# Is there a trick to keeping Teflon stuff clean **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 21, 2010, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-trick-to-keeping-teflon-stuff-clean/564949 "2010-12-21T13:30:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2010, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-trick-to-keeping-teflon-stuff-clean/564949/1 "2010-12-21T13:30:50Z")
I recently bought some Teflon stuff for the oven, one is a roasting pan and the other is just a shallow dish. Already they are discoloured and I know it’s only a matter of time before they get so discoloured and grotty that I will end up throwing them out. Is there a magic product or trick to getting them clean? ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2010, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-trick-to-keeping-teflon-stuff-clean/564949/2 "2010-12-22T02:01:20Z")
PAM spray every time you use it, followed by hand washing with Dawn dishsoap. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2010, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-trick-to-keeping-teflon-stuff-clean/564949/3 "2010-12-22T02:13:17Z")
No teflon expert here. But its my understanding that at least two things are important regarding teflon care. One is don’t get it TOO hot. Second, do nothing to scratch it either during cooking or cleaning.