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

[Craig Schaefer]

Of course they stain.   You just can't see the stains.

CraigS
Gresham, OR
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Vida" <osan at netlabs.net>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] removing stains on stainless steel and aluminum 
potsand pans


> We use almost nothing but cast iron pots and pans.  They work a whole lot 
> better than most other sorts, are relatively easy to clean, and don't 
> stain. :)
>
> Paul wrote:
>> why not use sandpaper? I frequently pull out the 3M abrasive pads when 
>> it's time to polish up the cooking hardware. Heck, if I could get my 
>> angle grinder in there....
>>
>> p
>>
>> 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?
>>>
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