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Default Cleaning stainless steel pots

On Feb 24, 9:40*am, Art Todesco > wrote:
> Well, maybe *a bit off topic, maybe not. *I have a nice, heavy new 2
> quart saucier and have been keeping it bright and shinny, so I
> thought. *But, now after a year or so, I've noticed the outside is
> turning sort of goldish color. *The inside is a brushed stainless,
> but the outside is polished stainless steel. *Obviously the gold
> color is a buildup of tiny grease splashes that apparently didn't
> come off during regular cleaning. *Is there a good way to remove
> this? *I've heard applying ammonia and putting the pot in a tight
> plastic bag overnight. *Will this really work? * Thanks.


brillo pads have kept my circa 1983 farberware shiny for years.

harriet & critters