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Hi Jamie - Some vegetables boiled dry in one of our non-stick saucepans (stainless steep outer, Teflon interior)so I soaked it then brought to boil with water and baking soda and used a non-scratch scourer to getoff as much of the burnt stuff as I could - there is still a bit of the burned-on carbonised stuff round the base of the teflon interior
My question Is whether it's still okay to boil food in this pan?
Juliet, thank you for your question. I checked with two people who would know better than I do about this and their answer is yes it is safe to continue using.
If you are looking to get it off I do have three ideas:
1. leave an unused dryer sheet soaking in the pan with water from 1 hour to overnight then wash as usual
2. try Dawn power dissolver a spray in a blue trigger bottle (usually seen in on the shelf with dishwasher soaps)
3. try a Mr Clean magic eraser
I am by no means an expert in this area so you'll have to use your best judgement. Happy cooking! -Jamie
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| Comment | Hello Jamie Thank you so much for your swift and timely advice - we can continue to cook without apprehension that we are feeding ourselves some dangerous sludge with dinner. The products you mentioned are not available in this little backwater as far as I know; I live in rural new Zealand! but will continue to give the pan a good sill out with gently simmering bicarbonate soda when we have used it. All the best and many thanks Juliet Raven | ||
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