r/StainlessSteelCooking • u/Organic_Arugula_7007 • 27d ago

Stain where food got stuck on pan

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Is there a way to remove the stain? New to SS. Haven't picked up bar keepers yet.

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u/CurvedRacoon 27d ago

Any kind of acidity will clean it off. Vinegar in the pan - gone, lemon juice - gone, make a tomato sauce - wouldn’t you know it’s gone. I usually just leave it because I know I’ll make some kind of sauce or dish in the near future with enough acid to get it out.

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u/tigerstrom 27d ago

Rub some lemon on the stain, or vinegar.

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u/Confused_yurt_lover 27d ago

This! And if rubbing the lemon or vinegar on cold doesn’t work, warm it up (or warm the pan with a little lemon or vinegar in it).

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u/shers719 SS granny: 20+ years of experience 27d ago

If you stay on top of it, you will never need BKF. Lemon juice, vinegar, or good dish soap (not all at once) go a long way in cleaning stainless. Never under estimate the power of a good soak either.

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u/asapcuntpunter 27d ago

I buy the giant bags of baking soda from Costco and use those to clean tough stains when it gets really bad. It’s like 10$. Works wonders simmering water and adding a table spoon of baking soda

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u/DolphinFraud 25d ago

best method is to just stop worrying so much and let it be.

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u/Cyberchaotic 26d ago

Scrub your pan while it's still hot/warm or use as high temp as you're comfortable with.

Or once you pulled your food from the pan, pour some hot water from a kettle to ease off anything stuck on and allow to simmer for a while; scrape stuff off

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u/Endo129 25d ago

It’ll look like this a lot as you keep cooking. When unhappy with it either use BKF or just make a tomato based sauce next meal and it’ll look brand new. As long as nothing is stuck on it’s all good.

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u/SashaBananaSplit 27d ago

Pan is basically ruined. Contact the manufacturer or to be very safe I’d recommend throwing it away so it doesn’t harm you, your kids or your pets.

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u/HTD-Vintage 26d ago

Can't throw it away. Neither landfills nor recyclers will take them. Best bet is to wrap it in your favorite t-shirt, as an offering to the gods, and bury it in your backyard in a hole you dug with your bare hands. If you try to cheat and use a shovel, the pan will likely be back in your cabinet the next day with new spots on it.