How to Clean Burned-On Food off a Pot

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Getting caked-on food off your pots is possible. All you need is a little time and elbow grease.

Step 1: Sprinkle baking soda
Sprinkle baking soda in the pot or pan, so it coats the bottom entirely.

Step 2: Moisten with water
Add enough warm water for the baking soda to become a paste.

Step 3: Wait
Let it sit for at least ten minutes; the longer you let it soak, the better. The sodium bicarbonate will penetrate the stuck-on food and loosen it.

Tip
No baking soda? Use a wet fabric softener sheet; it contains antistatic agents that will loosen the bond between the food and the pot.

Step 4: Wipe
Wipe the pot with a sponge or damp paper towel.

Step 5: Don’t give up
Food still stuck? Add more baking soda and water, and this time boil the mixture in the pot for a few minutes. Let it cool, then wipe clean.

Did You Know?
When mixed with water, baking soda can also soothe a bee sting, clean teeth, and keep a drain clog-free.

18 Replies to “How to Clean Burned-On Food off a Pot”

  1. If its still not working good enough, try using lemon juice instead of water.

  2. This still works in 2021 ! Mine was severely burnt chic noodles(thot I turned off, but turned up high and went to bathroom!) Household of people smelled it ! And I got it turned off but not before it burned….tried to eat off top
    …so it sat there for hours before I had a chance to check out…..stuff on thick layer of burned food——–looks like a new pot today !

  3. Thought I ruined a very expensive pot. Worked great. Thanks so much. I went straight to the boiling since the crust was pretty thick.

  4. I am so surprised no one mentioned WD-40 🙂 Though it works better and much faster than boiling with soap I may think twice about cooking in that pot again

  5. My SO used my nonstick cookie sheet on an open flame grill. It’s ruined????????????

    Trying this on a pot soon

  6. For burnt on food in pots or pans add one cup full of clothes detergent two litres of tap water an place on cooker until u have half cup left in pan .switch heat off leave to soak an cool then lightly scrub job done

  7. and come to think i heard every chuck norris joke while in iraq lol i like this one

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