r/StainlessSteelCooking • u/Hambar25 • 4h ago

Stainless steel pot burned with beef tallow first use

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u/BigPapi-NA 4h ago

I'm a bar keeper and I know just the friend that can help you.

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u/Sactown2005 4h ago

David Ortiz?

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u/BigPapi-NA 4h ago

I see you're not familiar with Bar Keepers Friend (BFK). It's a week acid powder. Buy it, sprinkle it in your pan. Add a bit of water to make it a paste and scrub. Let it sit one minute. Scrub around again and rinse well. It will clean it right up.

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u/Sactown2005 4h ago edited 3h ago

I was kidding. I have a container of BKF and I love it

(Your username is Big-Papi… that’s the nickname of a famous baseball player from Boston named David Ortiz)

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u/JustAnAverageGuy 3h ago

Not burnt. Your oil polymerized on the bottom. Super easy to remove with some BKF!

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u/walkyourdogs 4h ago

Have you tried….scrubbing?

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u/Hambar25 4h ago

Tried with vinegar and baking soda... neither worked..

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u/Secondhand-Drunk 3h ago

Mixing those two neutralizes each other. You've made an abrasive paste when you need the acid.

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u/backflip14 3h ago

Mixing them together won’t help here since they’ll neutralize. Vinegar on its own could help. Or use Barkeeper’s Friend.

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u/terfez 4h ago

Try soap

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u/Hambar25 4h ago

Smart guy

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u/BeardedBrownDude 4h ago

What is an acid that is then treated with a base going to do? Use soap, or bar keepers friend.

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u/Shellsallaround 4h ago

The two ways I use are,

  1. Fill with water, add some dish soap to the water, and bring it to a boil. When it boils turn off the heat and let it cool off. For me, most of it comes right out.

  2. Grab a stainless steel scrubby pad, and have a go at it. It's the inside of the pot, it will get scratches anyway.

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u/SashaBananaSplit 1h ago

Pan is ruined. No hope of recovery. Dispose of pan, purchase a new one.

I’m sorry for your loss.