Cleaning a stainless steel pan

[Jan in CA]

Excellent! And environmentally responsible, too! That's good to know!


Disclaimer: I know that I posted about Barkeeper's Friend and it's not the most environmentally safe, however there are times when you do have to use what works. Products like Bon Ami just don't work as well. I just try to be environmentally friendly as much as I can and use products like BF as little as possible.

[Cait]

The trick to not do this again is to never heat the pan over high heat. That's what did it in the first place. I believe they addressed this subject on America's Test Kitchen, on PBS with Cristopher Kimball as the owner/host. He also publishes a magazine titled "Cook's Illustrated'' that should be a bible for anyone that wants to learn how and why ingredients do things the way they do in a recipe. I wish it was around when I learned to cook 40+ years ago. Look for it in the bookstore, and you will become a fan like I am.
Cait

[sarahzknitty]

I've never tried it, but I've heard that if you put Coca-Cola into the pan and then bring it to a boil that will work.
But I don't want to burn a pan to find out.