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Ed Pawlowski[_5_]

On 12/22/2019 4:01 PM, wrote:
> 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.
>
Yes, put it in a trash bag outside and let it sit overnight.