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cleaning frying pans

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  • 09-02-2010 7:45pm
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    fluky1
    Registered Users Posts: 663 ✭✭✭


    i have spent a long time trying to clean the frying pan with a brillo pad cif etc. and it is very hard to get the black grit after frying Oven Mate has cleared it but they don't sell it anymore in the supermarkets


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    Magic Monkey
    Registered Users Posts: 1,068 ✭✭✭Magic Monkey


    Table salt as an abrasive, vegetable oil as a medium for it, scouring pad and away you go.


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    Mr Magnolia
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,435 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mr Magnolia


    If you need to take a scouring pad to a frying pan it's time to buy a new one.


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    loyatemu
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    get a non-stick pan?


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    gigawatt
    Registered Users Posts: 380 ✭✭gigawatt


    hi, you should never ever scour frying pan! you destroy it wether its non stick or not. if you want to try to save this pan and save yourself the expense of a new one do the following. as its already been scoured scour it until its spotless. then dry it and coat it with a smear of oil all over and heat it on the highest temperature. add a generous dose of salt to the pan and 'cook' the salt on the pan for sbout 10mins.keep the salt moving round on the pn as it 'cooks. it will smoke a bit. allow to cool and tissue off residue with paper towel or soft cloth. add a small drop of oil when youre using it next time to cook and you should find the pan has developed a non stick type of coating. to clean just use hot water and a squirt of washing liqiud to soak and then use a sponge to clean it never a scourer. this is what is known as salting a pan, chefs do it!!! sounds like more hassel than it is


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    FarmerGreen
    Registered Users Posts: 1,134 ✭✭✭FarmerGreen


    Chuck it in the bin.
    I had an old one you couldnt fry an egg in without having to chip it off, even at the lowest heat.
    I really did try to clean it.
    They only last 3 or 4 years.
    Get someone to get you a new one for Valentines flukyone.


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    fluky1
    Registered Users Posts: 663 ✭✭✭fluky1


    thanks for all the comments


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    Seve OB
    Registered Users Posts: 16,011 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    fluky1 wrote: »
    i have spent a long time trying to clean the frying pan with a brillo pad cif etc. and it is very hard to get the black grit after frying Oven Mate has cleared it but they don't sell it anymore in the supermarkets

    I'vs just run out of my bottle of "oven mate".
    It was the most amazing oven cleaner I've ever used and I remember getting in Dunnes Stores, but not seen it in a long time.

    Does anyone have any idea where sells it nowadays?


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