How can I remove/clean the burnt-ness from my stainless steal pot?
Question:I was cooking/steaming some string beans and somehow the pot got all burnt on the inside. How can I get the gross brown burnt-ness off?
Answers:
Use one of those metal scouring pads. They are excellent for getting anything burnt off, including cheese. Not sos pads the real course heavy ones.It will leave some scratches but it does not harm the pan . It would harm teflon coating, but then the beans would not be stuck in the first place.
Soak in salt water. If you have dishwasher, use dishwasher tablet.
i know that cutting up rhubarb into small sticks and boiling them can very effectively remove stains and stuff from the inside of pots, give it a go, if that doesnt work then try giving it a good scrubbing straight after boiling the rhubarb!
good luck!
Your best bet is "Bar-Keeper's Friend." Soak the pot today in hot water and soap, then when you come home, fill it again. Don't use a metal scouring pad as you can damage the metal of your pot (use the plastic equivilent). Scrub Scrub Scrub! It's going to take some serious elbow grease, however it's cheaper than buying a new pot!
Go to your local hardware and buy a bottle of mutriatic acid (I think I've spelt it right) and mix half water and half acid pour it into your pot and let it stand for two or three hours until you see its clean. Caution! don't spill it on yourself or your possessions as it burns! If you do dilute with water immediately! It's also good for rusty spanners. Have a good day.
My sinks cookware etc... "are stainless"... Ha ha NOT...I found out the hard way, be gentle or you will stain it!
Bar Keepers Friend works well... But see info below.
Stainless steel is an alloy of iron that contains more than 10 percent chromium. Stainless steel resists stains but occasionally dulls or will show oily finger prints. This steel is noted for its hardness and is used for utensils, tableware, sinks, counter tops and small appliances. In the process of making it, a little of the chromium in the alloy is used to form the hard oxide coating on the surface. If this is taken off, through corrosion or wear, the steel rusts like regular steel.
Olive Oil: Rub stainless steel sinks with olive oil to remove streaks.
Vinegar: To clean and polish stainless steel, simply moisten a cloth with undiluted white or cider vinegar and wipe clean. Can also be used to remove heat stains on stainless steel cutlery.
Club Soda: Remove streaks or heat stains from stainless steel by rubbing with club soda.
Flatware: Wash by hand or in the dishwasher. Rinse off acid or salty foods if the stainless flatware is not to be washed soon. Do not spill dry dishwasher detergent on flatware which is wet, as dark spots may result. Do not load stainless steel flatware in same basket section of dishwasher with silverware, as silver may be damaged.
Utensils: Do not let pans boil dry, or overheat on burner, which causes discoloration. Stainless steel pans on burners do not distribute heat evenly, and foods tend to stick in "hot spots," so careful stirring of foods is important. Pans with a copper bottom, or a "sandwich" layer of aluminum or copper hidden in the bottom overcome this problem.
Wash by hand or in dishwasher. If washed by hand, rinse well, and polish dry at once with soft dish towel to avoid spots and streaks. Dishwasher washing and drying do not leave these spots and streaks; occasionally a bluish cast develops which can be removed with silver polish. Some foods (acidic, salt, milk and milk products) should be washed, or rinsed thoroughly off the surface of stainless steel promptly or else they tend to corrode it. Do not use harsh abrasives or steel wool on stainless steel. Cooked-on food or grease can be removed from stainless steel utensils by using a fine abrasive cleaning powder or a paste of baking soda and water, or a paste of ammonia and rotten stone. Commercial stainless steel cleaner is available.
Sinks: Perforated rubber or plastic mats in the sink will cut down on scratching and marking by pans and tableware. Wash with a solution of hand dish washing liquid detergent and water; or a solution of baking soda and water. Rinse and polish dry with paper towel or soft cloth. Never use scouring powders or steel wool as they will scratch stainless steel. You can brighten the sink by polishing with a cloth dipped in vinegar, or in ammonia, or dampen sink and a sponge; sprinkle a little baking soda on sponge and rub sink gently; rinse. Then polish dry with paper towel.
I agree with the white vinegar, which can be bought very easily, but I would use a solution of one part vinegar to two parts water.
Just put a couple of inches of water in the pot & put it on the stove on medium heat. Once the water starts to get hot, just scrape the mess off, it will come off easily, then you can stick it in the dishwasher or wash it with a sponge. =)
If its really bad : oven cleaner, a SOS pad and some really good elbow grease
oven cleaner as long as it is not teflon
Oh, oh, you have burnt your pot. I guess the only way to clean it is to attack it with a stainless steel scouring pad and hot water or for very stubborn areas apply oven cleaner, and allow it to sit for several hours before scrubbing again. Hope the pot will be as effective as before after that.
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Make a thick paste of bicarbonate powder, cover the inside of the pot with it and let stand over night and wash the usual way the next day. It should be right as rain then.
This might take a bit of elbow grease. You will want to scrape off (with a hard plastic scraper) as much as you possibly can get off. Then, do a "scientific soak", aka, put some dishsoap (Dawn for me) in the pan with hot water and let it soak - about 8 hours or overnight.
Try scrubbing the bottom then with a plastic scrubber pad and see if you can get the rest of the burned stuff off.
If not, try the old scientific soak again, but this time put the pan with the soapy water back on the range and let it come to a boil. (Sometimes the boiling action breaks loose some of the particles that get stuck fast to the bottom).
When you've finished with the two soaks, put some "Barkeepers Friend" in the bottom of the pot and start cleaning/polishing with it. (It's just about the best thing since sliced bread for stainless steel!)
Good luck. May the force of the elbow be with you!
btw - DO NOT use a metal scrubber on your good stainless!
boil it with water and baking soda
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