Re: OT- salvage favorite pot

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I've done that twice Well, not forgotten to put the water in, but put water in then left it way too long.It comes off of mine (stainless steel) very nicely with baking soda and a no-scratch scrubbie.So too bad about the biodynamic zucchinis!!Baden_

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>Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:59:42 -0000

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>Subject: OT- salvage favorite pot

>To: BTVC-SCD

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>So- I got into my morning dance to steam zucchini- chop the ends off,

>peel and slice. I place beautiful Greenmarket Biodynamic Zucch's in

>steamer pot and put on stove top. On to next thing- making fresh

>apple juice.. Suddenly- I smell a burnt smell and I'm like " what on

>Earth is that?!?! " I kind of avoid it to find myself seconds later

>flailing my nostrils *sniff sniff* OHH MY GOD I DIDN'T PUT WATER IN

>THE STEAMER "

>

>So my steamer pot has like a lovely brown ring in it.

Try cleaning it with baking soda.

Mara

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At 09:59 AM 9/30/2008, you wrote:

So my steamer pot has like a

lovely brown ring in it. Can I get this out?? Anyone know some kind of

kitchen voodoo?

I'm assuming you've soaked it for an initial stab at getting things

out?

My favorite cleaner-of-first resort for pots is plain white vinegar. (No

need for organic stuff here: just the el cheapo kind.) Pour it in and

simmer gently for 10-15 minutes. Whole house will smell like vinegar, but

that's better than Clorox.

Let cool, scrub again.

If that doesn't do it, use a paste of a little water and baking soda, and

pure elbow grease, and scrub again -- you're using the baking soda like

some people would use cleanser.

I've also seen recommendations of putting a dryer softener sheet in the

pot with some water and allow to soak over night, but as I don't use

dryer sheets, I've never had occasion to try it.

—

Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

Wow! This is great info, I've already ruined 3 pots doing this and

have just thrown them away..wish I knew, but at least it'll save me for

next time if it happens again!

Thanks!

na

UC-July '07

SCD-March '08

[Guest guest]

Marilyn,

YUP!! I did major major elbow grease- brought me back to kitchen duty

in boarding school- LOL.

So after soaking and scrubbing with baking soda this morning I decided

to post the question...

So what I did was follow your directions I heated up white vinegar and

let it cook (awful smell) and I think it loosened the residue and

after that I soaked it in with bleach. Not my favorite but it worked.

I have done what Baden said she did- I have left the pot on to steam

too long so the water runs out. Although that was much more of a

smelly mess, it was much easier to clean. Being a person that gets

stress and aggression out through cleaning you'd think I could clean a

pot like this... My goodness.

I have experienced a lot of stress, anxiety and anger the past few

weeks due to the fact there are 3 simultaneous jack-hammers at work on

this block. 1 for construction for a new building, 2 for the street-

they are ripping it apart (maybe ConEdison is finally doing some very

much needed work too??) They have been working on it forever and

sometimes (like this morning) they start at 630am!!!! They worked

until 11pm last night. My husband said he heard me cursing in my

sleep!! LOL!!!!!

I have been out of the house lately and if I am home I am just

cleaning and cleaning due to aggravation! Way to go for energy huh??

But this stubborn pot didn't want to budge- but hurray it finally

did.. So danka!

Jodi

SCD 12 months

Crohn's/Colitis

> >So my steamer pot has like a lovely brown ring

> >in it. Can I get this out?? Anyone know some kind of kitchen voodoo?

>

> I'm assuming you've soaked it for an initial stab at getting things out?