On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 07:41:50 -0500, "No One" > wrote:
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>"Corningware" > wrote in message
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>> My friend accidentally left a Corningware casserole dish(white) in the
>> oven at 400 degrees for six hours.
>>
>> She was roasting vegetables and garlic in olive oil. Needless to say
>> the dish is a mess with burnt on stains that cannot be removed by
>> scrubbing etc. It was completely black after charred remains of the
>> vegetables were scraped off.
>>
>> I have tried many things but alas this sentimental dish seems to be
>> dead. The black and brown stains seem to be painted on.
>>
>> I can send you a pic. It's pretty ugly.
>
If the stains are on the outside as well as the inside, pop it in a
big pot, cover it with water and lots of baking soda, and bring to a
boil, and then turn back down to medium heat. The resulting akali and
heat will loosen most of the burnt food, and once cooled, you can
scrub it off.

Shirley Hicks
Toronto, Ontario