5 Tips for Cleaning Pots and Pans

My wife has found the best solution of all. She makes me clean them.

great tips,thanks

vinegar and sea salt works every time , stainless steel non stick you name it soak for a while scrub rinse add a heaping tablespoon of salt a couple of tablespoons of vinegar scrub with a sponge voila! it's clean

Clean your pots with simmering rhubarb.Can't remember if it's stocks or leaves or both,but it works!

discoloured coffee or tea cups clean spotless if you add teaspoon javex and let it soak for 10 seconds. like new again.

Good old fashioned baking soda also works great and on stainless steel ones that look dingy just boil some water with lemon juice in them. Simple works best.

i bought a stainless steel cookware set recently and after my first use i got a swirl of discouloration...does anybody know how to clean that off, it's an expensive set. and i can't throw it out just because it's dirty (sorry Ffo). will appreciate any suggestions.

Buy cast iron skillets, pots and pans, frying pans and etc. If they are wiped out immediately after use they clean really well. Put them in the oven and turn on the self-clean feature if you have one. There is usually only ashes to wipe up. Don't forget to put a light coating of cooking oil on them from time to time. They will probably be the only set of cookware you will ever have to buy. Pass them on to your kids. We got a set double nickel plated which makes them quite slippery and a joy to use.

My wife's mother always found that boiling cabbage in a pot left it looking brand new and shiny. Something in the cabbage removes all of the stains and discolouration.

soaking works the best, also boiling them pretty good, for the oven i use foil wrap then the trays dont get damage or must dirt on them

I always put a little water in the pan with some dish soap and turn the element on. When the water starts bubbling I wait a more few minutes and then use a spatula or flipper to scrape the pan. When your satisfied with the pan you can turn off the heat. The residue comes off easy.

Here's a tip for stainless steel pans....NEVER put cold water in a hot pan...it will WARP...I did this and now when I use it the oil doesn't distribute evenly over the pan, making browning difficult!

Use cast iron only, at high heat. Burning stuff in it only makes it better tempered.

If you have baked on stuff you can add a few inches of water and a cap full of vinegar. Bring to a boil and let boil a few minutes then empty and wash the stuff off. It WORKS !!!

What ever ya cook,,, cook at lower temp for the little longer instead of High Temp ,, n end up with a burn't up bottom..

A pot cleaning approach I like is to put all smaller pots and utensils in a larger pot with a little water in the bottom and put on lid. Come back later or tomorrow and the increased humidity in the larger pot with have loosened all debris making cleaning much easier. This approach also makes the kitchen look tidy during the process.

Thanks....

Great Dane!
As a cook, i never allow any one to clean/wash Skillets/Frying pans in dish washing soap any thing you saute or fry will stick for the next month or more, warm water and a green scouring pad will do, then rub a paper towel with a bit of cooking oil on it enough to cover the bottom i got 3 pans in the galley and they has been there for the past 12 years and i figure they will last my time out, another 10+ years.

And A LOT OF ELBOW n SCRUBBING......

Hmmm. Hot water and soap and scrubbers for washing pots and pans. What next?
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