"Kate" > wrote in message
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> "H. W. Hans Kuntze" > wrote in message
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> > Kate wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >indeed it is not. what *is* it now? other than charcoal?
> > >
> > >scraping has helped but it sounds and feels terrible.
> > >
> >
> > Charcoal it is not, but carbon.
> >
>
> I guess if it had actually been in flames it might be charcoal?
>
> > One thing that works, any alkaline liquid and let it sit over night.
> >
> > There are liquids like Sokoff or Carb-Off, but they are very expensive
> > for what it is.
> >
> > For the home, baking soda works and so does sudsy ammonia, just prevent
> > it from drying out (plastic bag) and give it time to soak, 24 hours is
> > not too long. Just don't etch the aluminium.
> >
> > In the navy, we used Draino, that works, but etches the metal in a
> > hurry. :-)
>
>
> Draino is lye (sodium hydroxide) which is Oven Cleaner. (also Krud
> Kutter and a couple other brands) I generally don't bother with oven
> cleaner but buy Draino and mix it in a spray bottle. It's harsh but
> it works for serious situations.
>
> I found that if I sprayed it with lye solution, set the timer for 5
> minutes, rinsed and scraped, it came off with some success. but it
> was not fun.
>
> kate

I believe that the issue is that the pot is made of aluminum. You shouldn't
use oven clean on aluminum.