![]() Most marks came off and some elbow grease was required to do it, but the results were nice on both the stainless steel and cast iron pan bottoms. I applied a paste of three parts baking soda to one part water, and left it on the bottom of the pan for about 10 minutes, then scrubbed with a non-scratch sponge. Well, you know how much I love baking soda, so us testing it shouldn’t come as a surprise to you. Nada on the cast iron, and like the ketchup, a bit brighter on the bottom of the stainless steel pan but the scorches and stains were still abound. Then, it was scrubbed with a damp, non-scratching sponge. The paste was applied to sections of the pan and left for 10 minutes. I created a paste using about 3 parts cream of tartar to one part water. Waste of an excellent condiment otherwise required for potatoes. The cast iron was impervious to the ketchup treatment. Scorch marks and build up were still there, although the stainless steel was a bit brighter. After 10 minutes, I scrubbed with a non-scratch sponge and the results on both pans were not good at all. Apparently this works extremely well on copper-bottom pans, and tomato paste can be used as well (great use for leftovers). I applied ketchup to the bottom of the pans, and left it for about 10 minutes. The video demonstrates the effectiveness of each method. Always use a non-scratch sponge to do this, especially on the cast iron and non-stick pans! It can ruin them for good, especially cast iron and non-stick pans. Also, despite your deepest, darkest fantasies, please try to avoid placing your pots and pans in the dishwasher. This works on any kind of pan, however non-stick pans may be sensitive to Barkeeper’s Friend, so stick to the gentler methods. I used my Simply Calphalon stainless steel pans, and my Le Creuset cast iron enamelled pans. We used two types of pans, to give you an overview on how everything worked. So what we did do, was test ketchup, cream of tartar, baking soda and Barkeeper’s Friend. Feel free to try it out if you have a few spare bottles kicking around though. We tried this and the results weren’t exciting in the slightest, so we chose to omit it. The two methods we chose not to use were: cleaning with oven cleaner (it can void your pan’s warranty and is usually pretty harsh, and the same results can be accomplished with other products), and the second is soaking in cola. What we’ve done is investigated 4 popular methods on cleaning the bottom of pots and pans and put them to the test. It required some research, but we managed to figure it out. In the comments on that video and post, we’ve been asked an alarmingly high amount of times how to clean the bottoms of pots and pans…truth is, we never much thought about it and had no quick fix. If you haven’t done so already, we highly recommend you check out our video and blog post on how to clean the inside of a burnt pot or pan…it’s fantastically easy and requires next to no effort on your part (praise the lord). So, we put your tough question to the test. This has been a popular question from the Clean My Space community, and clearly, one that needed some research and testing in our advanced cleaning laboratory (…our house). Last updated: JHow do I clean burnt grease and scorch marks off the bottom of pots and pans?
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