Washing a Badly Burned Pot

Have you ever had the misfortune of answering the phone while cooking away on your stove top, only to return a badly burned pot with dinner long gone? I know I have had more than a few occasions to really dirty several pots in my kitchen and have always been frustrated at the scrubbing, scrubbing, and more scrubbing it took to return my pot's bottom to it's former shining glory. My frustrations were recently able to disappear when I learned a great new tip! No, that tip was not to forgo attending to whatever needs arose around the house to pay attention to my cooking ;o)

Pot Makeover 101

1. Fill your offending pot with cold water and add two to three tablespoons of basic table salt.

2. Let the pot sit like this on your countop overnight.

3. In the morning, bring the water to a boil. While the water is boiling, the burnt bottom should look good as new.

4. Wash as normal.

Much less pain & "elbow grease" than scrubbing away with that steel wool or other scrubber! :o)

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Picture- Pots and Pans I by Van Riswick