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Did I ruin my pot? Don't judge :)
DH and I are very sick. He made us some soup and must have left the burner on the whole night (I know I know!!!!).
There was a little soup left in the pot, and it burnt...badly!
We have nonstick pots. I've been scrubbing all day,but it really won't budge. Is it a lost cause, or do any of you ladies know any tricks?
TIA
Megan
Re: Did I ruin my pot? Don't judge :)
Try using some Cascade or other automatic dishwasher detergent with hot water. Let it sit all day and you might get lucky. I know I have used the method before and saved the pan, but that was for pan forgotten for just a short time. Hope it works for you!
holy sh@#! You left the burner on all night? Who cares about the pot! You are lucky you didn't burn your house down.
i agree with this - just stick dishwaher detergent in it and i have boiled it on the stove (just a low boil) and it help loosen everything
This is from Martha:
Clean Very Dirty Pots
Fill especially dirty pots that have coated, baked-on food with water and 1/4 cup powdered dishwasher detergent or baking soda. Bring the mixture to a boil, remove from heat, and let soak for an hour. Scrape the pot with a spoon or rubber spatula and finish up washing as you normally would.
You might also try boiling some water in it. That sometimes loosens stuff for me, though I've never owned a non-stick pot.
Don't quote me on this, but I think if you burn a non-stick pot it breaks down the coating and releases very toxic fumes/particles...Plus, if you left the burner on all night, I'm not sure if the pot will ever be "non-stick" again. I would throw it away just to be safe...especially if black chips of coating are coming off when you clean it.
Good luck! Hopefully it was a very good distraction that made you forget about the stove
this is what i would be concerned about. i would buy a new pot and toss the burned one. wouldnt risk getting your family sick.
Agree with previous poster - throw it away. The non-stick coating, once ruined, releases cancer causing agents in your food when cooking.
This is also true for scratched non-stick pans.