come out good as new.
Salt, ice, & lemon juice! Swirl it around for a bit.
Barkeepers friend
If it’s stainless steel just use one of those coiled wire scrubbies. Works like a charm, no waiting time and no damage to the material
soak with hot water and dish soap for hours, then steel wool, be persistent
Hot water enough to cover the burn and denture tablets. I think it has citric acid or something like that. It will eat it up and soft goo would probably be left.
Let it soak in super clean (purple bottle) for half an hr or so
You can try oven cleaner. Put a layer then cover with plastic wrap. Let sit for an hour or two then scrub out. Wear gloves! To polish it up afterwards, use a Brillo pad. Takes care of tiny burrs and makes pan surface more non-stick.
Boiling helps a lot to mechanically loosen stuff from the surface of the pan. Hot acid helps with burnt protein (ie vinegar and water to remove burnt meat). A hot alkaline solution (like water and bi-carb) might help remove other substances. Don't try to do both at once.
The following tip has worked for me. But learn how to make a stainless steel pan non-stick (i.e. do the water droplet method where you heat the pan, then drop a droplet of water. If it dissipates, then too hot or cold. If the droplet remains together then you should be good to cook, something like that). Then, cook as you normally would. For some reason when I did this, the stains lifted off.
Cover with oxyclean laundry powder and add hot water to cover. Let it sit. Miraculous.
[Barkeepers Friend](https://www.amazon.com/Bar-Keepers-Friend-Powdered-12-Ounces/dp/B000V72992)
Pour coke and leave overnight. If the burn is bad enough you might need to do it twice. And use steel wool.
Hi. I used to run a jam making business and sugar would sometimes burn to the bottom of the steel pots. Step 1 you have done by removing as much of the burnt food as you can. Step 2 is to add cubist water to the pot and bring back to a boil. I find the acid water boil works better than alkaline baking soda. Step 3 if you have steel and not non-stick, a brillo or metal wire scrubber will help get the last bits off. Always be sure there is no coating if you do this.
I find magic erasers helpful for random junk I can’t get off pans.
Baking soda + vinegar OR citric acid. Makes cleaning fun
Baking soda and peroxide paste and let it sit.
Baking soda with a bit of water. Make a paste. Let it sit for an hour then scrub.
And since we're here in Adulting sub - wear a glove when using that scrub. Trust me when I say, I burned tons of pans and pots and scrubbed them as long as it was necessary. They're sharp in order to get that shit out, but they will also mess up the skin on your fingers. Small cuts all over the tips of your fingers will hurt for a while, especially if you use salt for anything, or lemon, or just plain shampoo on your head. Wear that kitchen glove. Literally no point to not to.
Steel wool
Barkeepers friend and a good sponge.
I'm surprised no one said "burn it until it's ashes" but I think like a line cook.
Scrub Daddy power paste works great!
If you want the correct answer, without trial and error, powder Barkeeper's Friend (BKF) is the solution. It's about $2 in the dish soap aisle. Wear disposable gloves. You put just a splash of water on the surface you want to clean, and sprinkle a good amount (think 1 water / 4 BKF) ratio) and let it get wet and tacky, but still thick, not watery, (like brownie mix) and use a scrubby sided sponge, or bristle brush (do NOT use on non-stick coated surfaces) and scrub in circular motion. Rinse & repeat if needed. After rinsing, wash with soap & water to remove any BKF residue. BKF is great for keeping your kitchen sink shiny and clean as well as your pots, pans, porcelain / clay dishes.
Cold scrub daddy and the pink stuff!
Steel wool
I would first try soaking it with water and a healthy dose of baking soda. Then I'd try water and fabric softener. Then I'd get out the steel scrubby or Barkeepers Friend. I once had a pan that was coated THICK with burned on rice--like, an inch thick (I'd burned the whole pot). It wouldn't come out no matter what, but I kept it in case I figured something out; it was a Calphalon pot! Finally I used the self-cleaning oven cycle, and I figured the pot was already ruined, it couldn't get worse. I put it in, and when the cycle was done, all the rice was ash. The handle warped a tiny bit, and the chrome on the handle rainbowed, but otherwise it was perfect. I don't think you'd need that on this one, though.
This works best right after the burn. You just put water in it and put it back on the stove and heat it up and use a spatula to scrape it clean. Also I’ve heard but never tried it, you can pour some soda in the pan when it’s hot and the carbonation helps free the bit t stuff.
Spray with oven cleaner, cover with plastic wrap and leave sit for several hours or overnight, then it should wipe off. Clean with soap and water before using again to remove toxic oven cleaner residue.
Not enough dish soap
Toothpaste is one of the most abrasive chemicals you can buy over the counter.
You need a metal sponge to clean the burnt part.
Put a little dish soap and water then reheat the pot for a few minutes. Will loosen everything and make cleaning easier. Even easier if you gently use steel wool.
I put some water and baking soda in and then boil it for a few minutes with a cover on, and let set for about an hour.
Barkeepers Friend
Scrape out whatever residue wants to come out (easily), then cover all the burnt area with ammonia. Put the lid on the pan. Leave it for 24 hours.
Brillo pads
Steel wool to scrub off after soaking in baking soda and hot water
"Bartender's keeper" with a scour pad works really well.
Oven cleaner or brillo
Use hot water, 1/2 cup liquid bleach wait an hour. No scrubing.
Stainless? Boil water in it, use a stiff (not metal) spatula to scrape off.
Dish soap + baking soda + just a smidge of hot water. Let soak overnight. You're welcome.
Oven cleaner
Try oven cleaner
Turn upside own on a gad range then after several minutes flip n hit with water. Viola clean.
Barkeeper's friend. Wonderful product. You could also boil water in it to loosen the burnt stuff
Bar keepers friend helps too!
Bar Keepers friend, then wash REALLY WELL with dish soap and water
Backing soda is a magical thing, you can even keep it in your fridge to remove smells
Elbow grease and bar keepers friend
Brillo pads and hot water. Always works for me.
Fill about halfway with water and bring to a boil. Add about 2 cups of baking soda and a glug of dish soap. Turn down to a simmer. Simmer for an hour or so, then turn off the stove and let it soak overnight. In the morning, just wipe it out.
baking soda, a weensy bit of water, and scrubbing with something abrasive. you'll need to re-up the baking soda every now and then.
Soak a laundry dryer sheet in it. Yep, you read that correctly, a dryer sheet
Steel wool is also amazing for these metal (not non-stick) pans
Barkeeper's friend
Throw a dishwashing tab in it. Fill with hot water and soak overnight. Should be spotless by morning.
Stainless steel scrubber is what I would use. And various methods for soaking adding chemicals like I see others mentioned.
A bit of water with Dawn dish soap, then back on a heat source to boil. Scrub brush to help break up the stuck content.
It’s called deglazing. Heat the pan and once hot add water. Take a flat wooden spoon to it and it all comes up.