Normally I’m quite careful with my cookwear. But through inattention, carelessness and lack of sleep I have a situation. I have a small, Teflon-lined stainless steel saucepan that had cooking oil in it. The oil boiled over onto the stove’s coil and got baked onto the stainless steel. I’ve tried scrubbing and soaking, but it’s on there. I could use scouring powder and an abrasive sponge, but that would scuff the bright finish of the pan. I thought of buying some oven cleaner, but the plastic handle would probably melt in the oven. Maybe heat it up on the stove and spray the stuff on?
Does anyone have any ideas how to clean the burnt oil off of my saucepan?
Do you have stainless steel cleaner? It’s a powder, but it’s much less abrasive than scouring powder. Common brands are Cameo and Barkeeper’s Friend. That’s what I’d try first.
If that doesn’t do it, try dishwasher detergent. Not the hand dishsoap, but the powder meant for dishwashers. It’s more alkaline, and does great things with grease. Just sprinkle some on, add just enough water to make a paste, and let it sit for a couple of hours. Wear gloves when you wash it off, or it will burn your hands.
Oven cleaner worked for me. I used Easy Off Fume Free Max - which is for self cleaning ovens. It works without heat, so the plastic handle is not an issue.
I should add that if I am understanding the situation correctly, I personally would not dream of using something as toxic as oven cleaner on my cookwear to rectify it. I would just live with it. Perhaps I am not understanding.
She’s right. Barkeeper’s Friend is what is recommended for my good pans. Even after my husband used them and made a mess, that stuff worked, and the pans look as good as new.
I know exactly what you mean, and you need to go out and get some Zud from the cleaning aisle of your nearest grocery or hardware store. Takes a very small amount of elbow grease, but it will even take away that brownish hue that your stainless pots & pans get over time. I use it when I get the kind of nasty stain you are talking about. It’s a powder.
Yeah. You fill the pan with hot water, put the dryer sheet in there, and then let it soak for an hour or so. You should be able to just wipe the burnt on stuff off, which just soaking in hot water alone doesn’t do.