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11/27/09, 03:17 PM
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Burnt pan - how to clean?!?
Ok...don't read my blackberry juice thread or you'll figure out how I burnt this pan.... 
I have a pan with a black enamel (?) interior (stock pot, I guess) and I burned blackberries on the bottom. Just slightly, but enough to make a cement-hard coating on the bottom. I've tried soaking, hot water, and brillo pads. Nothing is even fazing it!!! What else can I try, short of turning the pot into a planter?
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11/27/09, 03:24 PM
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If you have some liquid dishwasher soap. Put some in the pan, some water and let it heat. I would just let it simmer a bit, then set it aside and let it cool. That works for me... sometime. Worth a shot anyway.
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11/27/09, 03:29 PM
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I did that a couple times to my enamel roasting pan...just use the oven to boil it out...you'll of course be doing this on top of the stove.
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11/27/09, 03:30 PM
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My wife fills a the pan with water and puts a fabric softener sheet in it and lets it set for hours. It seems to work every time.
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11/27/09, 03:34 PM
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I put a few spoonfuls of baking soda in the pan and then pour in boiling water. Leave it for a couple hours and the burnt part usually flakes off.
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11/27/09, 04:15 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MaggieJ
I put a few spoonfuls of baking soda in the pan and then pour in boiling water. Leave it for a couple hours and the burnt part usually flakes off.
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11/27/09, 06:57 PM
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We got burnt on rice off by boiling water and vinegar in pots.
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11/27/09, 07:01 PM
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Another "yes" for the baking soda. I add a little water, pour baking soda and let sit overnight. I have had burnt spots come out that even I didn't think would ever happen.
Works great.
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11/27/09, 07:03 PM
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If all else fails and you're ready to risk ruining the pot (i.e. you're about to throw it away) use oven cleaner on it. Works great on stainless pots and glass casserole dishes; I don't know about enamel pots though.
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11/27/09, 07:07 PM
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dont use oven cleaner on the enamel it ruin is same with sainless steel oven cleaner wrecks it also
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11/27/09, 07:11 PM
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Oven cleaner worked great on my stainless stock pot. I burned apple butter to the bottom once and was ready to throw it out. I'd tried soda, vinegar, boiling, detergent... sprayed it with oven cleaner and it wiped right off with a cloth.
I've also used it successfully on a pyrex casserole dish.
I've *not* used it on enamel but I know a lot of ovens have enamel coated interiors (and some have stainless) so if all else has been tried and you're ready to throw it away, use the oven cleaner before giving up. But I wouldn't use it first, because it *may* damage the finish.
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11/27/09, 07:14 PM
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Definitely try baking soda. That's what I use to clean the hard stuff that collects on the top of my gas range.
I usually mix up a water and soda paste and cover the area, then let it sit for 15 or 20 minutes before wiping it up.
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11/27/09, 08:57 PM
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I put fabric softner in it with water and let it soak over night. Cleans right up in the morning.
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11/27/09, 10:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Topaz Farm
If you have some liquid dishwasher soap. Put some in the pan, some water and let it heat. I would just let it simmer a bit, then set it aside and let it cool. That works for me... sometime. Worth a shot anyway.
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Ditto this works!
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try some hot water and a few denture tabs...let sit then clean. usually works for me!
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11/28/09, 08:53 AM
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I use powdered laundry detergent. Cover your pan's burnt on stuff with as hot of water as possible, and then sprinkle powdered laundry detergent on it. Liquid doesn't work for some reason. This also works on oven racks, and gets the gunk off the outside of old pans.
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11/28/09, 08:58 AM
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Nobody mentioned a wire wheel brush ! Not really.
BTW, your story brings to mind the adage 'an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure'. Just have to take it to heart more often myself.
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11/28/09, 10:25 AM
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If it won't come off, why worry about it?
Some burnt-on stuff will come off if you cook spaghetti sauce in the pan.
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11/28/09, 10:32 AM
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salt works great along with the baking soda it is courser. I burnt one also to the point it was just horrid to clean and I finally just kept cooking in it and it little by little cleaned up.
Sos pads also are good.
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11/28/09, 08:33 PM
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Biz 'n Green, works wonders. Spray the burned stuff really well, put the lid on and leave it overnight. Then scrape off the burned stuff, it should lift easily.
Recipe:
1/4 cup Biz (enzyme laundry additive. I use the powder)
1/4 cup Simple Green
in a 1 liter spritz bottle
add warm water, shake until dissolved
Last edited by Ode; 11/28/09 at 08:55 PM.
Reason: edited to include recipe
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