How can I( fix this pan?
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> On Sat, 21 Dec 2019 19:30:24 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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>>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!
>
> Fill it with water and let it boil for hours then use a spoon and
> gently scrape while boiling. you may need to add more water
Already tried that.
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