[TheForge] removing stains on stainless steel and aluminum pots and pans

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Try Barkeeper's Friend.  It will remove an amazing amount of staining.

TerryB

>terry l. ridder wrote:
>>hello;
>>while cooking the other day i noticed that nearly
>>every pot and pan is stained in some manner. i would
>>really like to remove the stains. i have tried copper
>>scouring pads and chlorine bleach alas the stains are
>>still there. roughly half of the pots and pans are
>>stainless steel and the other half aluminum.
>>i have googled "removing stains from pots and pans."
>>and have read many of the suggestions. in the past i
>>have tried several of the suggestions with no luck.
>>short of using fine grit wet/dry sandpaper or fine
>>grade steel wool or even my dremel tool with polishing
>>rogue; would anyone have suggestions for removing the
>>stains?