How to clean burnt dishes

Even if you carefully monitor the cooking process of any dish, it is not always possible to timely prevent the burning of fat, cereals, milk. Therefore, in order not to spoil the dishes completely, you first need to know how to clean a burnt pan. To do this, there are several effective ways, each of which is suitable for a specific material.

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How to wash a burnt pot?

For cleaning household utensils, there are many tools, both folk and special, from the category of professional household chemicals. The most simple and popular means for cleaning burns from any pan are:

• powders and washing concentrates - Cilit, Fairy, CIF, Amway, Sanita.
• soda;
• salt;
• vinegar;
• lemon or citric acid powder;
• onion;
• apple peeling;
• laundry soap;
• silicate glue.

Naturally, you will need a suitable equipment - sponges, rags, brushes of varying degrees of hardness.

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How to wash the pan from soot?

In this section, we describe the simplest methods for removing burns from various dishes.

Option 1

1. Pour water into the pan.
2. Put in it 1 peeled onion.
3. Boil the contents for up to 20 minutes until the burns completely lag.
4. Pour off the liquid and rub with a soft sponge.
5. Rinse the pan and dry well with a dry, clean cloth.

Option 2

This method of washing burnt fat will help not only to quickly and easily remove it, but literally restore the original appearance of the dishes. For this:

1. Put a few apple peels on the bottom.
2. Add 1 lemon or 1 sachet of citric acid powder.
3. Fill with water and put on fire.
4. Boil for 30-60 minutes.
5. Pour out all the contents, rinse the pan with cool water and wipe dry.

Option 3

Modern possibilities dictate their own rules, so almost every housewife uses special concentrated washing solutions for washing dishes. Removing carbon deposits with their help is also quite easy. For this:

1. Pour up to 20 ml of the product to the bottom.
2. Fill it with hot water.
3. Close the pan with a lid and let it soak for 1 hour.
4. Gently rub the bottom of the dishes with a sponge as soon as most or all of the carbon deposits have passed.
5. Wash again completely the pan with detergent.
6. Rinse well with water to remove all residual chemicals.
7. Dry with a soft cotton towel.

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How to clean a burnt enameled pan?

Enameled dishes can be cleaned in other ways. The main condition here is to exclude damage to the coating, paint chips. If the pan is light, then it is also desirable to return its whiteness. Therefore, follow one of the instructions below.

Method 1

1. Prepare a highly concentrated solution of salt, soda and water.
2. Pour the mixture into the cookware with soot.
3. Boil and leave on fire for about half an hour.
4. Do not drain the water, but leave the liquid inside the dishes until morning.
5. In the morning, just pour out all the liquid with soaked pieces of burnt fat, treat with detergent and dry the dishes well.

Method 2

The following method will help restore the original appeal of even the oldest enameled pan:

1. Mix bleach with water right in the pan.
2. Boil for about 1 hour.
3. Drain and wash the pan well, already without carbon deposits, with a special cleaning agent.
4. Rinse thoroughly and dry with a soft cloth.

Note: The bleach can also be replaced with ordinary detergent. The effect will be the same if you use a quality product.

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How to clean an aluminum pan?

To quickly remove carbon deposits from aluminum dishes, follow this sequence of actions:

1. Fill the burnt bottom with soda or salt.
2. Add a little water so that the powder gets wet, but does not dissolve further with the liquid.
3. Leave it overnight.
4. In the morning, rub the sponge with the sticky coating.
5. Wash the pan with detergent or soap.
6. Dry it.

Note: Similarly, you can remove all traces of improper cooking from a stainless steel pan.

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How to wash a ceramic pan from soot?

Ceramics is the most popular type of dishes today. It is not only very convenient in operation, but also allows you to cook healthy food that retains all its properties, even during heat treatment.

If you have not kept track of food, and at the bottom of the ceramic pan a layer of burnt hard fat has formed, do the following:

1. Pour half the dishes in warm water.
2. Grate laundry soap - 1 bar.
3. Add 200 grams soda ash.
4. Mix well.
5. Put on fire.
6. Boil the solution for 2-4 hours.
7. Drain it and wash the pan under hot water, additionally treating the surface with a sponge.
8. Dry with a soft towel.

The easiest way to prevent the formation of burning than to remove it. Therefore, spend a few minutes before the first use of ceramics to ensure its future resistance to such consequences:

1. Wash under running warm water.
2. Wipe dry.
3. Pour 5-6 tablespoons of salt into the bottom.
4. Put on low heat for 15 minutes.
5. Empty the contents and allow the dishes to cool.
6. Wipe with a damp cloth to remove any remaining salt.

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How to clean a cast iron pan from burning?

Cast iron is also easy to clean from burnt food. For this:

1. Fill the bottom with salt - about 2 tablespoons.
2. Pour vinegar to cover the bottom completely.
3. Put on fire.
4. Once the mixture boils, add 2-3 tbsp. l baking soda.
5. Make the smallest fire.
6. Wait for the whole mixture to boil.
7. Rinse the iron with warm water.

If you have silicate glue available, it can also be used to remove all carbon deposits. For this:

1. Pour water into the pan.
2. Add about 80 grams of glue and 3-4 tablespoons of soda.
3. Boil the solution for 30-40 minutes.
4. Remove the dishes from the heat, drain the cleaning mixture and wait until the cast iron cools down a little.
5. Rub the soot with a stiff brush.
6. Wash the pan under running water ..

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Be careful when cooking to avoid this problem. But if you still couldn’t prevent it, apply one of our tips - the result will amaze you with the ease and speed of cleaning!