Julie Bove > wrote:
>
> "Jinx the Minx" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Julie Bove > wrote:
>>> I have a fairly new, rarely used Revereware pan. No copper bottom. It has
>>> a
>>> spout on it. I bought it specifically to make ginger tea but I no longer
>>> make that.
>>>
>>> The problem? Somebody Kuthed it!
>>>
>>> The culprit won't tell me what he did but it appears to be a layer of
>>> burned
>>> on sugar that was followed up by another layer of instant oatmeal. As in
>>> many packets of oatmeal and water, but somehow the sugar or honey or
>>> whatever it is underneath that, not mixed in.
>>>
>>> The burned part is not a solid layer. It comes up around the sides of the
>>> pan by about 1/2 an inch. There are spots on the bottom that didn't get
>>> burned, but most of it is.
>>>
>>> My standard treatment is to cover with baking soda and hot water. I used
>>> to
>>> boil this but discovered that hot tap water works just as well. I did
>>> this
>>> method many times. It did bubble off some of the burned stuff, but not
>>> all.
>>>
>>> I scraped some off with a butter knife. Only a tiny bit came off.
>>>
>>> Pan scraper didn't work.
>>>
>>> Green scrubber did nothing.
>>>
>>> Brillo pad didn't do much.
>>>
>>> I have resorted to boiling water in it repeatedly. This is loosened a few
>>> specks. At the rate I'm going, I might get it clean by 2022.
>>>
>>> Help! What else can I try? Thanks!
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Oven cleaner. Let it sit for awhile. Put it outside because of the fumes.
>> You may need to do it more than once. Scotchbrite also now makes an
>> €śextreme€ť scrubber, its purple, and it works better than the green ones.
>> Target sometimes stocks them. You can also try boiling a dryer sheet. My
>> mom has used that method with success, but it did not work for me when I
>> had pan with burnt syrup.
>
> No dryer sheets as I have a HE dryer. No oven cleaner either. I'll look for
> the purple thing. If that doesn't work, I'll get some oven cleaner. Thanks!
>
>
Trust me, the oven cleaner with the scrubber will work. It was the exact
same tri-ply (non copper) Revereware pan I did this to. Its shiny as new
now, and I thought for sure Id have to throw it out. Total cost of the
oven cleaner and scrubber is less than $10. Buy them at the same time.
Theyre in the same aisle at Target, or one aisle apart. The scrubber wont
cure it on its own, its the oven cleaner doing most of the work.
https://www.target.com/p/scotch-brit...t/-/A-75569301
https://www.target.com/p/scotch-brit...t/-/A-75569302