How Clean is Your Pyrex? How do you get the burnt bits off?

curlytop12

soak it in boiling water with either bio washing powder or some stardrops,both work,did mine just the other day!

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver

I am personally put off by Pyrex it seems to deteriorate very easily and is difficult to get clean. Unless I know otherwise I think other Bakeware Lakelands? might be a better option?

moneysavingkitten

Thanks so much for your advice everyone, so many ideas I wouldn't have though of and should try out, this should keep me busy for a while

jackieb, tryingtoruletheworld, Rainy-Days, I picked up a tub of Astonish the other day from Wilkos, it worked on the lighter coloured pyrex but not on the stuff with the worst burnt bits. I tried giving is a scrub with neat Astonish then washed it off. That didn't work, so I tried leaving a thick layer of the paste on for a few hours, until it ended up drying, I gave it another scrub after this but it still didn't come off. I am using this stuff correctly?

Very interesting you can use it on a ceramic hob too, thanks for that I have been using Hobrite which seems very good, but there's a few bits on the hob it won't shift, I so I will give it a go on there.

Sounds like it is better to not ever let it get to this point, prevention is better that cure I think some of it may simply be to far gone to get clear again. 25 years and still clear tanith? :O That is very good going. It's not cloudy like your stuff yet valk_scot, just a bit scratched, but yours is doing well at 30 years old! Shamefully mine is only a year or so old, just not looked after well enough. I like your comment about it not being precious crystal though, I will bear this in mind Think I should ban OH from washing up Pyrex, because he really doesn't care lol

FairyPrincessk, VfM4meplse I haven't tried bicarb and vinegar, don't know why, I use it for almost everything. I guess I thought it wouldn't be strong enough, but it's certainly worth a bash Thanks.

charlies-aunt, gem68 I would never have thought of biological powder either thanks! Perhaps it would 'eat' the burnt on stuff a bit? That sounds like a great idea, I think I will try some of these other tips then leave it to soak like the over night in bio powder if they still need it. I have never used Stardrops either, but I keep hearing about it. Any idea what is in it? I usually use vinegar for cleaning pretty much everything, because my cat is really sensitive to a lot of cleaning chemicals, is it a natural or chemical based products do you know?

Ben84 I will give this a go as a last resort, I am probably due to clean the oven again, (one of my favorite jobs argh), thanks for idea

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver What do you use yourself? Have you found anything that lasts better? Lakeland is great, I would imagine anything you bought that didn't work out they would take back. Perhaps I should try that for my next lot

Thanks again everyone I might take some pictures before I start, and if find anything that works really well I can show you a before and after.

Ben84

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver wrote: »

I am personally put off by Pyrex it seems to deteriorate very easily and is difficult to get clean. Unless I know otherwise I think other Bakeware Lakelands? might be a better option?

I'm surprised, because I find it some of the toughest and easiest to clean kitchenware. I have plenty of heavily used and very old pyrex that has shown no signs of wearing out.

Not sure quite what has happened to yours? However, it is important not to heat shock it, so don't put it in water when hot. Also, while it does stand up to harsh cleaning, wire wool is way too harsh. I get away with nylon scouring pads, oven cleaner and cream cleaner as much as I want however, which is more than many materials can withstand.

Kitchenbunny

Thank you for the tip concerning Astonish. I shall look out for some as I have a couple of otherwise perfectly acceptable Pyrex dishes. DH always puts them back on the side when they're left on the drainer as he thinks they're still grubby! When it has been left for a while it can be a tough job to get them spotless. I shall try Astonish and see what happens - thanks again!

KB xx

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver

Not used anything-yet.
I think I might give it another go but I am not holding up much hope, unless I am wrong and I am missing out.

sharalee99

Soak with hot water and bung in some soda crystals. 99p for a big bag, and you can use them for all sorts of other householdy things too, like cleaning the dishwasher (I got that tip off another MSEer), in with stained laundry, all sorts :0)

jackieb

moneysavingkitten, it does sound as if you're using it right. The only other thing I can suggest is the glass scraper - that's also very good for ceramic hobs. Don't be scared to use it on glass because that's what it's made for. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003HGHOXU/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_3/280-7731411-3547000?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe&pf_rd_r=038WZXMQ4PFKFH9B4747&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=103612307&pf_rd_i=B0026VUAV0

I would post a picture of my 25yo Pyrex but my OH is in the kitchen and he'll think i'm mad.

kitschkitty

I use a "magic eraser sponge on really bad bits.

http://www.pyrexlove.com/ I randomly came across this website for people who love and collect (vintage) Pyrex and it has some really good info on cleaning your Pyrex without damaging it.

serious_saver

I'm another one who uses biological washing powder. Try to leave it fully over night if you can.

If it's really baked on it may still need some elbow grease even then.