Dirty Pan,Can't Clean

I know this sounds crazy but there are 3 sure fire ways to get off any kind of grease, WD-40 or Murphy's Oil Soap, or putting a sheet or two of Bounce in the water and letting it soak. WD-40 and Murphy's will get any grease stain out of clothing also, but with the WD-40 you have to re-wash to get the smell out. Try this next time...They work VERY well. do not use these things together, each are a separate solution tho the same problem

Hi C.,
i just found this site and your request was the first one i read. here's a trick that I use...put a small amount of water in the pan and some dish soap and bring to a boil...it should bring the stuff right out. let me know if it works.

Try filling it with water and a some dish soap then put it on your stove and boil the water. This works great for me if I burn anything which I seem to be doing a lot while adjusting to using an electric stove after using gas my whole life. Good Luck!

Hi C.! Don't throw that pan away. Clean it as well as you can & use it for beer in the rear chicken. Simply, with a whole chicken wash it WELL & remove the insides. Wash it well again. Season the chicken with a salt,pepper, & garlic powder rub inside & out. Place it on a 3/4 full beer can & grill for about 1 & 1/4 hrs. We are charcoal grillers, so check accordingly if you use gas. This is a great family recipe. It feeds all of us & I've never heard a complaint... If you cook two chickens, I have a GREAT chicken salad recipe too, IF you have leftovers!

Have you tried oven cleaner? Can't hurt if nothing else works. Sometimes putting the pan in the freezer helps to break it up.

Have you tried SOS pads or steel wool? They work great unless the pan is non-stick. The new Dawn foaming power dissolve works really well if something is greasy, but I don't know how well it will work on something stuck on. I buy it at Wal-mart. They also have scrubbing pads that are coarser than steel wool, but I can't think of the name of them. They come in either silver or copper colored.

I second the Oven cleaner!

What about grille cleaner or oven cleaner? If not go buy a new pan who knows you mite find something for yourself when you go shopping. HAHA good luck

C.,

If it is a stainless steel pan, do this:

Line your sink with Reynolds wrap. Then fill it with hot water, put a cup of vinegar in it and let it soak overnight. The next morning, your pan should be shiny new again! I have tried this over and over and it works wonders!

T.

Wet the pan a little and then pour a good amount of baking soda into the pan (so it makes kind of like a paste), let it sit for a while. Then scrub it off, It should lift all the stuff off. I have used it on glass dishes that had baked on Baked Ziti, you know where at the top the sauce seems to burninto the pan. Good Luck, It should work

B.

Is it non stick? If it isn't than you can try cooking untill stuff is basicly burnt then scrape off w/ metal spatula. Make sure to have air vent on.

it sounds crazy, but my husband does this with food burned into broiler pans. leave it in the grass top down overnight. then clean it in the morning.

I have used a product in the past that works great on a lot of pans but I just can't recall the name right now. I think it is something like Dawn Power Dissolver. It is in a dark blue bottle. It is usually with the dishwashing liquids but you do have to look for it, most stores don't carry very many bottles any more. It really works great on very dirty, greasy tile floors.