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Title:How to Make them Goodies
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Created:Tue Feb 18 1986
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3922.0. "Cleaning: pans" by SEABRZ::SEELEY () Mon Mar 28 1994 13:24

I boil chicken often (for soups and other recipes), and always have a hard
time cleaning the scum off the sides of the pan.  Soaking in, and using hot
soapy water still requires too much scrubbing.  

Any easy ways to clean the pan?  

I don't put my pans in the dishwasher.  Should I try this?  Anything else?

Thanks,

Lauren
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3922.1random thoughtsSOLVIT::HAECKDebby HaeckMon Mar 28 1994 20:077
    Not sure about the side of a pan, but when I am losing patience with
    the bottom of a pan I sprinkle it with dishwasher detergent, add a
    LITTLE water and let it soak over night.  Maybe if you made a paste of
    the detergent?

    Or, depending on what kind of pan it is, I've used Bon Ami, or Soft
    Scrub.
3922.2Re .0SUBURB::MCDONALDAShockwave RiderTue Mar 29 1994 04:3612
>I don't put my pans in the dishwasher.  Should I try this?
    
    Unfortunately, doesn't work in my dishwasher. The stuff gets too cooked
    on. The only thing that works for my stainless steel pans is elbow
    grease and maybe a bit of a soaking. A plastic scouring pad is all that
    is needed.
    
> Anything else?
    
    I seem to recall not having this problem with non-stick pans.
    
    Angus
3922.3Dip-it works for mePOWDML::CORMIERTue Mar 29 1994 09:499
    I've used a product designed for cleaning the interior of percolators
    called "Dip-it".  My cookware is HORRIBLE looking on the outside, so I
    have to do this frequently.  Fill up a tub with boiling water and Dip-It,
    set the pan in the water, and let it soak.  My cookware is in very sad
    shape, cosmetically. One of the "cooks" in the family does not see the
    need to wash the outside of pans, only the inside.  He subsequently
    bakes the particles of food onto the pan each time he uses it (gas
    stove, high flame!).  It makes a lovely mess, but Dip It gets it clean.
    
3922.4STAR::GOLIKERIThu Apr 07 1994 17:261
    Sometimes soaking in hot water with lemon juice helps.
3922.5GEMCIL::PW::winalskiCareful with that AXP, EugeneThu Apr 07 1994 19:493
RE: .4

I find that my skin ends up wrinkled.  :-)
3922.6how about cleaning teflon coating?STOWOA::GIUNTATue Apr 19 1994 14:033
    On a similar note, I find that I have a difficult time cleaning up my
    teflon-coated griddle, and that there's always this sticky oily residue
    in the edges that I just can't seem to get out. Anybody got any tricks?  
3922.7PERLE::glantzMike, Paris Research Lab, 776-2836Wed Apr 20 1994 04:399
Re .0, gee, I'm surprised this is such a mystery. We make soups and
stocks in stainless pots all the time, and all it takes is to soak in
water for a couple of hours (even an hour is enough) and then use an
abrasive scouring pad, such as one of those green Scotch-Brite (tm)
pads. Comes right off. This will work on aluminum, too, and doesn't
seem to take off too much metal (gets them nice and bright). Don't use
an abrasive pad on non-stick (e.g. Teflon), though. And they may not be
safe on anodized (e.g. Calphalon), either, but we don't have any, so I
don't know.
3922.8A little seasoningSWAM1::FISH_JAa view from the waterWed Apr 27 1994 18:1210
    Hmmmm,   I use Magnalite pans.  I've seasoned them correctly and
    whenever I was them I never, I mean never use soap.  (refer to Jeff
    Smith's Frugal Gourmet books for seasoning techiques, Fanny Farmers
    coobook discusses this, as well as "Cooking A-Z" from the California
    Culinary Academy.
    
    Once seasoned, it seems that with just a little effort, and maybe an
    hour of soaking, I always get this residue to come off.