Burnt pan

[Emoire]

Hi, I stupidly left a pan on and forgot about it and now it is completely black (plus the house smells horrible!) Any tips on how to clean the pan easily? I have left it to soak but see hours of scrubbing ahead of me unless any of you habe any good tips? Thanks.

[Lonnie]

Fill the pan with boiling water, and put some Steredent tablets in, then let it stand overnight, I've never used them for this, but it should work.

[Ethel]

A bit late now but if it happens again (it will!) plunge the saucepan straight into a sinkful of cold water. (No water inside the pan yet)

After a few minutes, empty that water out and put the saucepan into more cold water. This loosens the burnt bits inside.

Scrape out the bits that lift easily with a wooden spoon and leave to soak for a few hours.

Should clean up quite easily then.

[Poglet]

hi emoire, my mum says soak vinegar in it... i say, chuck it and buy new pan! :0)

[Quiet Man]

Trash it

[sweetdor]

buy some rhubarb and boil it in the pan you burnt it should bring it up like new

[nickmo]

Vinegar is good at taking away the smell.

See Point 4 : http://frugalliving.about.com/cs/tips/a/blvinodor.htm

[Emoire]

Woke up this morning and the awful burnt smell is still there so will give the vinegar tip a try! Thanks to everyone that replied.

[majjan]

Try soaking in a solution of bio washing powder or liquid (for washing clothes) it helps to break down the burnt bits

[alfiebrady]

Tip a can of Coke into it...

[msemma]

Washing powder - leave it to soak overnight. Works treat. Also, washing powder is great for cleaning stainless steel sinks! I use it everytime!

[jules1968]

vinigar is good but i put coke into the pan and then boil it for a while! good luck!

[undercovers]

i use washing powder if it isn't too bad BUT rhubarb suggestion works an absolute treat for really bad stuff... good luck - and don't eat the rhubarb afterwards :)

[Narolines]

It will depend partly on what the pan is made of;if it's non-stick, I'd be inclined to junk it, because whatever you do to it it will never be the same again. If it's stainless steel (all mine are, and I wouldn't use anything else) repeated soaking and scrubbing will eventually bring it back as good as new. If I burn stuff in a pan I cover the burnt areas with boiling water and a generous squirt of washing-up liquid, leave it for half an hour or so and give it a good scrub with a scourer/sponge. I generally find 3 or so repetitions of this treatment works wonders. If it's aluminium it was only fit for the scrapheap from the start!

[curiosity]

Have you tried that new Fairy actice foam thing that Ainsley Harriet advertises? I have and it brought some of my really burnt on oven trays up great.

[curiosity]

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[bdol4886346]

I usually put a drop of washing up liquid in the pan along with a bit of vinegar half fill with water,bring to boil then simmer for about half an hour, should then be quite easy to remove. If not, throw away!