"dsi1" > wrote in message
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> 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.

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That's how my Dutch Oven got destroyed. Also Revereware but copper bottom.
It was a newer one and I never really cared for it. Seemed to thin or
something. He boiled some tea bags in there and left it. The bags were
welded and it was black inside and out, plus the handles started to melt. I
did just toss it out as I have another Dutch oven that I prefer.