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Tinkerbell047
11-03-2007, 12:06 PM
My mom bought some new pots and pans about a year ago (alright, not so new any more...) but the bottoms are completely discolored from use and cooked-on gunk. I've tried everything I can think of to get the pans back to their original shiny metallic color, but it doesn't work! Any ideas? Thanks a million!

-Tink
marutidas
11-03-2007, 02:12 PM
Ketchup.... the acidic nature of the tomatoes will help remove the cook gunk, just apply a thin layer and let set for 15min.
BrentRichards
11-03-2007, 06:09 PM
Vinegar works well, too, for the same reason.
Zerbie
11-03-2007, 08:16 PM
Would vinegar also work on the stuck gunky spots on the drip trays that go under electric stove burners? I have such trouble keeping those clean - sometimes I can't scour hard enough, or it's just a small spot along the narrow rim and I can't quite reach it. . . .

Anyway - we had a nasty burnt soup incident in one of our saucepans, which I soaked for, like, 3 continuous days, after the incident. I thought it was permanently stained, but then discovered that the disposable Brillo scouring pads got rid of the blackishness.
sailaway58
11-03-2007, 09:41 PM
A wire brush in a drill
http://www.toolstation.com/images/library/stock/webbig/34961.jpg
u-dog
11-04-2007, 04:23 AM
A wire brush in a drill
http://www.toolstation.com/images/library/stock/webbig/34961.jpg
A wire brush in a drill, A wire brush in a drill .... That's your answer to everything isn't? :disagree: That is so (not) gay!
Steven E. Webster
11-04-2007, 07:07 AM
Vinegar works well, too, for the same reason.

I once used vinegar on a granite stock pot. The pot had a small chip in the enamel and the vinegar ate right through the underlying metal! Vinegar is heavy-duty acid!

O.K.--the stock pot was a very cheap one! Now I have stainless steel.

Steven Webster
Tinkerbell047
11-05-2007, 09:29 PM
Hmmm... thanks for the ideas. ^_^

Zerbie: I already tried the brillow pad, I went through three on one pan, only to realize that nothing had happened. TT_TT

I think I'll try the catsup, and the vinegar... I'll let ya'll know which works best. ^_^ Thanks again!

-Tink
sailaway58
11-06-2007, 07:07 AM
I'm telling you, a battery drill and a wire brush will clean anything. I even bought a brush that is made of some synthetic material for this very purpose.
You want clean, buff it with wire.
BrentRichards
11-06-2007, 08:37 PM
I'm telling you, a battery drill and a wire brush will clean anything. I even bought a brush that is made of some synthetic material for this very purpose.
You want clean, buff it with wire.

I just see a Tim Taylor moment waiting to happen here.