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On 23 Jun 2006 09:39:54 -0700, wrote:

>What's the best substance for enabling one to remove baked-on grease
>from the side of a pot? It has picked it up from sitting on the
>stovetop for years of cooking beside it (I have little space).
>
>409 or its equivalent has not worked. How about WD40? Vinegar? Any
>ideas?

On the outside of a metal pot, I might use a bench grinder with a wire
wheel in place of the grind stone.

I have an aluminmum popcorn pot, with built-in stirrer, that is about
50 years old and has been used more than 1000 times for popcorn. It
keeps getting dirty on the INSIDE and I've been pretty successful
boiling water in it, until it runs dry and then leaving it on until
it's red hot. (This was a mistake both times, but it works.)

On the outside of a pot that doesn't have to look pristine, I use
steel wool, brass wool, or copper wool, depending. I forget the order
they go in but they are of different hardness. I use steel wool the
least because it rusts. The others can be left by the sink.