Tip:How to Remove Burned Food From Stainless Steel Cookware
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It's been a long time since I made a terrible cooking mistake...until last week. Thinking I didn't have enough time to use the slow cooker, I made a big pot of beef stew in my stainless steel Dutch oven before heading out to church Sunday night. I set the heat as low as it would go, and left confident we'd have delicious stew waiting when we returned home in a couple of hours.
What we were welcomed by instead, was the acrid smell of burned food.
It. Was. Awful!
Once the stew remains were dumped and the pot cooled, I used my tried and true method for saving the pot - distilled white vinegar.
Here's how it works: Pour in enough vinegar to cover the burned residue and allow to sit overnight. If you have thick clumps, you may want to chisel those off with a butter knife. Pour off the vinegar and loosened clumps, then set to work on the stains with a steel wool scourer and dish soap. Admittedly, this requires some elbow grease, but it does work - and even though the meal is a loss, the cookware isnt! My Dutch oven is as clean as ever and back in the cabinet now.
Note: I've only tried this on stainless steel.
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fill with hot water put a dryer or two in vessel - let soak
dryer sheet !!!
Thanks, Yvonne. I'll give that a try. Is it an easier job?
This is good to know, I get so sad when I burn my pots.
I've used the dryer sheet method & it works well!
thank you so much for your advise i am going to use it wow!!!!
Tip I use a tablespoon of hydrogen peroxide and just enough water to cover stuck on area. you may need to add more HP. let it sit for half hour and test to see if it is lifting food.. if not..wait longer!!magic..
Oh. I make this mistake ever so often!
I soak in a mixture of vinegar and baking powder. It still takes a lot of scrubbing, depending on how badly it is burnt. But when you get your vessels burnt as often as I do, you kinda become expert at it!
... Kidding!!