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

[Bruce Freeman]

Please be aware that barkeepers friend contains oxalic
acid, a poison.  (Rhubarb leaves also contain oxalic
acid and will poison you.)  

Oxalic acid is highly water soluble, especially in
alkali (baking soda or washing soda or dishwasher
detergent, for example), so will wash off completely
very easily.

Bruce
NJ

--- T <mail4t at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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?
> 
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