Borax, your fav dishwashing soap, & hot water should bring it back to life. You may even soak it a bit with Borax & hot water. Every thing from mac & cheese to rice has been burnt in ours & Borax seems to be the magic to bring it back to being new, again. ... View related article.
We recently threw away our last few pans that were teflon coated-will never buy them again. I started slowly phasing out the horrible T-fal ware with Iron cast cookware, though we still needed stainless steel for cooking other foods. My husband was eyeing the cookware at a huge local store & then he started picking them up & shaking them holding the handle. The only one that didn't warble was Rachel Rays. So we bought the set & I had to teach my husband that just like the cast iron, the pan should be heated first, and lightly spraying with non-stick product usually keeps things from sticking. But he wanted to see what it would do without that advice. He helped to create heating stains as he did in our other stainless steel pans. I got them back to brand new condition with Borax. Cleaning the pan immediately while it is still hot cleans it quicker. If you don't have time, put water in the pan later, put it on the stove & let it heat up until all the food bubbles off of the surface just as it will with cast iron. I never have to use more than a nylon brush and/or sponge. I've found that Borax works great for making your silverware sparkly again, too. I also use Borax for clothes. It's a great all around cleaner when baking soda just isn't enough for that squeaky extra sparkling-see-your-reflection-in-the-pan shine. ... View related article.
