Cleaning a burnt stainless steel pan

Nothing is as annoying as a stuck-on or burnt pan. Some dishes tend to cause a mess in our pots and pans. But it could also be that you overheated your pan. Either way: we all know the problem, but can you prevent or fix it? Yes! Take a look at the pan you currently have. Does it have a good non-stick coating?

Does your pan have no non-stick coating at all?

Maybe it’s worth getting one considering the convenience it offers! This is often overlooked, while it is the main reason for food sticking. Companies often use just a few light non-stick layers because it’s cheap. We’ll come back to this later, but first let’s see how to clean your stuck-on cooking pot!

Cleaning a burnt pan:

There are several ways to clean a burnt frying pan. Many are very time-consuming and don’t always work as desired. We have tried multiple methods and are most satisfied with the following solution.

The Aluminum method in a stainless steel pan

Cover the burnt spot with 2-3 tablespoons of baking soda and add a little water to create a mixture. Crumple some aluminum foil and scrub the pan around until all food residues and stains are clean. Rinse the pan with warm soapy water.

How it works: This method takes little time and requires minimal effort. Yes, you will “scrub” the stuck-on stainless steel pan, but you don’t have to put in as much effort as with a scouring pad. Just rub with the aluminum foil in circles or back and forth – whatever works best for you. You may need to repeat the process because the baking soda gets very dirty and makes it hard to see the spots that still need attention, but this is by far the best and easiest method to clean a scorched or burnt stainless steel pan.

Tip: It’s a great way to put any extra piece of foil to good use. Suppose you used some foil to cover a casserole pot while baking something in the oven. Instead of throwing that foil away immediately, you can recycle it, make it into a ball, and keep it for this cleaning method!

No more stuck-on pans:

Don’t have a stainless steel pan? But for example an aluminum frying pan with a non-stick coating? You might think it can’t stick. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. A non-stick coating should be seen as a layer that can be applied to your pan. The more layers you have, the less the pan can burn. Companies prefer to use as few non-stick layers as possible because it is quite costly.

We ourselves are huge cooking enthusiasts and understand that nothing is as annoying as cleaning a burnt pan. We value efficient cooking, but also cooking with pleasure. In our opinion, a task like cleaning burnt food doesn’t belong to that. That’s why we have looked extra carefully at various safe non-stick coatings. Of course, this involved a lot of testing on many dishes. In the end, we managed to produce complete pan series with no less than a three-layer GreenShield non-stick coating! This makes it very unlikely that anything will ever stick in your pan again, unless you really mess up! 😉

But if you’re looking for other pans, be sure to check out our frying pan induction, stainless steel frying pan, ceramic frying pan and frying pans without Teflon. For every occasion, the perfect frying pan.

If you have any questions about how to best clean your cooking pot, or want more advice about one of our quality pans with non-stick coating, contact our customer service: mail@cookandpan.com.

Happy cooking!

Team Cook and Pan