On Saturday, December 21, 2019 at 5:30:36 PM UTC-10, 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!

You could try leaving the empty pan on the stove to reduce the stuff to ashes. I've done that. It's pretty cool, although I can't say if it will clean off the stuff on the sides and it might discolor your pan.