Burned-on cast iron mess?
Gaia Raain asked:
I have a cast iron pan that is just a HORRIBLE mess. My husband tried cooking chicken with honey on it (the honey is mixed with corn syrup). I’m not sure if it’s just because the chicken burned, or if the honey has something to do with it, but we have been scraping and scrubbing on this pan for a WEEK! We’ve tried boiling water in the pan, scraping it with a metal spatula, scouring with an SOS pad, and we’ve put in hours of plain old elbow grease with brillo pads. The burnt-on stuff is coming off just a teeny bit at a time. Any suggestions?
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I have a cast iron pan that is just a HORRIBLE mess. My husband tried cooking chicken with honey on it (the honey is mixed with corn syrup). I’m not sure if it’s just because the chicken burned, or if the honey has something to do with it, but we have been scraping and scrubbing on this pan for a WEEK! We’ve tried boiling water in the pan, scraping it with a metal spatula, scouring with an SOS pad, and we’ve put in hours of plain old elbow grease with brillo pads. The burnt-on stuff is coming off just a teeny bit at a time. Any suggestions?
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2 Responses to “Burned-on cast iron mess?”
Get as much of the icky stuff out of it as you can and then put in a tablespoon of baking soda and water in the pan and put it on the stove until it boils up, and then let cool and most often all the stuff will come out. Also you never cook sugar laden foods in cast iorn, for future reference. Good luck.
Build a charcoal fire in the grill . Put the pan in and let it go. Right on top of the coals. This may take some time but it should work. Burn the inside and outside. Then scrub to get the black off. Re-season the pan with oil after cleaning.