How do I clean the bottoms of pots and pans?
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I have some older pots that my mom had and I don’t know how to get the dark stuff off the bottom. Any ideas?
Try making a paste with baking soda and letting it sit on it for a while before scrubbing it off
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Here are a few options:
Baking soda and hydrogen peroxide mixed to a paste. Use a steel wool scrubber.
Barkeeper's friend with a steel wool scrubber.
SOS pad
Marble paste with a soft sponge
Last resort...oven cleaner.
Try soaking in hot soapy water then scrub with SOS pad. Good luck.
I always have good luck with a steel wool soap pad.
A heavy duty steel wool scrubber and dawn dish washing liquid, will do the job.
If all else fails try oven cleaner. I use it on my pans and it works great.
I agree on Barkeeper's Friend - the powder - with a green scrubbie.
First of all THANK YOU FOR ALL THE IDEAS. I ended up making a paste with baking soda and water. Then I let it sit for 30 minutes and used a wool brush like my husband uses at work. He does HVAC and he gave me different ones to use. And I got them cleaned.
Use a SOS/Brillo pad.
Try a product like Cerama Bryte and use a pot scrubber to help remove the spots.
Hi Tammy - This is a great tutorial on how to clean, season, and care for cast iron skillets. Hope it helps! Hugs, Holly
https://pinkfortitude.com/cast-iron/
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Awesome job!
I also second/third/fourth Bar Keeper's soft scrub. It has cleaned up a lot of my old pots and pans!
Here's a post that might help https://chascrazycreations.com/homemade-cleaner-for-stainless-steel/