How do you remove a burn from a nonstick frying pan?

Question

We cracked out the new nonstick frying pan to use on the new stove. But it sat funny and now there's a black burn in the middle of the pan! Does anyone have any ideas/tips on how to remove, or at least get rid of most of, the burn, without ruining the pan? THANKS!!!

Answer 1

two parts vinegar, one part baking soda, slowly let it warm on the stove for an hour or so . . . it should slide right off.

Answer 2

A few suggestions: Try placing a dryer sheet in the bottom of a pan with burnt food, fill with hot water and wait 30 minutes. Then, just wipe away the food OR you make it non-stick by boiling white vinegar in your metal pan for 15 seconds, this will turn it into a non-stick pan OR you can heat up some tomato sauce or another acidic food in the pot. The acids act as natural stain removers on aluminum.

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

get some sea salt and put a little in the pan with a very little amount of water and boil it for 1 min. then leave over-night (be sure to make sure that the stove isn't on before you go to bed)
the next day it should scrub off easily

Answer 4

I had that happen to me too. I soaked it in hot water and a lot of liquid dishwasher detergent (the stuff for automatic dishwashers, not hand dish-washing liquid) and it loosened off in about an hour. Good luck!
P.S. Next time you have to prep a new non-stick pan with a thin coat of vegetable oil before you use it, there should have been directions.

Answer 5

never experienced this before. How does it burn? If you mean food burnt or stuck in it, put some water into the pan and bring to boil just for a couple of minutes, then VERY gently "scrape" it off. hope this helps

Answer 6

Baking Soda or toothpaste.

Answer 7

Try soaking it in HOT soapy water.

Answer 8

boil water in it- the carbon should lift itself out