One time on Usenet, enigma > said:
> i was getting ready to brown the beef for stew yesterday & was
> distracted away from the kitchen. so... i have a new stainless
> steel pot with burnt on oil. is there a way to remove it &
> will the pot be forever burning stuff now?
> boiling baking soda in it did nothing.

I would soak it overnight with a combination of dish soap and lemon
juice, then scrub the heck out of it...

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Jani in WA