Bottom of pan burnt on crud how to clean

Maybe white vinegar and baking soda. I have seen online to use it to freshen old cookie sheets. I tried it. It worked pretty good. I didn't get all of it off, but my cookie sheets are 15 yrs old and have been used and abused.

I'm assuming you mean the outside of the pan, not the inside? Find a pan big enough for your Farberware piece to sit in, like a roasting pan or something similar. Put a fresh, unused dryer sheet (like Bounce, etc) on the bottom of the roasting pan, set the Farberware on top of the dryer sheet and then pour enough VERY hot but not boiling water into the roasting pan and leave to soak overnight. Enough water would be however much is needed to come up the side of the Farberware pot so that the blackened is underwater but no more. In the morning, the burnt on crud should come away easily; really tough spots might need a light scrubbing to encourage them. When I first read this, I thought it was nuts - it's not! If everything doesn't come off after one attempt, try it a second time. GOOD LUCK!!

An afterthought - you want the Farberware sitting on the dryer sheet throughout the night so if you need to make sure it doesn't "float" a bit, put something weighty in the Farberware pot, like a can of soup or something.

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soak over night in bleach. Out doors or some where you can leave where the smell does not get to you. Also try. À la minium foil soaked in vinegar and bicarb soda It works. But the bleach works better. I know. I use bleach for everything but it does work. Believe me. Just don’t drink it. Lol.

Believe. Me. It workks. I am queen of burnt pots. Lol

I'd say go for the bathtub but I don't think your hot hot water would stay hot long enough in a "container" so large. If your pan is 11 inches in diameter, what about a 15" X 17" sheet pan? They usually have sides that are about 1 inch high and this would be perfect, I think. If you don't own one, put your feelers out and see if a family member or friend has one they could loan you: This is what is often referred to as a jelly roll pan. Good luck, Mary!

I'm still battling this however it is coming off slowly. Bar keepers and hydrogen peroxide seems to be working better than everything else. Have not tried the bleach soak as of yet. The pan being so large nothing to put it in to soak. I did the dryer sheet and vinegar and use plastic cling to cover the bottom. NO SUCCESS at all with that. THANK YOU to all with your suggestions

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Spent more time that I should have, did find out that bar keepers cleanser and the hydrogen peroxide worked the best. I didn't try the bleach soak couldn't find anything large enough or I would have put it in garage and tried it. I'm in Michigan ad it was a high of 18 degrees leaving outside wasn't an option. It's not completely removed but it's so much better. THANKS ONE AND ALL