Burnt Stockpot.

[ashbyp]

So i just managed to burn the inside bottom of my stockpot, guess U didn't stir the LME properly.

It's black and definitely not coming off with elbow grease. It's soaking in bruclens right now, but any ideas how to clean it up ?

Cheers!

[maxashton]

boiling kettle of water, 100gms citric acid, soak.

failing that, try cillit bang or oven cleaner.

[Knotty47]

Is it stain less steel or aluminium(sp.)? For a stainless steel one I'd use costic soda, I use it to clean the oven tops in my kitchen at work, brings them out like new after a 24 hour soak.

Alex

[ashbyp]

thanks guys. it's SS.

based i what i have right now i'll try oven cleaner. if that doesn't do it i'll get some caustic soda.

[mshergold]

For removing food that had 'caught' on the bottom of saucepans, my grandmother used to boil washing powder until whatever was burnt on came off. I've done this with a stainless steel saucepan and it worked a treat.

Please note that if you try this & it ruins your stockpot I only mentioned 'saucepans', not 'stockpots'

[ashbyp]

The oven cleaner pretty much did the trick. Thanks!

[maxashton]

It's designed to remove burnt on carbon, so i would hope so!

Make sure you give it a bloody good rinse, bleach, and rinse again!
Don't want any residue of oven cleaner in there. It would at least taste foul, or destroy the head of your beers.

[ashbyp]

Will do max. Mr Muscle is powerful stuff..