How can I( fix this pan?
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> On Sun, 22 Dec 2019 19:25:42 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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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!
>>>
>>> Household ammonia.
>>
>>Hmmm... Never buy that stuff. What would I do with it?
>
> Household ammonia is very inexpensive Place the pan in a plastic
> trash bag and pour about an ounce of household ammonia into the bag
> and seal the top of the bag with a twist tie... do this outdoors, and
> add nothing else, no soaps, never any bleach. The ammonia fumes will
> dissolve the schmutz, not the liquid ammonia. Leave it outdoors for
> maybe a week and then wash the pan with a sponge and dishwashing soap,
> should clean good as new without any scrubbing.
Thanks!
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