Comments on: Removing Burnt Food – Tip

By: hetal

hetal — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:36:39 +0000

Hi Tia,

AJAX powder works really well for stainless steel and is pretty inexpensive. I have not used Bar Keeper’s but have heard that it is good as well. Either way, you still have to use a scrubber pad and a little arm strength .

Cast iron is really good, but it takes a long time to heat up. It would be great for daals if you want to slow cook them for really good flavor.

By: Tia

Tia — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:21:13 +0000

Hey, I love your website..I am extremely addicted to it..
I was wondering if you have any tips on cleaning burnt oil (that leaves a stain) on a Stainless Steel pot..I added oil to my SS pot (on high), and there was this big yellow stain that refuses to vanish..I tried everthing from baking soda to stainless steel scrub..nothing works !!..I read about Bar Keeper’s Cleaning products..What do you think of them?
Also, I am interested in buying the cast iron pots (Rachel Ray) but I want to know if I can use them for Indian cooking..like curries, vegetables, dal..etc

By: krss

krss — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:47:38 +0000

If you dont have soda and vinegar at home.. the following method also works perfectly well.

Fill the burnt bottom vessel with water. Just 3 – 4 inch depth of water is enough. Now boil the vessel for 6-8 mins depending on the burnt level. now using steel spatula/spoon edge remove the burnt food.

By: Chandan

Chandan — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:23:35 +0000

Subha mentioned above how to remove fresh stains from non-stick pans. Can someone tell me how to remove earlier brown-black residue/stains from non-stick pans?

By: Srini

Srini — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:58:28 +0000

Can we use this same process to remove residue off gas ranges, especially the burnt stain with oil on top of it that really does not come off with “Easy off” etc.
Thanks for help in advance

Srini