On Sat 16 Feb 2008 07:14:04a, Kenneth told us...

> On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:10:28 -0800 (PST), maxine in ri
> > wrote:
>
>>>
>>> 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
>
> Howdy,
>
> With respect, the information you are seeing about it being
> ill advised to use ammonia on aluminum is not correct.
>
> As you will see elsewhere in this thread, aluminum is used
> in all sorts of industrial applications that work with
> ammonia precisely because the metal is not harmed.
>
> (Also, I have used the ammonia cleaning method many times on
> my own aluminum pans and it works perfectly.)
>
> All the best,

When I have attempted cleaning aluminum with ammonia, the metal became
pitted and the finish dulled. Just my experience.