Cleaning enamel skillet

[GinoK]

I accumulated over the years a layer of burnt on whatever that I want to get
rid of. A 24 hr soak in dishwater, a lot of elbow grease and a dish brush
got rid of a lot of it but I can't get down to the enamel. Is there
something else I can try? Steel wool would mess up the enamel, no?

TIA

[Phisherman]

On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 20:00:24 GMT, "GinoK" <genex@earthlink.net> wrote:

>I accumulated over the years a layer of burnt on whatever that I want to get
>rid of. A 24 hr soak in dishwater, a lot of elbow grease and a dish brush
>got rid of a lot of it but I can't get down to the enamel. Is there
>something else I can try? Steel wool would mess up the enamel, no?
>
>TIA
>

Soak the skillet overnight in a solution of baking soda. The next day
heat it to a boil and allow it to cool. If it does not clean up
easily, then take the skillet outdoors and use oven cleaner on it. Be
very careful about protecting your skin and lungs. Lye dissolves
burned debris (and human flesh) very well. Rinse with cool water
before taking it back indoors, then wash as usual. Forget the steel
wool.

[Vox Humana]

"Phisherman" <nobody@noone.com> wrote in message
news:159a40dh9b8r704qbsrkfhnn67gq55a1fm@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 20:00:24 GMT, "GinoK" <genex@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> >I accumulated over the years a layer of burnt on whatever that I want to
get
> >rid of. A 24 hr soak in dishwater, a lot of elbow grease and a dish brush
> >got rid of a lot of it but I can't get down to the enamel. Is there
> >something else I can try? Steel wool would mess up the enamel, no?
> >
> >TIA
> >
>
> Soak the skillet overnight in a solution of baking soda. The next day
> heat it to a boil and allow it to cool. If it does not clean up
> easily, then take the skillet outdoors and use oven cleaner on it. Be
> very careful about protecting your skin and lungs. Lye dissolves
> burned debris (and human flesh) very well. Rinse with cool water
> before taking it back indoors, then wash as usual. Forget the steel
> wool.

I put non-reactive cookware in a garbage bag, spray it with oven cleaner
(only the heavy duty stuff in the yellow can is any good), and close the
bag. I let it sit over night and then rinse and wash it.

[GinoK]

Thanks to you and Vox. I'm going to try yours first, if only becase I'm
starting to drift towards the Greenie side of the political spectrum. But
when you say "solution of baking soda", you mean for a cup of water there
should be X amount of baking soda.
What's X? As you can see I'm a newbie at this stuff.

"Phisherman" <nobody@noone.com> wrote in message
news:159a40dh9b8r704qbsrkfhnn67gq55a1fm@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 20:00:24 GMT, "GinoK" <genex@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> >I accumulated over the years a layer of burnt on whatever that I want to
get
> >rid of. A 24 hr soak in dishwater, a lot of elbow grease and a dish brush
> >got rid of a lot of it but I can't get down to the enamel. Is there
> >something else I can try? Steel wool would mess up the enamel, no?
> >
> >TIA
> >
>
> Soak the skillet overnight in a solution of baking soda. The next day
> heat it to a boil and allow it to cool. If it does not clean up
> easily, then take the skillet outdoors and use oven cleaner on it. Be
> very careful about protecting your skin and lungs. Lye dissolves
> burned debris (and human flesh) very well. Rinse with cool water
> before taking it back indoors, then wash as usual. Forget the steel
> wool.

[Phisherman]

Put a half inch of water in the skillet and sprinkle enough baking
soda over it such that some settles to the bottom. To answer your
question, X is about a tablespoon of baking soda. For scrubbing you
don't want to use anything that will scratch the finish.

On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 04:30:59 GMT, "GinoK" <genex@earthlink.net> wrote:

>Thanks to you and Vox. I'm going to try yours first, if only becase I'm
>starting to drift towards the Greenie side of the political spectrum. But
>when you say "solution of baking soda", you mean for a cup of water there
>should be X amount of baking soda.
>What's X? As you can see I'm a newbie at this stuff.
>
>"Phisherman" <nobody@noone.com> wrote in message
>news:159a40dh9b8r704qbsrkfhnn67gq55a1fm@4ax.com...
>> On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 20:00:24 GMT, "GinoK" <genex@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>> >I accumulated over the years a layer of burnt on whatever that I want to
>get
>> >rid of. A 24 hr soak in dishwater, a lot of elbow grease and a dish brush
>> >got rid of a lot of it but I can't get down to the enamel. Is there
>> >something else I can try? Steel wool would mess up the enamel, no?
>> >
>> >TIA
>> >
>>
>> Soak the skillet overnight in a solution of baking soda. The next day
>> heat it to a boil and allow it to cool. If it does not clean up
>> easily, then take the skillet outdoors and use oven cleaner on it. Be
>> very careful about protecting your skin and lungs. Lye dissolves
>> burned debris (and human flesh) very well. Rinse with cool water
>> before taking it back indoors, then wash as usual. Forget the steel
>> wool.
>