How to clean burns on stainless steel pans?

Hello. Cindy here. The best product to clean your stainless steel pots and pans with is called Bar Keepers Friend. It will clean those burn marks right off. Just sprinkle some on a wet cloth and scrub away. Good luck and Happy Holidays.

Try coarse salt and a stainless steel scrubie;

be careful not to put deep scratches on your pot by rubbing too hard

Soak your cookware in warm, soapy water for a few hours to "soften up" the burn marks and then sprinkle baking soda over them and then rub it in with a sponge. Allow it to set until dry and the scrub it off

Last month I forgot I had potatoes on the hob and - WoW did they burn down to very hard horrible lumps! A friend told me to empty out anything that would come out of the pot then fill to above the burned on 'stuff' with cheap cola and leave overnight --- it worked for me - hope it works for you. Seasons Greetings.

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If I have burned stuff in the bottom of my stainless steel pot, I take out everything that will come out. Then I put about 2" of water in the bottom and dribble some Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day dish soap into it. The next morning, I take my walnut scrubbie (green scrubbie will work just as well) and it comes off easy peasy. I hope one of our answers will help you out!

I fill my pan with a good amount of warm water, add a dryer softener sheet and soak overnight, then scrub a little. Repeat if necessary.

leave some warm water and soap in it for a one day then brush

fill with ammonia to cover burnt part and place in garbage bag tie it shut let sit over night rinse with hot hot hot water & scrub with dawn dish & steel wool

Cover the burnt area with water, add some powder dishwasher soap. Bring to a boil for a few minutes. Turn off, cover, let sit for about 1,hour, should come off. Good luck. If Teflon coated and it gets scratched, throw it out.

Putting Bleach in sufficient to cover the stains leave a couple of hours I have used this method myself after telling someone I had ruined a pot that was only a few weeks old. Good Luck from Scotland

magic erasers work wonders for this! lol

add some dishwasher soap and a little water, bring to a boil and then turn off and let set till warm then scrub it out.

Scrape out what you can with a spoon. Repeatedly boil, water, little soap. Use baking soda to polish the pan, it is the most mild abrasive, cuts grease, disinfects.......Also great on glass or corningware. Stains in coffee cups, almost anything.

I have heard that softener sheets and a little water left overnight in pans will break up burnt on messes.

Here goes guys... The worst burned pan can be effortlessly cleaned to a like-new surface by this method shared with me by an old NH naturalist: Dig a hold in the dirt outside and bury the pan for six weeks. The soil bacteria will 'eat' the residue on the pan, leaving the surface sparkling.

I fill with hot water and add baking soda and let it come to boil for 5-10 mins. Amt depends on how big pot is. Let sit until warm and then clean with Brillo pad. May have to repeat if really burnt on material. Works for me.

i use copper or mesh scrubber with salt & baking soda Or Ajax.

This can be costly.. Cream of tartar dab of dish soap and water and fill the pot then boil for 15 minutes. Cream of tarter is a spice.

fill the pan with hot water and then place a dryer sheet in the water. Let stand in the water overnight. In the morning wash with hot water and dish detergent. Should come out sparkling clean.

Put a dishwasher tab in pot filled with water, bring to boil & lower heat & simmer until about there's only 1 inch of water left. You could also try boiling rhubarb in the pan. Hopefully one of these works.

I've had some that were truly carbonized remain in pans for years. No harm, no foul. Best I have tried if they are not so bad is bring water and dish washing liquid to a boil in the pan. Turn off the heat and allow to soak overnight. Next morning clean using Scotch Brite. If it does not come out refer back to my first two sentences.

soak pots with hot water and dish washing liquid and let stand for an hour. Clean with an SOS pad or the bag that your clementines comes in.

put a little bit of water in the pan and put on stove bring to a boil get a metal/sturdy plastic spatula and scrape it while it is hot. Can be done multiple times if needed you can also use steel wool and scrub it.

I soak the inside of the pot with a baking soda water solution overnight, the next day scrub it out. If the burnt food is still there, make a paste of baking soda and water and apply to the burnt areas, let that set a few hours to overnight and scrub.

Outside: barkeeper's friend with steel wool or SOS pad

Inside: boil 1 Tbsp dish water detergent (powder)

Put water in pan and use cream of tarter. Boil water, let sit till cool, then clean the inside of the pan. On the bottom use Bar Keepers Friend.

This was a problem I dealt with and the answer is so easy! Get a bottle of 3% hydrogen peroxide (supermarket or drug store) and pour about 3/4 of an inch in the pan. Add about 1/2 cup baking soda. Pop it on the stove and let it boil for about 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and let it cool. Wash the pan and it should sparkle. If the burn was bad, you can repeat.

For the bottom of the pan, cover it with several layers of paper towels and pour on the peroxide. Let that soak 15 minutes and then scrub it with a baking soda paste.

Cover burnt surface with 1-2" of warm water. Pat unused fabric softener sheets onto burnt surface and let it sit overnight. Burnt food should just wipe away in the morning with very light scrubbing/ washing

Add granular electric dishwasher detergent to bottom of pan. Add hot water and leave overnight. Easy clean up, next day.

Aluminum foil works great. bunch it up in a ball, and scrub. I also use those SOS pads with soap, and they work great. However with the SOS pads, make sure to rinse twice so there is no left over residue. =D

Use Bon ami

To clean the grill at the place where I work we use lemon juice on the hot grill. Works great. I'd put lemon juice in the pot and heat it on the stove and then use a scubby to clean it. You want to wear gloves because it is hot.

i use Comet with bleach and a scotch brite pad.

Brillo or baking soda and Brillo might do the trick.

We use steel scrubbers on the grill, but you could use those green fiber scrubbies from the Dollar store. It might take a little more elbow grease but it would come clean.

Based on the shape, slope of the sides and what little I see of the handle, your pan looks like it might be a Revere skillet. If that's the case, you can't harm it by spraying the inside burned-on areas with a thick coating of oven cleaner, Easy Off, for example. Then, as has already been mentioned, seal it up tightly (leaving the handle out) and let it sit overnight. You should be able to remove the stained areas easily.

I have purchased many totally disgusting vintage pieces of Revere cookware and have been able to bring them back to nearly new using this method.

Stainless steel is very durable, so don't worry about being a bit aggressive trying to clean it.

try using pure bleach,with a little water, soak over night. I have used this on burns, it works.

WET THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN, SPRINKLE SOME CAMEO CLEANER (STAINLESS STEEL) LET IT SIT ABOUT 5 TO 10 MIN. I USE 2 TO 3 PAPER TOWELS, RUB THE AREA. IT WILL COME RIGHT OFF. IT WORKS FOR ME. GOOD LUCK.

fabric softener does save some pans. Just cover burned area and let it set overnight. Wipe out in the morning.

Try laundry powder add boiling water from kettle. Leave for 30minutes and wash as normal.

Hope this works

Since it’s stainless, spray it with oven cleaner and place in a plastic bag for a few hours or over night

If you don't want to scrub, much, then try this. Clean the bottom first. Soak it in a pan of vinegar to cut the oil. Then use a mild abrasive - like baking soda - to scrub off the residue. For the inside, put the pan on the burner and pour about an inch of hydrogen peroxide in it. Simmer that for about 5 minutes. The burned stuff should come up. If it doesn't, you can repeat and then, if all else fails, dump a little baking soda into the peroxide and scrub the bottom. It should shine!

Pour a layer of amonia n pot and seal with a plastic bag and let sit for a day. Will loosen gunk on inside and outside of the pan.

Go to the $1 store and purchase a box of denture cleaner tablets. Put hot water to cover stains and drop in 3 or 4 tablets. Cover and let sit overnight. This also works to clean stainless steel dinnerware and the stains (coffee & tea) inside your travel mugs.

Try a dishwasher pod. I cook dry beans and forgot them let them boil dry and burn. Out of desperation I put a pod and water in pot and boiled it out. Looked brand new. Try it will work. Sometimes if it is burnt bad you may have to try it more than once.

I use oxiclean. Put a little in water and soak the pan for and hour or so. It's usually comes out great!

Dawn, hot water and elbow grease. Spread the Dawn in a semi-thick layer over the pan and let it sit for 20-30 minutes then scrub the pan.

I always just make a paste of baking soda and hydrogen peoxide, let it sit for a few minutes and burned on grease comes right off, even works on oven glass.

Simpler way astonish pro fantastic on everthing

Make a paste of baking soda and water and let sit for a while. Then scrub, being stainless steel you can use steel wool if necessary. I wouldn’t use a harsh oven cleaner as it can damage the finish

TRY bARKEEPERS FRIEND AND SALT WITH WARM WATER TO MIX

To use the baking soda and cream of tartar\which is found in the spice aisle. Fill pan with water ,add 2tbls. Soda a 1tbls.tartar. boil water and let sit for over 2 hours and reheat if necessary. Then wash with dish soap. It works on tea pot for buildup too.

Soak it with a mix of lemon juice and baking soda. Then scrub it with a wad of aluminum foil.

I have always found Bar Keepers Friend to be a very reliable quality product.

If none of the above scrubbing works, my last go too is "drain cleaner"... Yes, I said it! We've all seen how perfectly sparkling clean EVERYTHING is after using that stuff! I don't know, call me crazy;)

I used a very old remedy that still works. Cream of Tartar powder, which you can find in the spice section. Put about an 1 or so of water in the bottom of the pot, add a tbls of cream of tartar, let boil, add another 2 inches of water. let cool then clean with a green scrubbie

Easiest way ever to remove burned on anything from anything. Fill the pot, pan, baking dish, sheet pan - whatever- with very hot water. Drop in a super cheap - the cheaper the better - dishwasher pod. Let soak for at least an hour. Most of the burned on whatever it is will lift & slide out of the whatever you burned. For the last stubborn bits use one of the blue Scotch kitchen scrubber sponges - scrubber side down - a little Dawn dish soap or baking soda if it's REALLY stubborn and very little elbow grease to get the last flecks out. I bought a full set of Queen cookware at a yard sale for $20 bucks.. I'll say that again - $20 bucks!!! So much had been burned in it the layers were thick with black hard crud but the cookware itself (burned on stuff aside) wasn't warped at all. One of the things I love about Queen. The last step for me to bring back the gorgeous shine of the stainless steel was to give it a bath in Dawn dish soap & vinegar which removes any staining.

burned boiled eggs. It caused my pan to turn dark on the botton. I cannot get it back ti the shiny stainless steal?

That skillet looks like it has burned on grease. You can get it very hot and a paper towel will wipe it off.

Boil some water with Cream of Tartar powder, let sit till cool and clean with a non scratch SoS pad.

When I bought our stainless steal pots & pans, 25+ yrs ago, the sales person told me to always clean them with Barkeepers Friend and a paper towel, after each use, I am very pleased to say my pots & pans look like new to this day. One day I forgot the small skillet on the stove, it was completely black no steal showing through at all, sprinkled it with BKF put paper towel over it and wet it with water, let it set until it started to bubble and went to work with the paper towel, it took some doing (lots of scrubbing) but it looks like new again. BKF is a wonderful stainless cleaner.

Hello, hope this helps you out, a mixture of baking soda and vinegar will remove a buildup of carbon off of pans. Cover the bottom of the pan with baking soda and slowly pour vinegar over the powder until it is bubbling over the carbon stains. You can also try scrubbing with powdered Barkeepers friend.

Soak in Coca Cola overnight, then If all else fails go to Supermarket and buy some /stainless steel cleaner spray!

Ok first take your pan and fill it with cold water, let stand for 15 min

dump out cold and fill with warm water with 1/4 teas baking soda, stir and let stand 30 min

dump out warm water & fill with boiling water & 1tbsp of bleach

let stand one hour dump out the. water & run thru the dishwasher

once finished dry off and rub with lemons and salt

rinse and fill with luke warm water and let sit over night

next day repeat

I hope this helps

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barkeepers friend works best

In the saucepan, mix two centimeters of water and a cup of vinegar. Bring the solution to a boil to dislodge the residue. Set it aside before adding two tablespoons of baking soda. Leave to stand for fifteen minutes before rubbing with a cloth or sponge. here you found more details about pan clean: https://thehomeadvise.com/best-nonstick-frying-pans-buying-tips/

If you have any Shaving foam - Spray it over with that and leave for 15 mins. then wipe off!

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=how+to+clean+burned+stainles+cookware are some good tips

You could try Cerama Bryte, It's made to clean stainless and it won't scratch.

The greatest secret to the WORST burned pots is baking soda; brings your pot back to looking like a new dime.

Scrape off as much burned food as possible. Rinse all burned surface with water & throw off excess. Sprinkle with good covering of baking SODA & set pot aside. In couple of days, scrape with spatula under running water. If the pot/food was severely burned, you may need to do twice. Finish off with Brillo pad. This never fails, and is harmless to pots. I watched my mother do this when I was a young child. It NEVER fails!

After cleaning the pan dry it thoroughly. Spray with Dawn Power dissolver. Let sit for 1 hour, scrub with brillo. Rinse then wash with hot soapy water. (Bottle instructions say 30 minutes, but I use an hour +)

I periodically do the inside and bottom of both my pots and baking pans from baked on oils and grease when needed. Works great.

Try simmering some vinegar in it.

I've had great results using the dryer sheet and water solution. Just let the dryer sheet soak in the filled pan and it seems to result in softening the burned areas. Then use a scrubby and a dab of baking soda to remove the final traces of burn marks.

Bar- keepers friend soft cleanser removes Rust, lime & tarnish or the regular cleanser, but I would advise soft cleanser for steel pans it's amazing and won't scratch them.

Fill it with hot water and add a dryer sheet. Let it soak.

I use glass top stove cleaner. Apply generous amount and and rub into metal. Let stand for an hour. Wipes off clean.

You can heat your pan up hot. Add vinegar/wine to it and it should come right off. The technique is called deglazing. If it's good stainless will come right up and it's not abrasive.

Dishwasher soap works best. Don’t forget to Keep the outside bottom free of dark spots. Dark spots cause the food to scorch .

Bar keepers friend is great, but if you have oven cleaner it works exactly for that purpose.

First soak the pan in HOT water. Then use Bar-Keepers-Friend with a Brillo pad. It will come clean.

Add 1 cup water and 1 cup vinegar to the pan and bring to a boil. Turn off the heat, add 2 tablespoons of baking soda. Discard liquid and wash pot with a scouring pad. If you’re left with stuck on pieces, add more baking soda and water (make a paste) and let sit for a few minutes, then wash again with a scouring pad and dish soap.

I boil cream of tarter powder and water for about 15 minutes. Then use a Brillo pad and the pans come clean. I have heard the the New Dawn spray will clean a pot after soaking for about 20 minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdE7nzMvaBM

This should also help! https://www.armandhammer.com/en/articles/how-to-clean-a-burnt-pan

Zep purple degreaser. It is about $12 a gallon but you dilute. I used for just about everything except for my body. It eats thru grime, it's relatively inexpensive, it doesn't have fumes that make you cough and gag for hours. Use with a magic eraser, if it doesn't come clean...it probably never will.

I make a paste out of powdered cream of tarter, let it sit for a bit and then scrub with SOS pan. I recently used the Dawn Power wash and let the pan sit for about 30 minutes and it was easier to clean.

Surely you have sorted this by now!

Hi Lav: Make a paste of white vinegar and Cream of Tartar (the dry stuff). Put it on the icky areas and let sit for about 30 seconds and then scrub with a Chore Boy, to finish the job. Don't use anything that will scratch the pan. You can even use a Brillo or SOS pad, using a light touch.

Here's a post that might help https://chascrazycreations.com/cleaning-with-dawn-dish-soap/

Hello Lav: Check this site: Easily Clean Burnt Baking Sheets With A Handy Tool You Likely Already Own (msn.com)

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskCulinary/comments/sawk3p/how_to_clean_a_burnt_stainless_steel_pan/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdE7nzMvaBM

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