• How can I clean off burned on food

    From Sunshine@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 3 21:55:54 2018
    This is not related to food preserving, but thought I'd give this a shot anyway. I have a good pot and lid that unfortunately has been ruined due to burned on food. I've tried several methods already to remove the burned on food such as soaking the pot
    and lid in hot, soapy water, soaking in vinegar and baking soda, stainless steel scrubbers, brillo pads - all to no avail. Any recommendations?

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  • From Boron Elgar@21:1/5 to thepsycheofhumans@gmail.com on Wed Jul 4 08:39:00 2018
    On Tue, 3 Jul 2018 21:55:54 -0700 (PDT), Sunshine
    <thepsycheofhumans@gmail.com> wrote:

    This is not related to food preserving, but thought I'd give this a shot anyway. I have a good pot and lid that unfortunately has been ruined due to burned on food. I've tried several methods already to remove the burned on food such as soaking the pot
    and lid in hot, soapy water, soaking in vinegar and baking soda, stainless steel scrubbers, brillo pads - all to no avail. Any recommendations?


    Dawn Power Dissolver. Do not confuse it with the dishwashing liquid
    that comes in many varieties. This is completely different.

    https://tinyurl.com/y8brbf38

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  • From songbird@21:1/5 to Sunshine on Wed Jul 4 08:23:41 2018
    Sunshine wrote:
    This is not related to food preserving, but thought I'd give this a shot anyway. I have a good pot and lid that unfortunately has been ruined due to burned on food. I've tried several methods already to remove the burned on food such as soaking the pot
    and lid in hot, soapy water, soaking in vinegar and baking soda, stainless steel scrubbers, brillo pads - all to no avail. Any recommendations?

    what kind of pot and lid?


    songbird

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  • From Sunshine@21:1/5 to songbird on Wed Jul 4 08:44:29 2018
    On Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at 8:38:10 AM UTC-4, songbird wrote:
    Sunshine wrote:
    This is not related to food preserving, but thought I'd give this a shot anyway. I have a good pot and lid that unfortunately has been ruined due to burned on food. I've tried several methods already to remove the burned on food such as soaking the
    pot and lid in hot, soapy water, soaking in vinegar and baking soda, stainless steel scrubbers, brillo pads - all to no avail. Any recommendations?

    what kind of pot and lid?


    songbird

    The pot is stainless steel with an enamel or epoxy finish. The lid is cast iron.

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  • From Sunshine@21:1/5 to Boron Elgar on Wed Jul 4 08:45:27 2018
    On Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at 8:39:01 AM UTC-4, Boron Elgar wrote:
    On Tue, 3 Jul 2018 21:55:54 -0700 (PDT), Sunshine
    wrote:

    This is not related to food preserving, but thought I'd give this a shot anyway. I have a good pot and lid that unfortunately has been ruined due to burned on food. I've tried several methods already to remove the burned on food such as soaking the
    pot and lid in hot, soapy water, soaking in vinegar and baking soda, stainless steel scrubbers, brillo pads - all to no avail. Any recommendations?


    Dawn Power Dissolver. Do not confuse it with the dishwashing liquid
    that comes in many varieties. This is completely different.

    https://tinyurl.com/y8brbf38

    Thank you very much for this link.

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  • From songbird@21:1/5 to Sunshine on Wed Jul 4 13:38:24 2018
    Sunshine wrote:
    ...
    The pot is stainless steel with an enamel or epoxy finish. The lid is cast iron.

    very unlikely to be epoxy. plastics would melt...

    if the burned on stuff is just carbon black that
    should come off eventually and isn't a harm to anything
    at all if it is left alone. a few bits of carbon won't
    hurt a person. just a little crunchy at times. :)

    you can try a piece of wood (old wooden spoon, etc.)
    to scrape it off.

    as for structural, if the burn is actually damaged
    metal, does the pot appear damaged from the outside?
    in that case i'd probably end up replacing the pot
    and learn my lesson to be more careful next time.


    songbird

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  • From Sunshine@21:1/5 to songbird on Thu Jul 5 14:41:47 2018
    On Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at 1:40:07 PM UTC-4, songbird wrote:
    Sunshine wrote:
    ...
    The pot is stainless steel with an enamel or epoxy finish. The lid is cast iron.

    very unlikely to be epoxy. plastics would melt...

    if the burned on stuff is just carbon black that
    should come off eventually and isn't a harm to anything
    at all if it is left alone. a few bits of carbon won't
    hurt a person. just a little crunchy at times. :)

    you can try a piece of wood (old wooden spoon, etc.)
    to scrape it off.

    as for structural, if the burn is actually damaged
    metal, does the pot appear damaged from the outside?
    in that case i'd probably end up replacing the pot
    and learn my lesson to be more careful next time.


    songbird

    Thanks for your input, songbird but cured epoxy is commonly used as a coating for many metals - including pots and it will not melt in this realm.

    Ah yes, a little bit of carbon wont hurt us carbon units :).

    No, the pot is not structurally damaged, fortunately. Don't fret songbird, being a mere mortal comes with the whole package of being imperfect at times.

    I bid you a pleasant day / evening and thank you for taking the time to respond.

    Sunshine

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  • From gloria p@21:1/5 to Sunshine on Sun Jul 8 18:12:26 2018
    On 7/3/2018 10:55 PM, Sunshine wrote:
    This is not related to food preserving, but thought I'd give this a shot anyway. I have a good pot and lid that unfortunately has been ruined due to burned on food. I've tried several methods already to remove the burned on food such as soaking the pot
    and lid in hot, soapy water, soaking in vinegar and baking soda, stainless steel scrubbers, brillo pads - all to no avail. Any recommendations?



    The last two times I had this problem, I sprinkled heavily with baking
    soda, added hot water, and left it to soak about 18 hours. The residue
    came off with a little scrubbing with SOS. It might need more baking
    soda and hot water and a second soaking, but it worked well for me.

    gp

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  • From Sunshine@21:1/5 to gloria p on Mon Jul 9 15:27:35 2018
    On Sunday, July 8, 2018 at 8:12:28 PM UTC-4, gloria p wrote:
    On 7/3/2018 10:55 PM, Sunshine wrote:
    This is not related to food preserving, but thought I'd give this a shot anyway. I have a good pot and lid that unfortunately has been ruined due to burned on food. I've tried several methods already to remove the burned on food such as soaking the
    pot and lid in hot, soapy water, soaking in vinegar and baking soda, stainless steel scrubbers, brillo pads - all to no avail. Any recommendations?



    The last two times I had this problem, I sprinkled heavily with baking
    soda, added hot water, and left it to soak about 18 hours. The residue
    came off with a little scrubbing with SOS. It might need more baking
    soda and hot water and a second soaking, but it worked well for me.

    gp

    Hi Gloria,

    Thanks for your reply. Good idea and I may try this if I don't purchase the Dawn Power Dissolver that Boron Elgar suggested.

    Sunshine

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