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Default Removing Baked-on Oil from Pans

On Feb 15, 5:20 pm, Wayne Boatwright >
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> On Fri 15 Feb 2008 02:54:23p, maxine in ri told us...
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> > On Feb 14, 8:47 pm, Greg Esres > wrote:
> >> In researching the archives for how to clean oil from aluminum pans, I
> >> found the advice mainly consisted of "elbow grease". However, I found
> >> that a spray-on product called "Lift Off" to be highly effective in
> >> removing oil residue; after spraying, it wiped off with a paper
> >> towel. The active ingredient appears to be "Xylol", and is mainly
> >> marketed towards removing stickers and such. My own can is over 10
> >> years old, so I don't know if the brand is still made any more, but
> >> surely some other similar spray uses the same chemical. (WD-40 is not
> >> effective.)

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> > Sheldon/Penmart had a good useful method. Take a large plastic
> > garbage bag, put the pan in the bag, add a splash or three of ammonia,
> > tie the bag shut and leave it overnight (preferrably somewhere
> > outside) The next day, take the pan out of the bag, rinse it off with
> > the hose, and then a light scrubbing should get rid of anything that's
> > still on it.

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> > maxine in ri

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> If the pan is aluminum it will be totally ruined. Stainless steel works
> okay.
>
> Wayne Boatwright
>

Thanks for the correction. I didn't realize aluminum wouldn't work.

maxine