How to - black off bottom of pan?

Question

Does anyone have any homemade tips (recipces I guess) for getting the black off the bottom of my pans. I've tried billo pads with the stainless steel cleaner and it still doesn't get it all off. Any good ideas from mom?

Answer 1

Use a little detergent and water & boil for 15 minutes. let stand overnight & wash. oops, that's for the inside. on the outside i use a metal cleaner/polish. sandpaper sounds good though.

Answer 2

Here is a recipe as you asked.. do not forget the black pads are best:

Nylon pads are great scrubbing tools, but be aware that the effectiveness is color-coded. White pads are for sensitive surfaces and green pads are for everyday chores, while black pads are the most aggressive and should be used on tough jobs (figure A). Remember, the darker the pad, the tougher the scrub.

Avoid steel-wool pads for cleaning pots. It rusts and can easily remove a nonstick surface. If a pot is exceptionally tough to clean, soak it first with water and dish soap and use nylon pads to clean it.

A good way to clean the bottoms of pans is to pour hot water and dish soap in a larger pan and soak the bottom of the smaller pan (figure B).

If food has burned in a pan or on a griddle, don't put the pan in cold water. Set the pan outside until it has cooled, then clean normally. If the food is very burned, remove as much as possible with dish soap and water, then try an oven cleaner.

A cast-iron skillet is nearly indestructible. Don't be afraid to clean with soap and water because it can be reseasoned. Once the skillet is clean, wipe the surface with oil and cook in a 200-degree oven for 10 minutes.

Sometimes a pan will still show some discoloration after it has been thoroughly cleaned. This is just a result of heat and can't be helped. The pan is clean and cooks normally but just isn't as pretty to the eye.

I, personally, have had no problem because I found the best method is to have a larger container and set the pan in it and let it soak over night.. it is much easier to get off.. Put some dish soap in the pan along with the water that it is setting in.

Oh yes.. I remember one time I had a difficult case and I sprayed it with oven off and put it in the oven at 200 degrees for a few minutes and then scraped it off and then put it in water over night with dish soap.....

Answer 3

Not homemade but effective.
Oven cleaner. Spray pan liberally then wrap pan in plastic grocery bag and let it sit overnight. Use Brillo or SOS to remove.
I received a set of stainless steel pans a few months ago and absolutely killed a pan with burnt popcorn. Tried numerous homemade potions but NONE worked.
You may have to do this twice but it works.
Good luck.

Answer 4

Oven cleaner. Spray on the cleaner and leave it for 1/2 hr and then scrub with a green scrubbie or steel wool or sos pads.

Answer 5

I have a ceramic top stove and just for the heck of it I tried the ceramic cooktop cleaner on my pans and it worked pretty good! Just put it on thick and rub it with a clean cloth or a paper towel. There are different brands, I use the Walmart store brand.

Answer 6

Haggerty 100 metal polish will take it off for sure. If you can't find that, try easy -off oven cleaner, if it has a copper bottom, use a slice of lemon and some salt. If all above fail, put a little paint stripper on it. (that's how I clean my brass candlesticks when I don't have the Haggerty.

Answer 7

This will sound crazy, but it works: fill the pan with water and put it in the freezer to freeze, after it freezes, run hot water over it to melt it and then slide the frozen water out which will have the black stuff in it. If baking soda doesn't work on it this is what I do and it really does work!

Answer 8

Wet/dry sandpaper. Buy 400, 600.and 800 grit.

Use coarsest grit first, with a bit of dishwashing detergent and water. Scrub off burned on grease. Rinse, go over with 600, rinse, and then 800. Wash and dry well, pots will sparkle like new.

- chef instructor.

Answer 9

Soft Scrub with Bleach works well with a scouring pad

Answer 10

Unless you are going to hang the pots up , does it really matter if the bottoms are a little black? Is is worth the effort