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Help, we have an electric stove and it seems that almost all my pots are getting burnt on the bottom and it is nearly impossible to scrub the stuff off.. I don't want to throw my stock pot out or the sauce pans either.. what can I do.. I'm really starting to hate that electric stove, at first I thought how easy it was to just wipe down and clean, (No burners) but this is getting ridiculous and I can't and don't want to buy more pots.. I'd rather get a new stove! I've had this one pot soaking for days, and it hasn't loosened any thing, the other two are just waiting to see what I can use.. I did try some oven cleaner on the smaller pots, but the still have a little stuff on them and I am afraid it removed some of the metal. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks.
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You might try some of the tricks from this thread about cleaning stove top grates, I think it would probably work on your pots too. [HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com]
You will not believe what I tried after I asked...
CLR- it worked, I soaked the bottoms of (three pots I burnt) and it took some scrubbing but they all came clean.. I had to soak them a couple of time and scrub, make sure you wear gloves and use a metal/copper scrubber... I got that for the coffee pot and other stuff, so decided to try it on these.. I'll never have to lose a pot again.. I'll go check out that thread later... got to go to town real quick.
1 T. baking soda, + water in the pot. Bring to a simmer until you can scrape with a wooden spoon and the scorch is coming off.
Scrape off most of it or what ever you can with a wooden spoon. Never use metal spoons or scouring pads to clean a metal pot. Then pour baking soda into a container and use like scouring powder. The baking soda will not scratch.
If the metal is discoloured use Barkeepers Friend. the more you scratch a pot trying to clean it the more it will burn.
You can polish off after the Barkeepers Friend with silver polish.
I've got a stainless stock pot that was burnt on the inside to the point that I was tearing my hair out. Hot water and soap had done nothing at all. Vinegar didn't work. What did work to loosen the black, burnt-on crust was soaking the pot with HOT water and a liberal shot of ammonia. (I was desperate, I tell you, desperate!) I made sure that the hot water covered all of the burnt spots and then I added a LOT of ammonia (your nose should wrinkle and your eyes water), put the lid on, and let it sit overnight. The next morning I was amazed at how easy it was to get all that glop off with a "green scrubby" and a little bit of elbow grease. Today, looking at that pot, you would never know it had been burnt.
