Clean pots and pans soon after stains appear.
Stained pots and pans not only look unsightly; the stains can affect the flavor of the food cooked in the pots and pans. Some stains, especially those stains that are cooked on, can be difficult to remove. You can remove stains from your pots and pans using ingredients from your kitchen. Once you remove the stains, you'll be ready to use your clean, stain-free pans to cook your next meal. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
Stainless Steel Pots and Pans
1. Fill your stainless steel pot or pan with white vinegar. Ensure you have enough white vinegar in the pot or pan to completely cover the stains. Soak the stains in the white vinegar for 30 minutes.
2. Pour the white vinegar out of your stainless steel pot or pan. Fill a dishpan with hot water and add a few squirts of dish washing liquid to make the water soapy. Rinse the pot or pan in the hot soapy water.
3. Run cold water in your sink and rinse the stainless steel pot or pan thoroughly. Allow your clean cookware to dry, upside down, in a dish rack.
Glass Cookware
4. Fill your glass pot or pan with a solution of one part white vinegar and four parts water. Place your glass pan or pot on the stove top and heat the mixture to a boil over low heat.
5. Boil the vinegar solution in the pot or pan for five minutes. Remove the cookware from the heat and allow it to cool completely.
6. Pour out the vinegar solution and fill the glassware with hot water and a few drops of dish washing detergent. Add 1 to 2 tbsp. of baking soda to the soapy solution to add abrasiveness and cut through grease.
7. Scrub the glass pot or pan with a dish scrubber.
8. Rinse your glassware with cool water and allow it to dry in a dish drying rack.
Cast Iron Pots and Pans
9. Pour club soda into your stained cast iron pot or pan while it is still warm. Allow the club soda to remain in the pot or pan until it cools.
10. A scrub brush is an important tool for cleaning cast iron.
Scrub with a scrub brush to remove food stains. Use a stiff-bristled brush to help scrape off and loosen food particles.
11. Dampen a clean sponge with water and squeeze out the excess liquid. Wipe the inside and outside of the cast iron cookware with your sponge. Rinse the sponge with water frequently as you wipe down your pot or pan.
12. Dry the cast iron thoroughly with a clean cloth.
Enamel Pots and Pans
13. Fill the enamel pot or pan with hot water.
14. Add 1 tbsp. of liquid fabric softener to the water and stir to mix. Soak your enamel cookware in the fabric softener solution for one hour.
15. Rinse the enamel cookware with warm water and scrub the stain with a dish scrubber.
16. Fill the pot or pan with warm water and one or two denture cleaning tablets if any stain remains. Allow the solution to sit until the denture tablets stop fizzing. Pour the denture tablet solution out of your enamel pot or pan.
17.Wash the pot or pan with warm water and dish soap. The food stains will come off easily after you use denture tablets. Rinse your enamel cookware well with warm water and allow it to dry in a dish drying rack.
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