My DH cannot learn to use any burner temperature other than "high." The
bottoms of two frying pans are messed up with brown stains that will not
come off, even with elbow grease.

I have seen this product called "soak-Off" in a catalog and it promises
to clean pot bottoms. Has anyone used it to any success?

I would hate to spend the cost of the product and shipping if it's not
worth it.

TIA,

Texas Janet
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Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

On Sun, 25 May 2008 17:11:55 -0500, Janet Wilder
wrote:

My DH cannot learn to use any burner temperature other than "high." The
bottoms of two frying pans are messed up with brown stains that will not
come off, even with elbow grease.

Do the "stains" from the bottom of the pan leach through to the
cooking surface and change the flavor of the food you are preparing?

Didn't think so....don't sweat the small stuff and when you think
about it...just about everything is small.

Buy your husband cast iron. Far superior anyway.

On Sun 25 May 2008 03:11:55p, Janet Wilder told us...

My DH cannot learn to use any burner temperature other than "high." The
bottoms of two frying pans are messed up with brown stains that will not
come off, even with elbow grease.

I have seen this product called "soak-Off" in a catalog and it promises
to clean pot bottoms. Has anyone used it to any success?

I would hate to spend the cost of the product and shipping if it's not
worth it.

TIA,

Texas Janet

Janet, I have not personally used Soak-Off, but have heard that it's very
effective. However, if your frying pans are made of stainless steel, you
can use regular oven cleaner on them, and the stains should come off
easily. Spray them liberally and put them in a plastic garbage bag
overnight. Wash thoroughly the next day. Do NOT use this on aluminum
pans, as it will be corrosive to aluminum.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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On Mon, 26 May 2008 02:42:55 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
wrote:

On Sun 25 May 2008 03:11:55p, Janet Wilder told us...

My DH cannot learn to use any burner temperature other than "high." The
bottoms of two frying pans are messed up with brown stains that will not
come off, even with elbow grease.

I have seen this product called "soak-Off" in a catalog and it promises
to clean pot bottoms. Has anyone used it to any success?

I would hate to spend the cost of the product and shipping if it's not
worth it.

TIA,

Texas Janet

Janet, I have not personally used Soak-Off, but have heard that it's very
effective. However, if your frying pans are made of stainless steel, you
can use regular oven cleaner on them, and the stains should come off
easily. Spray them liberally and put them in a plastic garbage bag
overnight. Wash thoroughly the next day. Do NOT use this on aluminum
pans, as it will be corrosive to aluminum.

Howdy,

I have used "Sokoff", and it works remarkably well...

All the best,
--
Kenneth

If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."

Kenneth wrote:
:On Mon, 26 May 2008 02:42:55 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
wrote:

:On Sun 25 May 2008 03:11:55p, Janet Wilder told us...
:
: My DH cannot learn to use any burner temperature other than "high." The
: bottoms of two frying pans are messed up with brown stains that will not
: come off, even with elbow grease.
:
: I have seen this product called "soak-Off" in a catalog and it promises
: to clean pot bottoms. Has anyone used it to any success?
:
: I would hate to spend the cost of the product and shipping if it's not
: worth it.
:
: TIA,
:
: Texas Janet
:
:Janet, I have not personally used Soak-Off, but have heard that it's very
:effective. However, if your frying pans are made of stainless steel, you
:can use regular oven cleaner on them, and the stains should come off
:easily. Spray them liberally and put them in a plastic garbage bag
:overnight. Wash thoroughly the next day. Do NOT use this on aluminum
:pans, as it will be corrosive to aluminum.

:Howdy,

:I have used "Sokoff", and it works remarkably well...

You should be able to get Sokoff, or a similar product from a
different company, at a local restaurant supply place.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
On Sun 25 May 2008 03:11:55p, Janet Wilder told us...

My DH cannot learn to use any burner temperature other than "high." The
bottoms of two frying pans are messed up with brown stains that will not
come off, even with elbow grease.

I have seen this product called "soak-Off" in a catalog and it promises
to clean pot bottoms. Has anyone used it to any success?

I would hate to spend the cost of the product and shipping if it's not
worth it.

TIA,

Texas Janet

Janet, I have not personally used Soak-Off, but have heard that it's very
effective. However, if your frying pans are made of stainless steel, you
can use regular oven cleaner on them, and the stains should come off
easily. Spray them liberally and put them in a plastic garbage bag
overnight. Wash thoroughly the next day. Do NOT use this on aluminum
pans, as it will be corrosive to aluminum.

The pans are stainless with aluminum core, I think. They are Calphalon's
stainless. I just bought some oven cleaner for the glass door of the
self-cleaning oven. I'll try it.

Thanks, Wayne.

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

David Scheidt wrote:

You should be able to get Sokoff, or a similar product from a
different company, at a local restaurant supply place.

Thanks. That will save the shipping charges.
--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

On Mon 26 May 2008 09:21:19a, Janet Wilder told us...

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
On Sun 25 May 2008 03:11:55p, Janet Wilder told us...

My DH cannot learn to use any burner temperature other than "high." The
bottoms of two frying pans are messed up with brown stains that will
not
come off, even with elbow grease.

I have seen this product called "soak-Off" in a catalog and it promises
to clean pot bottoms. Has anyone used it to any success?

I would hate to spend the cost of the product and shipping if it's not
worth it.

TIA,

Texas Janet

Janet, I have not personally used Soak-Off, but have heard that it's
very
effective. However, if your frying pans are made of stainless steel,
you
can use regular oven cleaner on them, and the stains should come off
easily. Spray them liberally and put them in a plastic garbage bag
overnight. Wash thoroughly the next day. Do NOT use this on aluminum
pans, as it will be corrosive to aluminum.

The pans are stainless with aluminum core, I think. They are Calphalon's
stainless. I just bought some oven cleaner for the glass door of the
self-cleaning oven. I'll try it.

Thanks, Wayne.


You're welcome. That should work fine on those pans since the aluminum is
encapsulated.

Why didn't I think of using oven cleaner on the glass door of my self-
cleaning oven? It never seems to get quite as clean as I'd like and I end
up using a razor blade and solvent to get rid of the rest. I'll try the
oven cleaner. Thanks!

--
Wayne Boatwright
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Today is: Memorial Day
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If in danger or in doubt, run in
circles, scream & shout.
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On Mon 26 May 2008 08:14:29a, Peter A told us...

In article ,
says...
My DH cannot learn to use any burner temperature other than "high." The
bottoms of two frying pans are messed up with brown stains that will not
come off, even with elbow grease.

I have seen this product called "soak-Off" in a catalog and it promises
to clean pot bottoms. Has anyone used it to any success?

I would hate to spend the cost of the product and shipping if it's not
worth it.

TIA,

Texas Janet


Who cares what the bottom of you pans look like? I have always thought
that spotless pots and pans are the sign of a bad cook, someone who is
more interested in how things look than how they taste. My pans all are
perfectly clean, but they do show the stains and scars of many years of
active cooking!


Different strokes, Peter. I cook a lot, but I like my cookware to be stain
free. It's just me. They don't have to look like they've never been used,
and they do have the scratches and scars to prove it. I just like them
shiny all over. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright
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Monday, 05(V)/26(XXVI)/08(MMVIII)
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Today is: Memorial Day
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Confucious say: America good place to
start Chinese restaurant.
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On Mon, 26 May 2008 11:14:29 -0400, Peter A
wrote:

Who cares what the bottom of you pans look like? I have always thought
that spotless pots and pans are the sign of a bad cook, someone who is
more interested in how things look than how they taste. My pans all are
perfectly clean, but they do show the stains and scars of many years of
active cooking!

Amen!

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There are no atheists in foxholes
or in Fenway Park in an extra inning
game.
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Cape Cod Bob

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On Tue, 27 May 2008 19:11:09 -0400, Cape Cod Bob
wrote:

On Mon, 26 May 2008 11:14:29 -0400, Peter A
wrote:

Who cares what the bottom of you pans look like? I have always thought
that spotless pots and pans are the sign of a bad cook....

Amen!

Ummm, Patrick O'Connell disagrees with both of you. Not that he knows anything,
of course...

-- Larry

On Thu, 29 May 2008 16:53:19 -0400, Peter A wrote:

Who cares what the bottom of you pans look like? I have always thought
that spotless pots and pans are the sign of a bad cook....

Amen!

Ummm, Patrick O'Connell disagrees with both of you. Not that he knows anything,
of course...

So what? If little old Patrick enjoys spending a lot of time scrubbing
pans, that's fine with me. Heck, he can come over here and scrub mine if
he likes! So can you, for that matter. But, some of us have things to do
that are interesting, useful, or both - such as watching grass grow.

I do too.

I don't give a rat's ass if your pans are shiny or tarnished, and I doubt that
Patrick does either. Nor do I care about mine, unless they the copper pans have
streaks on the sides from acidic foods, etc. Then I take a little Red Bear to
them -- thirty seconds, and done.

But, as usual, your reply has nothing to do with your initial judgmental
generalization.

-- Larry