Burnt my pan?

mae

I have a le crueset casserole pan and I have managed to completely burn the inside of it..Does anybody have any tips on how to remove it?

melancholly

If you put washing up liquid in with some water, then put it on the hob and let it simmer for a while, most burns can lift off with the aid of a wooden spoon. If that doesn't work then I'd put this request on the OS board - there are some people on there that know *everything* about this type of thing!

mummysaver

Le Creuset do sell a special cleaner of their own, but personally I just boil up some coca cola (Tesco's value works okay) and then leave it to cool, just washes off then, may take a couple of goes depending on how much you have stuck on the pan. Good luck!

ambergold

Try soaking it in salt and water and leave it overnight then bring it to the boil in the morning before you wash it.

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bigmuffins

I have left burnt pan to soak overnight with washing powder (Bio if you have it but nonbio works too) and then boiled in morning. Got rid of most of it and a bit of elbow grease got rid of rest.

Good luck!

comping_cat

bigmuffins wrote:

I have left burnt pan to soak overnight with washing powder (Bio if you have it but nonbio works too) and then boiled in morning. Got rid of most of it and a bit of elbow grease got rid of rest.

Good luck!

If it has already dried, try picking some of the burnt stuff off, then follow bigmuffins post, you could repeat the treatment a couple of times to save the elbow grease!!!
Catherine x

Mr_Proctalgia

If you have absolutely carbonised it then what I have done in the past is put it in a bucket with a strong mix of Caustic Soda that will get it all off in a day or so, I also use le creuset and know how easy it is turn burn them as they need so much less heat to cook in once hot.

Hope this helps.

squeaky

We have some older threads on dealing with burnt pans which are listed in our main MEGA Index sticky. I've copied them below for you

Pans:
[post=751952] - Burnt on rice[/post]
[post=87727] - Burnt Porridge[/post]
[post=450339] - Burnt pan...what to use?[/post]
[post=752320] - Pans dull after being in dishwasher[/post]

krishna

Put water in pan to cover the worst bits. Add some sodium bicarbonate (bicarbonate of soda) and simmer for 15-20 mins. Then you can try and shift the stuff with a wooden spatula. If not complete, leave simmering and repeat as above.

£Ronnie

Boil some butter in it. Works a treat, although if its thick on the bottom of the pan you might need to do it a few times. Personally I prefer butter over washing powder etc as I worry about the chemicals in the food.