I had a grease fire and totally messed up my favorite stainless steel skillet. Is it possible to make it usable again? How?
2006-12-22 08:01:51 · 19 answers · asked by GBG 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Spray that sucker down with a power-degreaser like Simple Green or Greased Lightning, let it soak for about a 1/2 hr, and attack it with a scouring pad. Repeat as needed. My hubby used a stainless soup pot on the barbeque to boil crab legs, and the damned bbq flamed up while he cooked steaks on the other burner. The whole outside of the pot was covered in greasy soot and burned-on proteins. I worked at it, but the Simple Green got it off. It's even worse when the grease is burned to the outside, b/c everytime you use it it burns more. You HAVE to remove it right away, or the whole house stinks...
2006-12-22 18:26:40 · answer #1 · answered by Angela M 6 · 9⤊ 1⤋
In the South, we call it elbow grease! If you are positive it is stainless steel. Any oven cleaner should do the job. Just read the instructions first! Remember these products were not made to consume food from. So, take double caution and wash it out twice or more times.
Don't dare use oven cleaner, soap, or any cleaner on cast iron. It will get into the pores of the metal, and your food will taste like it for a long, long time!!
2006-12-23 07:50:56 · answer #2 · answered by Bigdog 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-30 23:57:45 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a cleaner like Simple Green that degreases without toxins - then bring to a rolling boil with 2 cups kosher salt to desoap the pan. This will bring back the shine and make it safe for food use again. Good Luck!
2006-12-23 10:14:40 · answer #4 · answered by Walking on Sunshine 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the skillet is a cast iron the best thing for is to throw it in coals of fire to restore it. Bring it to a red hot state. If it is none stick and got to a heat greater than it can handle and bubbled to layer on bottom there is no hope, but to have it reapplied. If it is stainless it will not hurt the cooking ability but there is nothing to do about the color but to have it repolished.
2006-12-23 10:00:55 · answer #5 · answered by Brad V 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Greased Lightening!
2006-12-23 05:41:25 · answer #6 · answered by Barack The Boat!™ 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try soaking Coke or Mt. Dew in it. I've never tried, but I heard it works. If it was nonstick (I'm assuming not), toss it anyway.
No one is really paying attention to the fact that it is stainless steel, not cast iron. Why don't people read the question?
2006-12-23 12:26:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
In my most humble opinion, I would use oven cleaner. Let the cleaner stand for an hour, or two, then rinse well, and use a cloth with vinegar. Always wear rubber gloves when using these chemicals. If this doesn't finish the job to your satisfaction, you
could soak the pan with WD-40 penetrating spray.
2006-12-23 13:49:18 · answer #8 · answered by speedthermometer 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
On several occasions I have completely cleaned badly burned pots by letting them soak in a solution of half-diluted Mr. Clean overnight - even got badly burned popcorn out. The Mr. Clean breaks down all the burnt residue and it ends up releasing from the pan. Good luck whichever treatments you try.
2006-12-23 15:26:10 · answer #9 · answered by Isabel 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have always had good luck with the product called
Barkeepers Friend and a product named Golden Fleece to scour it with. They are at any grocery store.
2006-12-23 06:52:46 · answer #10 · answered by WingMan 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋