On Sat, 21 Dec 2019 19:30:24 -0800, "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!

Household ammonia.