"ZZyXX" > wrote in message
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> On 12/22/19 12:37 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "ZZyXX" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 12/21/19 8:19 PM, Jinx the Minx wrote:
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>> seems obvious...if you know who the culprit is, make them clean the mess
>>> or replace the pan
>>
>> That won't happen. I wish it would.
>
> and why is that

He doesn't know how to clean it and doesn't have the funds to replace it.