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

[Jeffrey Polaski]

I guess it depends on the stains... I've had great luck with plain old
oven cleaner. It does a good job removing the brown junk gas stoves
slowly deposit on the bottom of pots and pans. 

I don't think I've ever had any stains on the inside... I'd think oven
cleaner would take out any stains, but it might knock to polish off 'em.

This is just speculation: ammonia and/or vinegar will clean just about
anything. You also might try a soft-scrub tile/grout cleaner w/bleach,
or maybe soak them in oxy-clean overnight.



Jeff Polaski


-----Original Message-----
From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of terry l. ridder
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 12:18 PM
To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [TheForge] removing stains on stainless steel and aluminum pots
andpans

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?

-- 
terry l. ridder ><>
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