burnt pan...what to use?

julesgr

i used the boiling coke trick on a pan that was set on fire from oil so you can imagine how black that was.

ms_london

Hello everyone!!

Well, I managed to severly burn a saucepan cooking (ahem, I was actually just "heating up" some custard, ooops!! Dont kill me please....), so needless to say the custard was ruined, but now so is the pan.

Any ideas on how I can fix it? Soaked it overnight but no difference.

I am thinking vinegar, coca cola, or stardrops may be in the answer somewhere ..

Thanks guys, dont really want to have to buy a new pan - sorry if this is an obvious question - but I heat up custard and burn it for heavens sake!

(the apple crumble to go with it was a success though so I am not completely useless, just a little bit...)

xx

joannasmum

Hi Ms London

Soak it in a solution of biological washing powder, I guarentee that it will shift it.

HTH

toozie_2

joannasmum wrote: »

Hi Ms London

Soak it in a solution of biological washing powder, I guarentee that it will shift it.

HTH

I did the same thing on Monday!

Used a table spoon of washing powder, and boiled it up with 3 or 4 inches of water, burnt bits came straight off!!

Babysoft

I have heard of the cola thing before but not actually used it. I buy Barkeepers Friend from ASDA and that works brilliantly... it is a powder and you pour into pan add some water to make a paste then leave overnight.

mossstar

I use the biological powder thing too - i soak every roasting dish that way actually! i'm too lazy to be scrubbing away... :rotfl:

xx

mioliere

Hi - for a burnt saucepan, I cover the base with a layer of salt, add water then boil for about ten minutes; always works!

ms_london

:A :A :A :A :A :A

You are all angels, thank you very much - never would have thought of that!!

Thanks a lot, have a good weekend xx

lynzpower

ALso another one is to chop up a bar of soap and bring this to the boil with water as well

Justamum

I'm sure we've all burned pans in the past. I do it all the time when I cook rice. My worst one though was to burn the entire base off the bottom of the pan
It was just a cheap thing from Woolies though. I really do need to invest in some decent pans . . .