Cleaning pots and pans...

C_Mababejive

On the base area of all my pots and pans which are nice stainless steel, i keep getting this build up of baked on amber coloured gook which is murderous to remove. Is this something peculiar to gas cookers? Any clue as to the most efficient way to get it off? tnx

moaninggit

soak in caustic soda

busymumof3

moaninggit wrote: »

soak in caustic soda

A bit extreme I think!

My stainless steel frypan gets this build up from time to time. I use a stainless steel scrubber and bicarbonate of soda which I also use to clean the gas burners on my hob. The abrasiveness cuts through the grease with a little elbow power and is completely harmless.

rustyboy21

You don't get it with an induction hob, but do with a gas hob, or electric cooker.


It is the heat hitting the steel and 'Blooming'. Sometimes it is a bluey/purplish colour. It will be a mare to get rid of totally and caustic soda will eventually take the polish off the pans.


You could try some WD40 and the finest wire wool you can get from B&Q. Don't use a scourer, you will mark or scratch them. The fine wool feels like cotton wool, but has the slight abrasiveness to gently take the mark away without taking the polish with it. They use this type of thing to actually give it it's shine.

C_Mababejive

#4 Thanks,it isnt a heat thing, its almost like baked on gunge. I thought it might be due to a constituent in the gas. Its a kind of amber coloured layer which can be scraped off but not easily.

busymumof3

Just sounds like grease that's been baked on with exposure to heat. Try the bicarbonate of soda with a scourer and you'll be amazed how powerful it is - and no nasty chemicals. I clean my oven with it!