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

[Bruce Freeman]

Terry,
The black is carbon.  You don't want to use the only
solvent I know that dissolves it.  (I won't even name
it, lest some poor fool try).  Hot steel is a good
solvent for carbon, so abrasion is the only fix for
this.  OTOH, it's harmless.
I'm not sure why Al would stain dark.  Best remedy for
Al is to put it in the dishwasher with Cascade powder
or an off-brand equivalent.  The abrasion and the
alkali usually leave Al shiny.
Bruce
--- "terry l. ridder" <terrylr at blauedonau.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 29 Nov 2007, Bruce Freeman wrote:
> 
> >
> > Terry,
> > I might be able to help, but I need to know more
> about
> > these stains.  What do they look like.  What do
> you
> > know about how they got there?
> >
> 
> most of the stains on the inside of the stainless
> steel
> pots and pans are from being forgotten on the stove
> over
> heat. whatever was cooking burned (sometimes with
> flames)
> leaving black stains in the stainless steel.
> 
> the aluminum pots and pans are stained with dark
> stains
> from being used to cook acidic foods.
> 
> >
> > Bruce
> > NJ
> >
> 
> -- 
> terry l. ridder ><>
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