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B.C. asks from Carterville, MO on June 08, 2011

How Do I save This Grill Pan?

I have a grill pan that is used on top of the stove, it is supposed to be able to be used on either side ( one is smooth and one is grilled)
we only use the grill side, it has never been a hassle to clean, but this last time it has been a nightmare. I made chicken teriyaki on skewers. The sauce had to have some kind of sugar in it because even though all I did was marinate the chicken in it ( and they cooked and tasted fine) it left a blackened burnt on residue. I have even used oven cleaner that was left on over night ( Twice) and also used an actual BBQ grill wire brush on it to no avail. What is the secret? How do I dissolve this burnt on mess? I have soaked it over night in hot soapy dawn dish soap water too...do not want to throw it away...suggestions? Thanks in advance...

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R.L. answers from Roanoke on June 08, 2011

Bar Keeper's Friend is awesome

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K.P. answers from Seattle on June 08, 2011

Have you tried a Magic Eraser sponge? Those things are MIRACLE workers! and cheap too.

This happened to me and it sure worked great.

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S.L. answers from Boise on June 08, 2011

Without seeing the pan, I can't tell if this is possible, but I know that you can boil vinegar in a saucepan to get the burnt-on stuff off the bottom of the pan.

I would have thought that oven cleaner would have worked.

Other than its appearance, is there any reason you can't just use it as is? I know most of my cookie sheets, etc are discolored from use, but it doesn't make them landfill!

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B.C. answers from Los Angeles on June 08, 2011

Sugar when burnt becomes carbon. The carbon has probably become fused into the metal. (Steel is iron and carbon based.) A wire brush is your only hope or just letting it wear off.

I'd personally use the wire brush until I got tired of it and then just let the remainder wear off.

Good luck to you and yours.

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B.C. answers from Norfolk on June 08, 2011

Since it was made for high temps (can you check how high?),
maybe you could leave it in a cleaning cycle of your oven and let it burn off?

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