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You are here: Home / Tips / Cooking Tips / Remove Burned-On Food from a Pan

Remove Burned-On Food from a Pan

By Noreen 16 Comments




By Noreen Doll.

Here’s an easy way to remove burned on food from a pan.

Easy Way to Remove Burned-on Food from a Pan by Crafty Journal

I had a non stick pan with severely burned on food that needed to be cleaned. The food was so welded to the pan I couldn’t even scrape it with a spoon edge.

Easy Way to Remove Burned-on Food from a Pan by Crafty Journal

First I added water to it and brought it to a boil, then covered it and let it stand. That did nothing. I couldn’t scrape anything loose.

Next I poured in some baking soda, then added vinegar. I gently heated it and left it to soak. Nope, it didn’t work.

I had read about using a dryer sheet, which was supposed to make the burned on food lift right off after soaking. Nothing at all.

Finally, I went back to my oven cleaner.

I heated the pan, turned off the burner, and laid a paper towel in the bottom.

Easy Way to Remove Burned-on Food from a Pan by Crafty Journal

I poured in enough ammonia to just cover the bottom of the pan..

Easy Way to Remove Burned-on Food from a Pan by Crafty Journal

and immediately covered it with a tight fitting lid.

Easy Way to Remove Burned-on Food from a Pan by Crafty Journal

You have to be quick as there are strong fumes from the ammonia.

I left the pan overnight, although I did reheat it slightly a couple of times, as heat seems to help the process. I did not remove the lid.

The next morning I removed the lid (stand back – the fumes are strong!) and disposed of the paper towel.

Easy Way to Remove Burned-on Food from a Pan by Crafty Journal

I wiped out the excess ammonia and scraped the bottom of the pan a bit.

Easy Way to Remove Burned-on Food from a Pan by Crafty Journal

Everything came right up!

I washed the pan thoroughly, and this is the result.

Easy Way to Remove Burned-on Food from a Pan by Crafty Journal

Caution: You do need to be careful when using ammonia.

Also, ammonia reacts with aluminum and may discolor a pan if left too long.

The pan can be tightly covered with aluminum foil if it doesn’t have a lid.

Noreen Doll

Crafty Journal

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  1. Patricia says

    December 29, 2014 at 9:24 pm

    Thanks, I just burned the daylights out of one of my favorite pans. Didn’t even know it was happening until it was too late. Gonna try your advice. Thanks again.

  2. Audra @ Renewed Projects says

    December 30, 2014 at 3:43 pm

    Glad that works. I heard a tip about putting the burned pan into the freezer then taking it out and scraping it. Didn’t work. 🙁 Thanks for sharing the tip.

  3. Love Keil (MunchkinTime) says

    December 30, 2014 at 6:32 pm

    What an easy way to clean a pan. Love how it doesn’t involves scrubbing!

  4. Karen Goodman says

    December 31, 2014 at 1:48 am

    I’ve used ammonia in trash bag, tied up tied and left outside overnight for the burnt on gunk on gas stove grills. What a creative way to use the ammonia without damaging the handle or outside of the pan.

  5. Agy says

    January 1, 2015 at 4:15 am

    Great advice, and no need to ruin the non-stick too! Thank you!

  6. Julie says

    January 3, 2015 at 4:57 pm

    I could have done with this a few weeks ago when I burnt a pan so badly I ended up throwing it away (I tried everything I could find on line first, vinegar, washing powder, heating, soaking – the works! Next time, and there is bound to be a next time, I will try this)

  7. Janeen says

    January 3, 2015 at 5:29 pm

    Ha ha, I’m curious about the incident that caused that blackened pan! I have to confess that if boiling water and a bit of a scrub doesn’t get a pan clean, I just call it good and after more cooking with the pan it eventually comes clean. Is that horrible? 🙂 I have ammonia around, maybe I’ll try that next time, thanks!

  8. Claire says

    January 4, 2015 at 9:49 pm

    Great idea 🙂

    Thanks for sharing at Creative Mondays…

  9. Cathy @ Our Mini Family says

    January 8, 2015 at 12:45 pm

    We’re featuring your tutorial at Our Mini Linky Party this Saturday! Thank you!

    xo
    ~Cathy~

  10. Linda says

    January 9, 2015 at 3:30 am

    Noreen, I hope your holidays were wonderful!!! Pinned this post. Wow. Thanks for the info. I’ve had this happen to my pans also. Also will feature on Facebook tomorrow. This is such a wonderful thing to know. Your friend, Linda

  11. Dee says

    January 10, 2015 at 6:25 pm

    Wow — the ammonia worked wonders on that pan! Thanks for sharing with us! 🙂

  12. Lorelai @ Life With Lorelai says

    January 10, 2015 at 11:57 pm

    I thought that pan would NEVER come clean… I am amazed! And no real scrubbing either. Thanks for sharing this fantastic tip at the #HomeMattersParty 🙂

    ~Lorelai
    Life With Lorelai

  13. Danny Truong says

    January 11, 2015 at 6:49 am

    A few pans of mine are ruined. Thanks for the idea, I’ll use it 😀 , it might be a lifesaver!

  14. Sabine says

    January 16, 2015 at 8:18 pm

    Would this be the best way to clean some rusty cast iron cookware we got from my husbands grandmother?

  15. Noreen says

    January 16, 2015 at 9:43 pm

    I wouldn’t use this method on cast iron pans. I found a few sites that have better information on how to clean and protect cast iron. I would check them out:

    http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-clean-and-season-old-ru-151535

    https://www.yahoo.com/food/youre-in-love-with-those-gorgeous-birds-eye-95462374411.html

    http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/11/the-truth-about-cast-iron.html

  16. Creative Khadija says

    January 23, 2015 at 1:47 pm

    Well done Noreen 🙂

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