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Julie Bove[_2_]

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> 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.

Thanks!