Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Cleaning Burnt Food Off a Pot

To easily remove burnt food from your skillet, simply add a drop or two of dish soap and enough water to cover the  bottom of the pan.  Bring it to a boil on the stove top.  Once it is cool enough for your hands.  Wash out the inside.
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I recently burned apple butter to the bottom of an aluminum pan.  It was charcoal it was so burned.  The above suggestion wasn't nearly enough to get the pan clean.  I added 3 parts vinegar to 1 part lemon juice and let it sit overnight.  The burned food came off mostly with some scrubbing after the soaking.  Simply using soap didn't work in this situation. 
I am not sure if bringing it to a boil on the stove would expedite the cleaning process.

1 comment:

  1. I'm definately going to try this one!

    On a side note, before you print out the blog, there is a little typo you might want to fix in this post: "simply ADD a drop or two of dish soap" :)

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