I hate to followup my own posts!

Koko, I just noticed from one of your photos that the skillet is
copper-bottomed, not all s/s. Try soaking the bottom of the skillet in
some very salty hot water for a rather short bit of time (half-hour?).
I know it's brought back the 'brightness' of my copper pans & skillets.
Someone here on RFC recommended that to me - I think it was Chris
The dishwasher detergent trick might work too.

Sky


Sky wrote:
>
> koko wrote:
> >
> > I bought Grease bullet tablets a few months ago and just now got
> > around to using it. Sorry I bothered.
> >
> > The skillet I use almost every day has gotten pretty groady so I
> > thought I'd experiment with it.
> > http://i14.tinypic.com/7203fhw.jpg
> >
> > Soaked for half an hour according to directions
> > http://i3.tinypic.com/6ouemia.jpg
> >
> > No difference
> > http://i18.tinypic.com/71d0api.jpg
> >
> > I'll try again but double the dose.
> > What I won't do to put off cleaning out my clothes closet. ;-)
> >
> > koko
>
> Hmm.... I wonder what the "ingredients" are for that 'grease bullet' -
> not that it matters much at this point -- unless they're the very same
> or similar to that of dishwasher machine detergent (sodium carbonate,
> sodium silicate & enzymes).
>
> One trick you might want to try is to mix a quarter-cup (more or less?)
> or regular, generic dishwasher machine detergent in that dishpanful of
> hot water until the detergent disolves. Then soak the skillet for some
> amount of time (unknown variable). This trick (dishwasher detergent +
> water) works well to remove wallpaper too, when carefully applied with a
> spray bottle <g>. There's something about those "enzymes."
>
> Alas, in the long run, it may take a lot of 'elbow grease' with some
> steel wool to make that skillet ungroady. Good luck.
>
> Sky
>
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