Cleaning knackered non stick oven trays

ChilliBob

Hey everyone,

We have an assortment of non stick oven trays - from deep roasters, to pizza trays with holes and all between. Sadly, most are looking a bit sorry for themselves with some brown spots/splodges/marks. Whilst we typically use foil or parchment (yes, on non stick, lol, probably because they look manky!) some these look unsightly and feel scummy! - And the pizza pans work best with no layer in between. 

So far I've tried..

1. Cif kitchen spray, rubbed it on with a sponge, left for a few hours. Some success, I'd give it a 5/10

2. Cif cream, same as above, probably give it a higher rating, probably 6/10

I also tried some pink stuff on a grill pan - I know everyone bangs on about this stuff, but tbh I thought it was useless, I rubbed it in, left it for a while, washed off, it barely looked any different - just loads of residue in my sink that took a few washes to get rid of!

So yeah, suggestions welcome - anyone tried this bio washing powder in a bowl thingy?! - Not sure I have a bowl big enough but there you go!

Cheers!

Emmia

I'd avoid abrading non stick (i.e. scrubbing with CIF /Pink stuff) as the stuff it's made from is not stuff that you really want to be ingesting if the scrubbing causes it to flake.

I'd either live with the marks, or get rid and invest in stainless steel/non-stick free options you can properly scrub.

ChilliBob

Cheers, yeah any which are even slightly flaky are in the bin, and to be clear, the trays I might eat stuff from I'm using the Cif stuff and the gentle green sponges - not scourers - the pizza trays are looking alright tbh but a lot of elbow grease! (mine, not the spray!)

CliveOfIndia

Would ordinary oven-cleaner work?  I'm thinking of the stuff that comes in an aerosol can, squirt it on and it foams up, leave it for a while then rinse it off.  Not sure if it might damage the non-stick coating - but then, I guess ovens usually have non-stick coatings on them anyway.

ChilliBob

CliveOfIndia said:

Would ordinary oven-cleaner work?  I'm thinking of the stuff that comes in an aerosol can, squirt it on and it foams up, leave it for a while then rinse it off.  Not sure if it might damage the non-stick coating - but then, I guess ovens usually have non-stick coatings on them anyway.

I have some of that coming in Saturday to clean the oven (where this task all started, after smoke came from it after some drippy burgers!). I may try on one of the knackered ones but not sure if I'd want to risk using it for food straight on it after that, if the chemical is that strong! 

casper_gutman

There's a limit to what you can do to clean non-stick. If you try too hard you'll end up abrading the coating away, and as Emmia says the last thing you want is flakes of the stuff getting in your food. For this reason we've been gradually replacing all ours with stainless stuff that stands up to proper scouring and/or survives in the dishwasher.

ChilliBob

casper_gutman said:

There's a limit to what you can do to clean non-stick. If you try too hard you'll end up abrading the coating away, and as Emmia says the last thing you want is flakes of the stuff getting in your food. For this reason we've been gradually replacing all ours with stainless stuff that stands up to proper scouring and/or survives in the dishwasher.

Interesting, if we use foil/baking paper most of the time that may well make sense. Yeah, I'm very careful with the non stick coating. 

silvercar

Bin them, they can probably be replaced for less than it costs to buy all the specialised cleaning products. 

twopenny

It's the coating that is tricky.

I bought some Milton fluid to clean drains, showers and such when I moved into a property that hadn't been maintained.

I went to throw it away and some dribbled on the tarmac and turned it white! It's supposed to be for babies but it seems to be 'thorough' at cleaning. I meant to try some on my baking stuff but it's not non stick.

diveunderthebonnet

ChilliBob said:

CliveOfIndia said:

Would ordinary oven-cleaner work?  I'm thinking of the stuff that comes in an aerosol can, squirt it on and it foams up, leave it for a while then rinse it off.  Not sure if it might damage the non-stick coating - but then, I guess ovens usually have non-stick coatings on them anyway.

I have some of that coming in Saturday to clean the oven (where this task all started, after smoke came from it after some drippy burgers!). I may try on one of the knackered ones but not sure if I'd want to risk using it for food straight on it after that, if the chemical is that strong! 

If its the spray that comes in an orange can ,i think it is called oven pride ,be carefull as the fumes are very strong ,i would stand them against a wall outside and then can be flushed off with a garden hose or a watering can.
Once done they can be washed in the sink with washing up liqued/water and when dry are safe for food ( well ours are and i am still alive )

ChilliBob

Orange can stuff I'm getting delivered is Mr Muscle, which I believe stinks, and you shouldn't get *anywhere* near your skin or eyes.. Sounds like Nitromors for our oven!