help with cleaning saucepans

sistercas

i have a set of anthony worrall thompson stainless steel pans. ( well someone has to!:rotfl: )

the problem is I have poached some eggs in one of the pans and now I cant get it clean .I have scrubbed and scrubbed ( even resorted to scraping with a knife:eek: ) the egg white is stuck fast.
any cleaning suggestions would be very welcome and how to prevent it happening again

thankyou
cas x

Magentasue

Have you tried boiling up some washing powder solution?

hollydays

yep,agree,soap powder

sistercas

Magentasue wrote: »

Have you tried boiling up some washing powder solution?

I will try that thanks

is there any way of preventing it happening again?

Magentasue

sistercas wrote: »

I will try that thanks

is there any way of preventing it happening again?

Not a problem I've had - scrambled eggs, yes but poached eggs have never been a problem. I've got LeCreuset and cast iron pans now and find them easy to keep clean. Before, I had stainless steel pans and found them much more difficult, especially frying and sauteeing but that might have been me not having the heat right.

A quick google threw this up:

http://www.perfectpoachedegg.com/index.htm

Wow! A whole website dedicated to poached eggs!

debsy42

Pour coke in the pan, enough to cover all the stuck on stuff, and then heat it on the hob. Leave it for a little while to simmer away and you'll find it will magically clean the pan. I was on the verge of throwing a pan away that I'd been trying for ages to clean, tried the above and within 10 minutes it was sparkling.
Makes me wonder though what's in coke that can do this and is it good that we drink it :eek:

msmicawber

Coke's good for cleaning stained toilets too - puts me off drinking it as well :eek:

Penelope_Penguin

debsy42 wrote: »

Makes me wonder though what's in coke that can do this and is it good that we drink it :eek:

Phosphoric acid :eek: :eek: :eek: That's why it's good to clean the loo, too

Penny. x

Quasar

LOL I often use coke to clean toilets and stuff. However don't worry about drinking it as it gets mixed with stomach acids which are even stronger than coke. Then it gets metabolised by the body. Still not a good drink though imho, because of all that excess phosophorous and funny colourings in it. And of course in the case of regular coke, all that sugar...

Talking about stainless steel and a bit OT (sorry), I once had the unhappy idea of sprinkling harpic on a spot of my sink top that had built up some limescale, where I kept a just-washed cutlery holder. That harpic discoloured the area so that it looks odd now. Tried everything but the sparkle has gone.

Gangstabird

I have stainless steel pans and they are like new. I used one of those wire steel scrubbers on them, they literally cut away anything that's stuck.

sistercas

i cant believe coke can be used as a toilet cleaner. just goes to show how strong your stomach is:rotfl: I used to drink loads of the stuff when I was younger:eek: bet my insides are all shiny:rotfl: