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Burned my bottom. Can it be saved?

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My pot bottom that is.

Stupid. I washed the pot and since I was going to be deep-frying in it, I put it on the lit stove to totally dry it out before putting oil in so there'd be no spatters, but then I got distracted and forgot about it.

Noticed a burning-y smell, went to the kitchen and this pot had been heating away for about 5 minutes till it was dangerously hot and the bottom was all black.

I let it cool a bit then quenched it in water and now it's all black.

Internet said have at it with vinegar and baking soda, but that didn't do anything... photo below is after a major scrubbing with wire wool but it doesn't seem to get off most of it.

Any tried and true methods?

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Barriehie said:
Vinegar would've neutralized the baking soda and you'd just have a salty water solution on there...

Baking soda and salt paste would work much better but it's still going to be a lot of scrubbing.
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Ah right. Schoolboy chemistry is coming back to me: acid + alkali -> salt + water. I should have known lol.
 
vernplum said:
My pot bottom that is.

Stupid. I washed the pot and since I was going to be deep-frying in it, I put it on the lit stove to totally dry it out before putting oil in so there'd be no spatters, but then I got distracted and forgot about it.

Noticed a burning-y smell, went to the kitchen and this pot had been heating away for about 5 minutes till it was dangerously hot and the bottom was all black.

I let it cool a bit then quenched it in water and now it's all black.

Internet said have at it with vinegar and baking soda, but that didn't do anything... photo below is after a major scrubbing with wire wool but it doesn't seem to get off most of it.

Any tried and true methods?

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OH, WOW!!!!!! Try a cleaner that helps you get rid of the blackness. there has got to be something out there!!! Good luck. :whistling:
 
Bar Keeper’s Friend, if it’s available where you live. Maybe some Easy-Off oven cleaner, but wear gloves, make sure it’s well-ventilated where you use it, and maybe test a small spot to make sure it doesn’t damage the pan - that stuff is caustic and then some.
 
That black is the carbon from the incomplete combustion of the gas. It's pretty impervious to any chemical reactivity but, if it's stuck to any organic "stuff" that was on the bottom of the pot at the onset chemicals may help. 🤞
 
Sometimes, it's a real pain to clean a carbonized pot or pan. I don't envy you when it comes to that. The best thing might be Easy-off. :stop:
 
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Glad you posted this vernplum as I have quite a few pots and pans in similar and worse shape - posted a while back but no takers! 😅

Problem is getting the really vitrified/fused layer off. Mostly I don't really care, but I I have a couple of outer enamelled cast iron pans I use all the time on high heat that are almost totally black on the outside. C'est la guerre!
 
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I just got a new set of Rachel Ray cookware. I'll be sure not to let this happen!!!! It is so easy to be distracted when cooking.
You either end up burning the pan or whatever is in it!!!!! :eek:
 
Z-Cook said:
Glad you posted this vernplum as I have quite a few pots and pans in similar and worse shape - posted a while back but no takers! 😅

Problem is getting the really vitrified/fused layer off. Mostly I don't really care, but I I have a couple of outer enamelled cast iron pans I use all the time on high heat that are almost totally black on the outside. C'est la guerre!
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You need this...
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