How do I get the black, burnt food from the bottom of a pot. It is really hard. HELP!!
put some water and soap in the burnt pot, and put it on the burner. Once the water boils, you can turn it down and leave it on the burner on med. This takes just about anything off.
soak it overnight in white vineagar.
i buy the stuff by the gallon! that and a little baking soda, you can clean your whole house!
good luck!
Put some water, dish soap, (just a couple of drops, or it will boil over, and you'll have a bigger mess!) and some baking soda, like a teaspoon in the pot. Bring it to a boil, boil for a minute or so, and then shut it off. Let the pot cool down, and then wash by hand. The black stuff will just flake off.
My mother always boils it on the stove for a while with some baking soda. You can do it over and over again to get the different layers of burnt food. Hope that helps.
Good luck.
Girl dont u throw that pot away...boil water n the pot and let it soak for a while ..put ajax n the pot after u have soaked it for a while and scrub like crazy with steel wool...or brillo but it takes longer...
make a semi-thick paste out of baking soda and scrub, scrub, scrub!
if it is a non stick surface you just have to soak it in soapy water and let it sit until you can wash it out. but if it is a hard working pot here are two products i would recommend.
dawn power dissolver: spray it on and let it sit for a while. you can find it at home depot because i notice some of hte grocery stores do not carry it.
bon ami or any dutch cleanser: after soaking and treatig it with the dawn, you should use this to scrub inside the pot.
some people use salt and just scrub out the inside (after the burned food has loosened up).
good luck! as a pot fanatic i can imagine how you feel if it is a favorite pot.
Hi Cindy,
There's this stuff called Dawn Power Dissolver that you can find in most supermarkets as well as in places like WalMart and Target, that works REALLY well for this kind of thing! It comes in a blue trigger-spray bottle. You spray it on the burnt on stuff with the pot dry, let it sit for a few minutes (depends on how burnt the pot is), and then scrub the pot out. Sometimes it works so well you don't even need a steel wool pad! Be careful, though -- the stuff is really strong and should not be used on non-stick cookware (it'll take the non-stick surface right off the pot too)! You might want to wear rubber gloves when you scrub the pot with the stuff in it, too. But this stuff is great -- I've gotten even really old burnt-on gunk out of my pans with it!
Good luck!
Susan :)
Put some water in it and then set it on the stove to boil for a bit....the food should boil right off. Then use an SOS pad to get the remaining stuff off. Always works for me!
Lynsey
put baking soda in the bottom then pour vinegar over it and let it sit for an hour. you'll still need to use a scour pad, but it should work.
This is going to sound crazy but it really works (you don't say what kind of pot.. this works on corningware type pans as well as stainless steel,, I wouldn't use it on nonstick stuff, though). DRYER SHEETS!!! The woman that told me about it I thought was crazy until I tried it. Put some water and the dryer sheet and let sit overnight. THe next day you should be able to get all the burnt stuff out. Might take some elbow grease but I've saved two pots this way.
put water a cup ful or so in the pan and add baking soda1/4 cup let it sit for a day.stacey
You put vinegar and baking soda in the pot with some boiling hot water and let soak. should work
I find that using a bit of dish soap and baking soda is great. Put a bit of both in the pot and scrub with a sponge to make a paste. If there are still stubborn spots I use baking soda, and a lemon half as a scrubber. GOOD LUCK!
Put some baking soda and water in the pot and bring to a boil, let it sit until cool enough to handle the water and it should scrub out pretty easily.
Mix water and white vinegar in the pot and then boil it on the stove. You may have to scrape at it as it buils but this works every time!
the best to clean is straight dawn detergent. It will take a little elbow grease, but i have been cleaning the gas stove remnants off of my pans since we got an electric stove, and it is really amazing what it does,
other suggestions are: oven cleaner is one way, then just wash it really good, a brillow pad works and the other way i use is boil vinegar in it.
I put baking soda in a fairly thick layer all over the pan and then cover with a paper towel. Add enough water to wet the paper towel. Let it sit overnight (if it's really dry in your house be sure to add a bit more water so it won't dry out). Next morning, just wipe it out. There might be a speck or two of burnt stuff left but you can just wipe it off with the paper towel and baking soda.
The dryer sheet sounds interesting but dryer sheets are not something in my home since they are quite toxic.
Chore Boy scrubbers are miraculous! They're in the same aisle as sponges and come in a copper-y colored box, 2 per box.
Beth