How to remove hardened grease from side of a pot?

If the pot is stainless steel, you can use oven cleaner. Do not use it on
aluminum.

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Posted by Abe on June 23, 2006, 7:35 pm

There was a show on PBS called Haley's hints where he covered this,
and he swears by cream of tartar and a sponge.

Posted by Eigenvector on June 23, 2006, 7:40 pm

> What's the best substance for enabling one to remove baked-on grease

> from the side of a pot? It has picked it up from sitting on the

> stovetop for years of cooking beside it (I have little space).

> 409 or its equivalent has not worked. How about WD40? Vinegar? Any

> ideas?

A little unconventional, but diesel works wonders on cosmoline, which can be
considered a grease. Diesel won't hurt the pan and it isn't horribly toxic
or corrosive.

Personally, I would try something more conventional first, after all you
will be eating from this thing and it will be exposed to open flame
(possibly).

Posted by mm on June 23, 2006, 9:19 pm

On 23 Jun 2006 09:39:54 -0700, tariq.1.rahim@spamgourmet.com wrote:

>What's the best substance for enabling one to remove baked-on grease

>from the side of a pot? It has picked it up from sitting on the

>stovetop for years of cooking beside it (I have little space).

>409 or its equivalent has not worked. How about WD40? Vinegar? Any

>ideas?

On the outside of a metal pot, I might use a bench grinder with a wire
wheel in place of the grind stone.

I have an aluminmum popcorn pot, with built-in stirrer, that is about
50 years old and has been used more than 1000 times for popcorn. It
keeps getting dirty on the INSIDE and I've been pretty successful
boiling water in it, until it runs dry and then leaving it on until
it's red hot. (This was a mistake both times, but it works.)

On the outside of a pot that doesn't have to look pristine, I use
steel wool, brass wool, or copper wool, depending. I forget the order
they go in but they are of different hardness. I use steel wool the
least because it rusts. The others can be left by the sink.

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