Burnt Saucepan

[malpals]

Oh please help! I've just burnt my best stainless steel saucepan. It's as black as anything on the bottom inside. Does anybody know of a way I can clean it or is it destined for the bin? Please say I can rescue it.

[888sally888]

Quick as you can - washing tablet and boiling water!

[puddicat]

Try putting it back on th stove with a high concentrate of soapy liquid to water, not to much water bring to the boil and switch heat off, you can also do it with liquid detergent the stronger the better!

[malpals]

Thanks - I'll try now.

[malpals]

No luck so far. I'll nip and get some diet coke tomorrow and try that. Thanks again.

[heathfield]

You'll have to scour the burned black off. Not easy. You could try damp sand and a cloth rolled into a hard pad, together with a lot of elbow grease!

[hammersgirl]

Try to score some breaks in the burnt stuff (down to the metal), then soak in washing tablet / coke. Water is a great solvent but the more surface it has to act on the better, and hopefully you can start to peel bits off from underneath.

[lynb]

Hi malpals, Lakeland (Lakeland.co.uk) sell a great oven cleaner called Oven Mate. You brush it on and can leave it for hours and then rinses off with water. Sounds as if your saucepan may need a couple of applications. Not the cheapest, but I swear by it. Worth a try. Hope this helps.

[malpals]

It is now having ANOTHER good soak. Watch this space!!!

[ethandron]

unfortunately, you just have to keep at it. it may take a week or so, with a good soak every day, and a good scrub with a brillo pad, but it will come up good again. trust me, i know from experience!!

[Katie~77]

Put some biological washing powder and water in it and leave to soak over night.x

[ladyalex]

Try damp salt.
Damp the bottom of the pan, throw a good covering of salt in , leave it for a couple of hours, then use a plastic scourer and rinse off. Repeat until it all comes off.

[madboutcats]

ladyalex is a star malpals shes just helped me out and shes right about the damp salt.

[malpals]

I'm positive that one of these remedies will do the trick, and thank you all SO much for your suggestions. You're stars!!