The burnt stains on your pans look really bad, and you need to clean them up if you have ones in your kitchen. Luckily, you can use some kitchen remedies and get the job done all by yourself.
Check out our guide on How to Clean Burnt Stains on Pans which you can follow easily.
How to Clean Burnt Stains on Pans
Scrap it away
The very first thing that you have to do is to remove the food debris as much as possible before it gets stuck and much harder to scrape away. This need to get done by using plastic or rubber utensils so you won’t scratch the non-stick coating and damage the cookware.
If you have a glass pan, you can use a scouring pad to clean the burn stains, always do this step gently and carefully.
Lose the stains
You might think heating up the burnt food on the pan is a bad idea when actually, it’s not. In fact, it’s actually a quick trick that can help to loosen the burnt sugar.
Here’s what you can do:
- Sprinkle enough baking soda on the affected area inside the pan then pour some water until it’s enough to submerge the stains.
- Boil the mixture for around 15 to 30 minutes until you can easily remove the stains.
You can also use the mixture of lemon juice with salt, hydrogen peroxide, or white vinegar as a substitute for baking soda. Whatever the solution that you use, make sure that you turn on the exhaust fan or open all the windows since boiling burnt sugar can really create an unpleasant smell.
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Soak it in
To remove difficult burnt sugar that sticks to the pan even after you try to scrape it away, you can soak it in soapy water. Simply mix warm water with liquid dish soap and soak the pan with glued sugar for around overnight.
For a way more difficult burnt sugar, you can coat the affected area with a thick layer of ketchup and leave it for a night. The acid of the ketchup can help to loosen the stains so you can remove them easier.
Other alternative home remedies that can also help to eat away the burnt sugar are coke and fabric softener. Here’s what you can do:
- Pour the coke onto the affected area of the pan and soak it overnight.
- Drop a tablespoon of liquid fabric softener into boiled water and soak it overnight in the mixture of the solution.
Last effort, the combo
Yes, this very last step is for the stains that cannot be removed in which you need to combine several steps and more materials.
Here’s what you can do:
- Sprinkle the baking soda and pour the water into the pan, and boil the mixture.
- Once it’s boiled, turn off the stove and put the pan in the sink.
- Pour white vinegar into the mixture while it’s still hot, and you see it starts fizzing.
- Use a spatula to scrape the stain away.
