axlq in California saw Sally selling seashells by the seashore and
told us all about it on Sun, 7 Dec 2003 23:15:38 +0000 (UTC):

>
>My mother recently gave us a nice new set of Belgique stainless
>steel pots and pans with copper bottoms. Each one has a sticker
>printed with the following notice:
>
>"CAUTION: ... Dissolve 3 tablespoons of baking soda in 3 quarts of
>hot water. Soak pan for 20 minutes. Rinse with cold water."
>
>Do I put the baking soda water in the pan, or soak the outside of it
>too? Is this for the copper bottom on the outside, or the stainless
>steel everywhere else?
>
>Why do this anyway? What good does it do? What happens if I don't
>do this?

To make sure there isn't any 'factory gunk' in or on the pot... you
don't really want to eat industrial lubricant do you? Bicarb is mildly
abrasive and also dissolves the gunk.

(huggles)

~Karen AKA Kajikit

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