"FMurtz" > wrote in message
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> 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
>>> €œextreme€� 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!
> Angle grinder with wire brush.
> https://tinyurl.com/tn86ml9

If only I had a drill. Thanks!