I have a favor and it would make a good video too!! Do you have a self cleaning oven?? If so, would you be willing to put these pans in your oven and run the self cleaning mode and see if this will clean your pans😊😊 I do this with the drip pans under my electric stove and it's an absolute miracle the way it works in them. Im so interested to see if it'll work the same on these pans!!
As my grandmother would say, these pans are seasoned! I have a set like this and nothing ever sticks to them. If your company is looking/judging you by your pans then get new friends not new pans. LoL
I was just about to make the same comment. These pans are seasoned! If you have new pans, it should say to your friends that may see them that you haven’t really been baking lately. 🥰 You are so cute and I still like your videos!!
Yes that is not dirt it’s just the way the pan ages. It’s a seasoned pan and is fine. There is no way I would spray that toxic chemicals like easy off on a pan you put food on!
I USED to think I had to super clean these pans also ! Then I learned that is wrong ! Those pans are BEST when they have that dark baked on finish ! Seasoned ! Natural non - stick ! Real friends know that !
Next time you go to a nice restaurant, ask to take a peak in their kitchen. I guarantee you that you will not see a bunch of shiny mirror finished cookware. The pans you'll see will look like the BEFORE state of the pans from the video. They may look grimey and covered in "crud", but that is really a beautiful seasoning
My Dad bought 12 low income rental townhouses several years ago, and as people would move out we'd go in and do a total overhaul to spruce them up. The one thing I'll never forget are the ovens in these rentals. They looked like every dish baked in them must not have been covered and sprayed grease everywhere it was so thick and baked on. It didn't even look feasible to remove. I tried Easy Off and the extra strength version leaving it on all day and overnight and it barely touched it. We were at the stage where we thought we were just going to have to junk them and buy all new stoves. As I was discussing the scenario with a friend who was a chef, they mentioned they'd never used an oven cleaner in their life to clean an oven. They'd heat an oven to it's lowest temperature or on the warm setting, turn it off and place a glass shallow bowl of ammonia (like cereal bowl) inside the oven on the middle rack and let it sit 24 hours, then wipe it out. I was skeptical since clearly they'd never had an oven that looked like these, but as a latch ditch effort I decided to try it. Also, these were gas stoves with pilot lights, so they naturally stayed a bit warmer around the clock than a stove without one would. I opened the oven door 24 hours later, highly disappointed because it didn't look like anything happened. I took a bowl with hot water and an old rag and was shocked when it wiped right off. The gunk on the oven wasn't wet, it was totally dry, but it wiped off and no horrible fumes like from the Easy Off. I've used this method ever since. Cheap and really effective! I think the principal is the ammonia fumes undermine the grip of the grease. Note of caution. Be careful what you use ammonia on to undermine grease build up i.e. on cabinets, trim or anything painted. Too concentrated and it will strip the paint or varnish right off just like paint stripper! 😁
that’s exactly how i clean stovetop grates. GE customer service told me this trick. Put grates in plastic container with ammonia and seal with foil so no fumes escape. i leave in garage overnight. Baked on gunk wipes clean.
@@bluebird9193 Yes. I use my oven method with stovetop grates as well. I put the grates in the oven at the same time I'm cleaning the oven with my method, then just pop them out and wipe clean in dish water in the sink. So easy and cheap. No elbow grease required! 😁
I saw an episode of America's Test Kitchen where they said that in some cases a pan that has years of baked-on gunk actually does a better job of browning.
Put pan on your stove. Fill halfway with water and add a good amount of salt. Heat the pan until the water is simmering. The grease will float to the top. I do this with all of my metalware and cast iron.
I purchased baking pans at of all places Walmart they are gold in color, heavy not flimsy everything slides right out… the only pan I’ve saved that looks like the ones in this video is a sheet pan that my twin sister accidentally left at my house when we had a cookout… she died in a car accident a couple of weeks later… I will never get rid of that pan❤️
From a 60 year old chemist (me): The issue with the lemon juice/baking soda trial is that lemon juice is acidic (citric acid) and when baking soda gets hit with acid it degrades into carbon dioxide gas and water and sodium citrate (whether mono-, di, or tri- sodium citrate would depend on the pH of the final material). Much of the issue is that the material staining the pans has been carbonized (burnt on). Certain strong acids/bases or solvents could remove the carbonized material, but would attack the metal or be dangerous to your health. Best advice, scrub with wet fine clean sand like we used to do with our iron/steel or aluminum cookware (for camping) with baked on materials. Wasn't done every time, just when we needed it bright and utterly clean. Generally only took 5-10 minutes per pan. NOTE: IT WILL REMOVE ANY SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT, as it will take the pan back to bare metal. So you will need to reseason the pan(s).
I called these disposable pan because I'm not a chemist but if they look this bad it's time for new one because I think messing with a coated pan can not be good.
I think your pans are well seasoned. I like when mine get that way, also my stoneware is way better once they are dark and smooth. They aren't dirty, they're perfect for baking now.
Parchment paper makes cleanup a breeze and doesn’t affect the texture of whatever you are baking..it will still get crispy and browned! 🥰....I ❤️parchment paper
@@wishingb5859 ... I have a problem with certain things sticking to aluminum foil and I don’t like to use non-stick spray. I didn’t know about copper grill sheets...except I as seen on tv copper bbq grill mat...wonder how it will work?! 👍
You use your pans, you cook at home. The pans are cleaned, but stained. By using the old pans, you are not being wasteful, and saving the environment. Darnia stated below "those pans are seasoned", I love that.
Our pizza pan my husband had in college looks like this. We bought the same exact pan new to replace it...and we found the old pan works better. We buy other new pans & hesitate using them...we prefer the well-used ones.
@@altl888 - Yes, and use an oil with a high smoke point. Add a tiny amount all over and wipe off as much as you possibly can, bake, then polish well before you add new oil etc. Repeat it up to 6 times to get a great nonstick surface. PS! This method can even be used on stainless steel pans! It really helps make them easier to use! 🤗 Show your support Ukraine by posting 💙💛🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦💛💙 after your comments on TH-cam❣️
I cleaned some pans the other day out of pure boredom & got them so clean, you can see yourself! All I used was Dawn dish soap, lemon juice, baking powder & a scotch brite steel wool. Worked like magic!!
I am a very hygienic person, but what you are actually doing here is taking a seasoned pan , naturally seasoned over years each time you have used it...ie making it non stick and scrubbing all of that fabulous patina off. 🙈.
My favorite most used baking sheet is 25 years old, I bought it at a garage sale for 50 cents when it was new, it is black and makes be best crispy oven fried everything! Wouldn't trade it for any of the new ones.
THANK YOU for being so honest! I too have seen the miracle clean pans but you just can’t believe all you see on line. I came to the same conclusion. If it bothers you, buy new pans. What I use now that significantly decreases the staining is silicone sheets on my pans. You don’t need to grease them, and your baking turns out beautifully.
What are silicone sheets? Where can you find them? Im not cleaning pans like that lol too much work 😅 I season all my pans, tho sometimes things happen! Thanku great info
@@karens7620 Hi, Go into a kitchen supply store and ask for a sil-pat sheet. It's a silicone baking sheet. I've seen them in Aldi's every blue moon or so too. Or just Google silicone baking sheet sold near me. They're for baking on, to make the pan nonstick. Great for sticky cookie recipes. You can also buy parchment paper to line cookie sheet pans with. Sold near the Reynolds foil wrap in the grocery store, or Walmart. Wax paper works too. Good luck. Take care, stay safe, have a nice day. 👵☺️✌️☮️🖖 😷 🙉🙈🙊
Learned a long time ago that the spray-on coatings really leave a sticky, messy residue; so I use a piece of waxed paper and butter or shortening to grease my pans now. Of course for cookies parchment works well. But I have several old pans also that are well seasoned and nothing ever sticks to them. Better than "non-stick" bakeware.
@@Threaopolieze I’m with you! That’s not seasoning a pan (and I know what they mean); it’s burnt left over food on those baking sheets. Period. I do not allow my pots and pans to get like that for 1) they cost too freaking much for me to allow burnt on food to foster bacteria. I have a cast iron that is well “seasoned” but I still do routine maintenance with it. My mother’s cast iron has to get treated by a welder or specialist for the outside coating - she never knew she had to do routine maintenance! It’s all about taking care of your sh*t.
An Israeli friend came to visit us and saw my baked on pans as I was making a meal..He pretty much praised me for them... said he wouldn't trust the cooking of someone with shiny new looking pans because he wanted to eat food of an experienced cook! LOL!
The best idea - whatever the food is (bread, potatoes, etc) ask the guests to bring it and praise them on their delightfully seasoned dark pans! No worries!
Oh yeah, aluminum. So good for us. 🤦♀️ Aluminum is so bad bad bad. Use parchment paper if you want to keep your pans pretty. I personally think pans like these are clean and well seasoned.
I’ve had good success with the peroxide method and I’ve also used vinegar with baking soda with good success (my pans looked as yours). i used old towels over the baking soda and poured my liquid on the towels to soak the pans. It keeps the solution on the surface better. The oven cleaner does work really well too.
So this was totally by accident...but i left my large sheet pan in my oven that i use for catching all the drips..i put my oven on the self cleaning cycle and my pan looked brand new once it was done!!
I've done the baking soda method and it didn't do much. I happy with my pans as they are. As another viewer said, "they are seasoned!" Thanks for the video!
Old stained pans like yours I consider a Culinary Badge of Honor. We all know our pans end up stained with baked-on goodness because we're TOP COOKS! 😊
@AndreaJean: Recently I inherited baking pans that are almost fifty ( 50 ) years old... manufactured before everything was “ Made in.... “. They looked similar to your sheets pans. Now they are my “ Show “ off bread pans and the person who gave them to me is still amazed at how well they look❗️
A nice surprise is a jaunt down the aisles of a restaurant supply store... the ridiculously low prices on sheet pans etc is just mind blowing!.. and bulk spices!! Spending $5 on a tiny bottle of spice at the market is nuts when you can get most of them so much cheaper at a restaurant supply store... Just discovered your channel.. love it and you! Thanks!!
I have used Bar Keeper's Friend to keep my pans from looking like that. Its my secret weapon for a lot of things and its cheap. However I don't ever cook directly on my pans, I use either nonstick aluminum foil or parchment paper.
I am 73 and my mother would have a heart attack if she was alive and watching this , these pans are seasoned and should never be cleaned like that , simple washing is fine no need for them to be shiny ...clean is good what you are doing is not ....who cares what others think
I could have bought an angle grinder at Harbour Freight for $15 and ground off the Golden Gate Bridge by the time you finished with the SOS pad. I just bought a 75 year old gas furnace, it looks like new after 45 minutes.
I subscribed as soon as I heard you laugh at yourself saying somebody might think you’re dirty! I love your personality! Real. You’re the Real deal Holyfield! And your suggestions are top notch. ❤
Pat, great idea! I once used a cookie sheet to display my handmade magnets at a craft fair. Spraying the cookie sheet would be beautiful too. I added a lace trim to the edges with hot glue. I will use your idea for a craft tray but will buy a new one since my pans look great! Haha. God bless! Lynne🍃💜🍃
I love baking soda for cleaning. I also love citric acid. The thing is, one is basic in nature and the other is acidic. So putting them together may neutralize both of them so they don’t work as well as they would by themselves🤷♀️ I would have totally voted for the oven cleaner! Thanks for doing this with the pans! Saves us all some time!
I cleaned houses years ago an we would take a garbage bag an put the pan or oven racks in pour amonia in the bag . Leave it outside to soak for a few hours an it came clean . Some really bad one required a light scrub but always came clean . I still use this cleaning hack today . Love your ideas an use so many of them thanks so much
I SO appreciate your truthfulness regarding your earnest attempts to rejuvenate your well-loved & frequently used old baking sheets. It certainly doesn’t make you a failure, but rather exemplifies your HONESTY, which should result in the respect of your viewers. I don’t believe anyone should criticize you, especially since you’re the mother of young children, not to mention running a successful TH-cam channel & your other business ventures. Let’s look at reality: NEARLY EVERY ONE OF YOUR CLEANING TIPS & DEMOS RESULTS IN SCRUPULOUSLY CLEAN _______ (fill in the blank). WHY❓Because GIRL, YOU KNOW YOUR STUFF❗️
I don't watch and unfollow any channels I feel have jumped on the bandwagon for views. Don't have time for deceit. Once your credibility is gone, there's nothing left.
Thanks for keeping it real. I work in a busy cafe where cookware and bakeware take a heavy beating. Tried all your baking powder/oven cleaner/ elbow grease methods with seriously underwhelming results. Want new looking pans? Buy new pans!
Don't worry about those pans they are great they are good and seasoned they are perfect just wait until you have used them for 50 or 60 year's they get even better
It took more time and money to clean than I'm willing to give. And the pans look fine to me. Shows they've been well-used, and as others have said, well seasoned.
I had some OLD pans that were going into the garbage and a last ditch try was in the summer spraying engine degreaser on pan let sit 1 hour and use garden hose rinse OFF and wash in house with Dawn dish soap and rinse WOW looked like NEW pans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was shocked!!!!
Thank you for your honesty! I had no idea people lied about getting their baking sheets clean. What?!?! in any case, I'm now ordering some new ones today.
I used baking soda and peroxide on a pan that was pretty bad. But made a paste and used green scrub pad. I didn’t wait long tho. I use just plain baking soda on my glass Pyrex pans when they get those grease spots. Works great.
My pans look just like that and if visitors don't like them, then they don't need to come over. But anyway, if you use Easy Off, you should leave it on overnight.
I love using lemon, peroxide, and baking soda. It works so well. I don't know if you have pets, but if you have a dog and it gets sprayed by a skunk, you can use baking soda, peroxide, and dawn dish soap. Mix it together in a bucket and use it to scrub your dog. It reduces the stink big time and it is safe to use on your dog. In fact, a vet friend of mine said that there have been times when a clients pet had eaten something they shouldn't have and he used peroxide down the dogs throat to induce vomiting. I'm not a vet, but I've done this and it helped tremendously.
I personally think it cooks better with the baked on stuff. If it’s thick, good quality made, it will cook fantastic! Just wash in hot soapy water to get the nights dinner off of it- and dry and put away! Let everybody else stay home if they have a problem with ya pan. I wouldn’t think twice about keeping and using that very well seasoned pan! You wouldn’t catch me using another one if somebody bought it for me. Not gona happen.
About 15 years ago I used oven cleaner on my pans but made the mistake of sitting them on newspaper on the kitchen counter to do so….not realizing that the excess overspray was seeping into the newspaper. I left it overnight to let the oven cleaner work it’s magic. Next morning when lifting up the pans and newspaper I was horrified to find my kitchen counters had lost noticeable patches of their colour. Long story short…bought new pans and eventually afforded new kitchen counters. Respect for oven cleaner and one life lesson.
I use the paste of dawn dish soap and baking soda to clean the oven and pellet grill. Once you smear the paste on, spray with vinegar. Let it sit for a bit and scrub with a green scrubby. Wipe down with a clean wet cloth. I am guessing this would work on your pans, too.
I cleaned this morning by putting in a dishwasher tab and a tea kettle full of boiling water and put the lid on the pan and just walked away until it was so cool I actually left it outside because it stunk so bad. (I had accidentally burned a chicken carcass. I didn't realize I left it on at night and it boiled dry, so it just wrecked the pan and, of course, smelled horrible.) I left the stuff out there to sit for about an hour, then went back out with another kettle full of boiling water. I remove the lid from the pot and scrubbed it for maybe one minute, Dumped that water, and emptied the boiling water into the kettle and went over it again. It was good as now. Dishwasher soap is amazing.
Oh my gosh, AndreaJean - you're the best! I love your honesty and showing us every step. I have used both of the first two methods you showed and had some good success with cleaning other items that were not quite so 'lovingly used' as those pans. (Also tried it on my own pans that looked just like yours with exactly the same result you had.) Am so grateful for your fans comments about the older pans being "seasoned." Guess I'll keep them - as I go but new ones, too. Thank you!
I put baking soda in a Parmigiano shaker. I have one in kitchen, bathroom and laundry. Thought of it years ago. Works great. I use baking soda and vinegar on almost everything. In addition a copper scrubber helps on really burnt pans.
I’ve read many comments and it seems the consensus is that the pans are now “well seasoned.” The brown color is the patina that has developed over time, which is a good thing. Therefore, these pans are perfect the way they are and do not need to be replaced or cleaned.
I have cookie sheets and pizza pans that I have had for 50 years I can’t throw them away. I found a mr clean ( white) pad works great. Thanks for the info
It's a good idea to completely cover new baking sheet pans with foil each and every time first before putting them in the oven, to keep them more pristine. Enjoy your videos! 🙋🏼
Aluminum foil causes early onset of Alzheimers per study when it gets absorbed in the food when it heats up. So I use parchment paper to cover or a glass pan that cleans easier.
Put your pan in a full sized garbage bag. Lay it in the bath tub. Pour ammonia into the pan. Close the bag. Leave overnight. The grime melts away with a small bit of scrubbing. Also works for oven racks.
I don’t mind the burnt oil, it is the rust on my pans that bothers me. PS I really appreciate the honesty in this video! I wish more were like this. Thank you! (Unfortunately, I have to say I don’t like that your title is misleading, but I understand. I probably/maybe wouldn’t have watched it if you said it didn’t work. But, on the other hand if you had put something like tried several remedies without much success, I might have watched to see which ones you had tried.)
Thank you. . . I saw the same video as you Couldn’t get mine clean either Finally found Easy Off . .with all the self cleaning ovens it’s difficult to find. Found at Lowe’s Cleaned my two really heavy sheet pans After two applications, but my 3 light weight? Not so well. . .so I am just using Parchment or Foil. I believe in reuse and repurpose so am considering my options.
Someone else may have said it but have you ever used Bar Keepers Friend? It's in a Gold can like Comet & Ajax come in. It comes in other formats now but the powdered cleanser is the BEST in my opinion!
I also use Brillo or SOS pads to clean my pans after every use and they shine like new, even though some of them are over 20 years old. The key is to get them spotless every time.
YES, I have pans that are 49 yrs old and since I usually clean them everytime I use them with Brillo/SOS, they look like new. I would have used the Brillo/SOS instead of cluttering up my bathroom counter for overnight. It would have cleaned that mess off of those pans without the waiting. I have used pans that were given to me by my MIL and they looked like these do, when I returned them, she didn't recognize them. But really, after all these years of cooking, they really are Seasoned.
Wow!! You have a lot more patience and energy than I do! What a pain in the derriere Energy our products no way. I just recycle those and get some new ones from the Dollar Tree! Thanks for all your videos I appreciate learning from you
Andrea, I admire your hard work and passion for inventive ways of cleaning! I usually use Comet, and Dawn decreaser dish washing liquid! Let it sit and scrub! It usually does the job! Or the $1.25 AKA Dollar Tree Store, has those pans for $1.25 plus tax! Thanks for the demo tho! 👍🍕👍
Hey Andrea! After you buy new cookie sheets. Try picking up a few reusable liners. I cut them to the size of my pans keeps them from getting funky. I've had mine for at least 5 years. Got them 5 for $12 on Groupon.
We use pans like that to heat up french fries and chicken nuggets or chicken patties. Put a sheet of foil over it and its simple clean up. If you feel the need to scrub then use the bar keepers friend. That stuff is amazing! It comes either powder or liquid abrasive. Works like a charm!
Thanks this was interesting and I had done the same techniques w a pan I had burned apple sauce on and I had similar results. It was helpful to see you had similar results. Thank you!!
I have a couple of things to say. I know we all seem to like the look of gleaming baking pans. But I know from my husband's as a baker that the pans usually looked seasoned, not shiny. Of course those pans were used for greasy baking rather than cakes, pastries, bread etc. However I am always amazed at the many cleaning hacks using baking soda and acid, such as vinegar or lemon juice. I am well aware that those chemicals (yes they are chemicals, as is every thing in this world.) are great for cleaning many things, but mixing them does not always improve the cleaning. I admit that I am not sure if the fizzing action of the baking soda/acid mix helps with cleaning, but when they fizz they become carbon dioxide in the air, dihydrogen oxide (water) in the pan and sodium acetate ions in the water. Sodium acetate is an electrolyte used to correct chemical imbalances in humans. I am not entirely of the chemistry of using hydrogen peroxide exect that it produces heat, which may loosen baked on greese.
Two tips. One is brillo pads are just steel wool embedded with detergent. I buy a bag of steel wool at a hardware store or the home stores. It is so much cheaper than brillo and use my own detergent with it. Steel wool has so many practical applications around the home.
I make casserole dishes look brand new by spraying them with Easy Off Cold oven cleaner. I do it outside on a glass patio table. Leave it for a while, wipe it off, and put it in the dishwasher. They look absolutely brand new, even my Mother’s 50 year old well used Corning casseroles looked new. 🌷
I use oven cleaner and it cleans like a charm, but I would recommend using it in a warm over. It works best when it's warm....sometime if its hot enough outside I put the pots in a garbage bag and let it soak all day. The next say I hose down....and yes they were just as bad as this pan. I didn't use fume free...I used the yellow one that smells horrible! But it works!
Lay them out on newspaper and spray down with easy off. Same with oven racks. I also used easy off on the side of my frig that sits a foot from my stove. Took the dried up grease off and.....after I thoroughly rinsed off, did not harm my frig which is some kind of plastic. Now they're clean, and your cookies will stick. That baked on stuff was good for them!
You have the best pans, and I hope you didn't throw them away! They are supposed to look like that! Ask anyone who has ever used a Pampered Chef pizza stone, they would tell you that the darker it gets, the. better it is! Having a stone that is just about black, is actually a "Badge of Honor"!
I purchase baking sheets and pizza pans at Dollar Tree. I use them for projects (I make jewelry, paint and stain wooden beads, etc), plus I deliver homemade cookies and other treats on them for families experiencing the loss of loved ones. No reason to return the pans. I also use them for cooking (disposable), and to display magnets, keyrings, etc when vending - pre-pandemic, of course. I treasure my late Mother's cookie sheets, they hold the best memories. The discolored areas are vintage - like me.
In my experience when my pans get this bad I just stick it in the oven on self clean mode and pans turn out like brand new and reseason them afterwards
I agree...well seasoned pans are the best! My Grandma cooked with a well seasoned well used wooden spoon all the time...it was more like a half a wooden spoon burnt looking and well loved. She would leave it in the soups, sauces, meats...whatever she was cooking up. Her food was AMAZING! Once in a while she used another cooking spoon and we would taste the difference. Trust me when I tell you, your food will taste different cooked in new pans. Like cooking with cast iron...the older and more it’s used, the better the food.
This is not dirty… this means YOU ACTUALLY COOK FOR YOUR FAMILY. And I wouldn’t throw them away. They don’t prevent you from getting the job done. I have a few in my arsenal and BAYYBEEE, they are my tried and trues 🤘🏻🍞🍳🥘🧑🏻🍳
At work, we use Barkeeper's Friend (powder) and dish soap, doesn't take much of either one and then scrub with a steel wool pad, comes off with minimal effort. Just be sure to completely wipe away with clean damp cloths.
If I would try that with the dishwasher soap it would not work. My friend said she socked her white socks in dishwasher soap over night and they were white again. No one wears shoes in my house But for some reason they get black or dirty on the bottoms of them. I tried it just license said . Bingo it did nothing. Ugh
I bought a cast iron corn stick pan at a yard sale for a dollar, it was baked on like your pants. I put it through the oven clean cycle and it ended up looking new!
NEVER put your aluminum pans in the dish washer, it stains them. Use parchment paper not only for cookies and brownies but meat loaf , bars, cakes everything lifts right out. EASY cleanup. You’ll never bake without it again 😊
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🧼 wash in bathroom sink yurk
Very good tip to clean.
I have a favor and it would make a good video too!! Do you have a self cleaning oven?? If so, would you be willing to put these pans in your oven and run the self cleaning mode and see if this will clean your pans😊😊 I do this with the drip pans under my electric stove and it's an absolute miracle the way it works in them. Im so interested to see if it'll work the same on these pans!!
@@COEXIST-ny4db it works. That's how I've cleaned pans.
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As my grandmother would say, these pans are seasoned! I have a set like this and nothing ever sticks to them. If your company is looking/judging you by your pans then get new friends not new pans. LoL
Crazy I'm cleaner than you people.
I was just about to make the same comment. These pans are seasoned! If you have new pans, it should say to your friends that may see them that you haven’t really been baking lately. 🥰 You are so cute and I still like your videos!!
Yes that is not dirt it’s just the way the pan ages. It’s a seasoned pan and is fine. There is no way I would spray that toxic chemicals like easy off on a pan you put food on!
Like a Dutch oven.
Exactly
I USED to think I had to super clean these pans also ! Then I learned that is wrong ! Those pans are BEST when they have that dark baked on finish ! Seasoned ! Natural non - stick ! Real friends know that !
Next time you go to a nice restaurant, ask to take a peak in their kitchen. I guarantee you that you will not see a bunch of shiny mirror finished cookware. The pans you'll see will look like the BEFORE state of the pans from the video. They may look grimey and covered in "crud", but that is really a beautiful seasoning
My Dad bought 12 low income rental townhouses several years ago, and as people would move out we'd go in and do a total overhaul to spruce them up. The one thing I'll never forget are the ovens in these rentals. They looked like every dish baked in them must not have been covered and sprayed grease everywhere it was so thick and baked on. It didn't even look feasible to remove. I tried Easy Off and the extra strength version leaving it on all day and overnight and it barely touched it. We were at the stage where we thought we were just going to have to junk them and buy all new stoves. As I was discussing the scenario with a friend who was a chef, they mentioned they'd never used an oven cleaner in their life to clean an oven. They'd heat an oven to it's lowest temperature or on the warm setting, turn it off and place a glass shallow bowl of ammonia (like cereal bowl) inside the oven on the middle rack and let it sit 24 hours, then wipe it out. I was skeptical since clearly they'd never had an oven that looked like these, but as a latch ditch effort I decided to try it. Also, these were gas stoves with pilot lights, so they naturally stayed a bit warmer around the clock than a stove without one would. I opened the oven door 24 hours later, highly disappointed because it didn't look like anything happened. I took a bowl with hot water and an old rag and was shocked when it wiped right off. The gunk on the oven wasn't wet, it was totally dry, but it wiped off and no horrible fumes like from the Easy Off. I've used this method ever since. Cheap and really effective! I think the principal is the ammonia fumes undermine the grip of the grease. Note of caution. Be careful what you use ammonia on to undermine grease build up i.e. on cabinets, trim or anything painted. Too concentrated and it will strip the paint or varnish right off just like paint stripper! 😁
that’s exactly how i clean stovetop grates. GE customer service told me this trick. Put grates in plastic container with ammonia and seal with foil so no fumes escape. i leave in garage overnight. Baked on gunk wipes clean.
Just remember to use in a well ventilated area- open your windows and keep you pets in a different part of your house away from fumes.
@@bluebird9193 Yes. I use my oven method with stovetop grates as well. I put the grates in the oven at the same time I'm cleaning the oven with my method, then just pop them out and wipe clean in dish water in the sink. So easy and cheap. No elbow grease required! 😁
@@cathiefinch6659 I've never had a problem with fumes. I just turn on the hood vent on low and no issues.
Thank u for sharing , very new method to me👍
I saw an episode of America's Test Kitchen where they said that in some cases a pan that has years of baked-on gunk actually does a better job of browning.
Very true!
Yes
Of course they do. This tip is for rabid clean freaks who never cook.
Love that show!
Makes sense. That's why the pan is brown. That's how the food that touched it was...
Put pan on your stove. Fill halfway with water and add a good amount of salt. Heat the pan until the water is simmering. The grease will float to the top. I do this with all of my metalware and cast iron.
Deglaze the oan
Don't do that to cast iron. You want that seasoning to make it nonstick.
This method doesn't take the seasoning off.
I purchased baking pans at of all places Walmart they are gold in color, heavy not flimsy everything slides right out… the only pan I’ve saved that looks like the ones in this video is a sheet pan that my twin sister accidentally left at my house when we had a cookout… she died in a car accident a couple of weeks later… I will never get rid of that pan❤️
Sad💦
Go to any proper bakery. The pans are all dark, seasoned, and no longer sticking food!! Worth their weight in gold. 👋🏻👋🏻
I’m so sorry for your loss.😞
From a 60 year old chemist (me): The issue with the lemon juice/baking soda trial is that lemon juice is acidic (citric acid) and when baking soda gets hit with acid it degrades into carbon dioxide gas and water and sodium citrate (whether mono-, di, or tri- sodium citrate would depend on the pH of the final material). Much of the issue is that the material staining the pans has been carbonized (burnt on). Certain strong acids/bases or solvents could remove the carbonized material, but would attack the metal or be dangerous to your health. Best advice, scrub with wet fine clean sand like we used to do with our iron/steel or aluminum cookware (for camping) with baked on materials. Wasn't done every time, just when we needed it bright and utterly clean. Generally only took 5-10 minutes per pan. NOTE: IT WILL REMOVE ANY SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT, as it will take the pan back to bare metal. So you will need to reseason the pan(s).
Thank you, I.M.Notamoose!!! Your information can help us to be healthier!!! We need more info like yours!!!
Great that you have explained the interaction between lemon juice and baking soda. Very few people seem to realise it.
I use kosher salt to clean my cast iron and seasoned pans
I called these disposable pan because I'm not a chemist but if they look this bad it's time for new one because I think messing with a coated pan can not be good.
@@iloveitUbet We have used salt on our cast iron, and pans and Dutch ovens for over 30 years!
I think your pans are well seasoned. I like when mine get that way, also my stoneware is way better once they are dark and smooth. They aren't dirty, they're perfect for baking now.
I use parchment paper, my pans are very old but look like new. If you go to a bakery, their pans are seasoned like yours and they use parchment paper.
I also use parchment paper; makes cleaning a lot easier.
I have also been using parchment paper. Though I just ordered copper grill sheets to try those so I won't go through as much parchment paper.
Parchment paper makes cleanup a breeze and doesn’t affect the texture of whatever you are baking..it will still get crispy and browned!
🥰....I ❤️parchment paper
@@iloveitUbet I like parchment paper but some things do lose their crispiness versus aluminum foil. That is why I am trying the copper grill sheets.
@@wishingb5859 ... I have a problem with certain things sticking to aluminum foil and I don’t like to use non-stick spray. I didn’t know about copper grill sheets...except I as seen on tv copper bbq grill mat...wonder how it will work?! 👍
You use your pans, you cook at home. The pans are cleaned, but stained. By using the old pans, you are not being wasteful, and saving the environment. Darnia stated below "those pans are seasoned", I love that.
Our pizza pan my husband had in college looks like this. We bought the same exact pan new to replace it...and we found the old pan works better. We buy other new pans & hesitate using them...we prefer the well-used ones.
There's a good yt video about how to season new pans- wipe lightly with vegetable oil, bake and repeat.
@@altl888 - Yes, and use an oil with a high smoke point. Add a tiny amount all over and wipe off as much as you possibly can, bake, then polish well before you add new oil etc. Repeat it up to 6 times to get a great nonstick surface. PS! This method can even be used on stainless steel pans! It really helps make them easier to use! 🤗 Show your support Ukraine by posting 💙💛🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦💛💙 after your comments on TH-cam❣️
I cleaned some pans the other day out of pure boredom & got them so clean, you can see yourself! All I used was Dawn dish soap, lemon juice, baking powder & a scotch brite steel wool. Worked like magic!!
That's what makes good baking pans. If people can't handle the looks, send them packing.
I think old pans just look like that. They’re perfectly used and loved ❤️
I am a very hygienic person, but what you are actually doing here is taking a seasoned pan , naturally seasoned over years each time you have used it...ie making it non stick and scrubbing all of that fabulous patina off. 🙈.
Truth!
100% truth.
Yikes! I was thinking the same thing. Why on earth is she scrubbing away the fabulous, seasoned non-stick surface?
My favorite most used baking sheet is 25 years old, I bought it at a garage sale for 50 cents when it was new, it is black and makes be best crispy oven fried everything! Wouldn't trade it for any of the new ones.
THANK YOU for being so honest! I too have seen the miracle clean pans but you just can’t believe all you see on line. I came to the same conclusion. If it bothers you, buy new pans. What I use now that significantly decreases the staining is silicone sheets on my pans. You don’t need to grease them, and your baking turns out beautifully.
What are silicone sheets? Where can you find them? Im not cleaning pans like that lol too much work 😅 I season all my pans, tho sometimes things happen! Thanku great info
@@karens7620 Hi,
Go into a kitchen supply store and ask for a sil-pat sheet. It's a silicone baking sheet. I've seen them in Aldi's every blue moon or so too. Or just Google silicone baking sheet sold near me.
They're for baking on, to make the pan nonstick. Great for sticky cookie recipes.
You can also buy parchment paper to line cookie sheet pans with. Sold near the Reynolds foil wrap in the grocery store, or Walmart. Wax paper works too.
Good luck.
Take care, stay safe, have a nice day.
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@@BROUBoomer thanku so much. I don't bake much obviously lol I appreciate the reply & info!! Thanku. You stay safe and have a fabbo day! 😃😄😉🙃
@@karens7620 Hi,
Your welcome!
Have a marvelous day yourself too.
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Learned a long time ago that the spray-on coatings really leave a sticky, messy residue; so I use a piece of waxed paper and butter or shortening to grease my pans now. Of course for cookies parchment works well. But I have several old pans also that are well seasoned and nothing ever sticks to them. Better than "non-stick" bakeware.
Those pans were perfect. Seasoned. Don't clean that buildup off.
Damn straight. You just wrap some aluminum foil around those. Multiple layers..
@@marymary-vg2ts wasting good stuff, not good!
That's what I thought😬 Mines antique😂😐
@@Threaopolieze I’m with you! That’s not seasoning a pan (and I know what they mean); it’s burnt left over food on those baking sheets. Period. I do not allow my pots and pans to get like that for 1) they cost too freaking much for me to allow burnt on food to foster bacteria. I have a cast iron that is well “seasoned” but I still do routine maintenance with it. My mother’s cast iron has to get treated by a welder or specialist for the outside coating - she never knew she had to do routine maintenance! It’s all about taking care of your sh*t.
Agree, totally. Seasoned perfectly and cook food better than a new pan.
An Israeli friend came to visit us and saw my baked on pans as I was making a meal..He pretty much praised me for them... said he wouldn't trust the cooking of someone with shiny new looking pans because he wanted to eat food of an experienced cook! LOL!
Just cover them with foil everytime you use them and spray the foil with cooking spray. Keeps them clean and easy clean up.
Non-stick aluminum foil is now available...but, to decrease exposure to aluminum, I choose to use parchment paper!!!
The best idea - whatever the food is (bread, potatoes, etc) ask the guests to bring it and praise them on their delightfully seasoned dark pans! No worries!
Oh yeah, aluminum. So good for us. 🤦♀️
Aluminum is so bad bad bad. Use parchment paper if you want to keep your pans pretty. I personally think pans like these are clean and well seasoned.
I’ve had good success with the peroxide method and I’ve also used vinegar with baking soda with good success (my pans looked as yours). i used old towels over the baking soda and poured my liquid on the towels to soak the pans. It keeps the solution on the surface better. The oven cleaner does work really well too.
So this was totally by accident...but i left my large sheet pan in my oven that i use for catching all the drips..i put my oven on the self cleaning cycle and my pan looked brand new once it was done!!
I've done the baking soda method and it didn't do much. I happy with my pans as they are. As another viewer said, "they are seasoned!" Thanks for the video!
I've been using parchment paper over my cookie sheets and love it. Best way for baking I've evey seem. Easy clean up!
My mom does that she has the cleanest house ever!She said "I take care of my stuff "Luv U mom!
Yes those kinds of pans will look like that after using a couple of times use parchment paper dont waste your money.
Silicone baking mats are cheaper in the long run because they are not single use.
Honesty is always the best policy. 😁 Thank you Andrea Jean.
If my friends judge me for the color of my pan. Than they aren't the best influencers for me.
So true!!! But this is hilarious I have to share! I caught my mother in law looking inside my dryer!!! 🤔🤔🤔🤣😅
Old stained pans like yours I consider a Culinary Badge of Honor. We all know our pans end up stained with baked-on goodness because we're TOP COOKS! 😊
@AndreaJean: Recently I inherited baking pans that are almost fifty ( 50 ) years old... manufactured before everything was “ Made in.... “. They looked similar to your sheets pans. Now they are my
“ Show “ off bread pans and the person who gave them to me is still amazed at how well they look❗️
It's refreshing to see some honesty. Thank you
A nice surprise is a jaunt down the aisles of a restaurant supply store... the ridiculously low prices on sheet pans etc is just mind blowing!.. and bulk spices!! Spending $5 on a tiny bottle of spice at the market is nuts when you can get most of them so much cheaper at a restaurant supply store... Just discovered your channel.. love it and you! Thanks!!
Good idea. Thank you.
Love these places. They have so many things that you can buy cheaper than regular retail.
I have used Bar Keeper's Friend to keep my pans from looking like that. Its my secret weapon for a lot of things and its cheap. However I don't ever cook directly on my pans, I use either nonstick aluminum foil or parchment paper.
Bar keeper is the one product I would keep if I had to ditch everything else. 😀😀
I am 73 and my mother would have a heart attack if she was alive and watching this , these pans are seasoned and should never be cleaned like that , simple washing is fine no need for them to be shiny ...clean is good what you are doing is not ....who cares what others think
Couldn't agree more that they are seasoned and clean. If your having guests and want 'fad' shiny, buy a new one or cover in foil for the one off cook.
I could have bought an angle grinder at Harbour Freight for $15 and ground off the Golden Gate Bridge by the time you finished with the SOS pad. I just bought a 75 year old gas furnace, it looks like new after 45 minutes.
@@lcruce I agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@lcruce Great Chefs know better.
I think she must be really young??? But no... cause she has had them so long. Idk... she must not bake...
I subscribed as soon as I heard you laugh at yourself saying somebody might think you’re dirty! I love your personality! Real. You’re the Real deal Holyfield! And your suggestions are top notch. ❤
You are great!
Spray paint the pans and use them for your kiddos’ craft activities. Everything stays on tray😀
Fantastic idea!
Pat, great idea! I once used a cookie sheet to display my handmade magnets at a craft fair. Spraying the cookie sheet would be beautiful too. I added a lace trim to the edges with hot glue.
I will use your idea for a craft tray but will buy a new one since my pans look great! Haha.
God bless!
Lynne🍃💜🍃
Cleaver!!
Wow fabulous idea!
These pans are made of great quality and very well seasoned! I would only work the corners are you can have too much "love" built up.
I love baking soda for cleaning. I also love citric acid. The thing is, one is basic in nature and the other is acidic. So putting them together may neutralize both of them so they don’t work as well as they would by themselves🤷♀️
I would have totally voted for the oven cleaner! Thanks for doing this with the pans! Saves us all some time!
I cleaned houses years ago an we would take a garbage bag an put the pan or oven racks in pour amonia in the bag . Leave it outside to soak for a few hours an it came clean . Some really bad one required a light scrub but always came clean . I still use this cleaning hack today . Love your ideas an use so many of them thanks so much
This is seasoning! Much like you wouldn't scrub a seasoned cast iron skillet. If you insist try bar keepers friend!
That's what I was thinking! Bar Keepers Friend works magic!
Great effort! Don't feel bad, I have 4 baking pans that look just like yours. LOL had them for years
Have you tried vinegar and baking soda, or try shaving cream.
If you don't like how they look; cover the bottom with parchment paper. Also use parchment paper on new pans and you won't have this problem. 😊
Your honest! And that's like a breath of fresh air!!! Thank you.
I SO appreciate your truthfulness regarding your earnest attempts to rejuvenate your well-loved & frequently used old baking sheets. It certainly doesn’t make you a failure, but rather exemplifies your HONESTY, which should result in the respect of your viewers. I don’t believe anyone should criticize you, especially since you’re the mother of young children, not to mention running a successful TH-cam channel & your other business ventures. Let’s look at reality: NEARLY EVERY ONE OF YOUR CLEANING TIPS & DEMOS RESULTS IN SCRUPULOUSLY CLEAN _______ (fill in the blank). WHY❓Because GIRL, YOU KNOW YOUR STUFF❗️
I don't watch and unfollow any channels I feel have jumped on the bandwagon for views. Don't have time for deceit. Once your credibility is gone, there's nothing left.
Maybe a different title then.
Thanks for keeping it real. I work in a busy cafe where cookware and bakeware take a heavy beating. Tried all your baking powder/oven cleaner/ elbow grease methods with seriously underwhelming results. Want new looking pans? Buy new pans!
Don't worry about those pans they are great they are good and seasoned they are perfect just wait until you have used them for 50 or 60 year's they get even better
Tried the placing the pan in the oven and hit the clean mode. It did a pretty good job
It took more time and money to clean than I'm willing to give. And the pans look fine to me. Shows they've been well-used, and as others have said, well seasoned.
oh boy i,m glad she cant see mine, i got pans from ww2 there so much better then new pans
When you bake just cover with foil no one should question you all bakeware gets like that with use. Be happy don’t worry.
I had some OLD pans that were going into the garbage and a last ditch try was in the summer spraying engine degreaser on pan let sit 1 hour and use garden hose rinse OFF and wash in house with Dawn dish soap and rinse WOW looked like NEW pans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was shocked!!!!
Thank you for your honesty! I had no idea people lied about getting their baking sheets clean. What?!?! in any case, I'm now ordering some new ones today.
I used baking soda and peroxide on a pan that was pretty bad. But made a paste and used green scrub pad. I didn’t wait long tho. I use just plain baking soda on my glass Pyrex pans when they get those grease spots. Works great.
Soak your pans and throw a used fabric sheet and drop of dishsoap. The grease wipes right up. It's amazing.
My pans look just like that and if visitors don't like them, then they don't need to come over. But anyway, if you use Easy Off, you should leave it on overnight.
i’m with you, you have to leave it on overnight
I love using lemon, peroxide, and baking soda. It works so well. I don't know if you have pets, but if you have a dog and it gets sprayed by a skunk, you can use baking soda, peroxide, and dawn dish soap. Mix it together in a bucket and use it to scrub your dog. It reduces the stink big time and it is safe to use on your dog. In fact, a vet friend of mine said that there have been times when a clients pet had eaten something they shouldn't have and he used peroxide down the dogs throat to induce vomiting. I'm not a vet, but I've done this and it helped tremendously.
I personally think it cooks better with the baked on stuff. If it’s thick, good quality made, it will cook fantastic! Just wash in hot soapy water to get the nights dinner off of it- and dry and put away! Let everybody else stay home if they have a problem with ya pan. I wouldn’t think twice about keeping and using that very well seasoned pan! You wouldn’t catch me using another one if somebody bought it for me. Not gona happen.
About 15 years ago I used oven cleaner on my pans but made the mistake of sitting them on newspaper on the kitchen counter to do so….not realizing that the excess overspray was seeping into the newspaper. I left it overnight to let the oven cleaner work it’s magic. Next morning when lifting up the pans and newspaper I was horrified to find my kitchen counters had lost noticeable patches of their colour. Long story short…bought new pans and eventually afforded new kitchen counters. Respect for oven cleaner and one life lesson.
I use the paste of dawn dish soap and baking soda to clean the oven and pellet grill. Once you smear the paste on, spray with vinegar. Let it sit for a bit and scrub with a green scrubby. Wipe down with a clean wet cloth.
I am guessing this would work on your pans, too.
I use white vinegar and baking sòda and scrub it
I cleaned this morning by putting in a dishwasher tab and a tea kettle full of boiling water and put the lid on the pan and just walked away until it was so cool I actually left it outside because it stunk so bad. (I had accidentally burned a chicken carcass. I didn't realize I left it on at night and it boiled dry, so it just wrecked the pan and, of course, smelled horrible.) I left the stuff out there to sit for about an hour, then went back out with another kettle full of boiling water. I remove the lid from the pot and scrubbed it for maybe one minute, Dumped that water, and emptied the boiling water into the kettle and went over it again. It was good as now. Dishwasher soap is amazing.
My mother put her baking sheets in the oven when she ran the "clean oven" . I'm not sure that is a great idea, but it did remove the mess.
Thick layer of baking soda- fill up with white vinegar and let it sit over night - worked for me ! 😁👍
Oh my gosh, AndreaJean - you're the best! I love your honesty and showing us every step. I have used both of the first two methods you showed and had some good success with cleaning other items that were not quite so 'lovingly used' as those pans. (Also tried it on my own pans that looked just like yours with exactly the same result you had.) Am so grateful for your fans comments about the older pans being "seasoned." Guess I'll keep them - as I go but new ones, too. Thank you!
I put baking soda in a Parmigiano shaker. I have one in kitchen, bathroom and laundry.
Thought of it years ago. Works great. I use baking soda and vinegar on almost everything.
In addition a copper scrubber helps on really burnt pans.
Nothings wrong with that pan 😊. I line mine with aluminum foil when necessary and still use them.
Thank you for your honesty, Andrea Jean Cleaning!!!
Whenever my pans need a good clean I always use oven cleaner. Works amazingly on stove drip pans too!
Thank you for your honesty.
I’ve read many comments and it seems the consensus is that the pans are now “well seasoned.” The brown color is the patina that has developed over time, which is a good thing. Therefore, these pans are perfect the way they are and do not need to be replaced or cleaned.
I have cookie sheets and pizza pans that I have had for 50 years I can’t throw them away. I found a mr clean ( white) pad works great. Thanks for the info
It's a good idea to completely cover new baking sheet pans with foil each and every time first before putting them in the oven, to keep them more pristine. Enjoy your videos! 🙋🏼
Aluminum foil is not a healthy cooking idea, parchment paper is a better choice
Aluminum foil causes early onset of Alzheimers per study when it gets absorbed in the food when it heats up. So I use parchment paper to cover or a glass pan that cleans easier.
@@CocoChanelle-1 🤔
Put your pan in a full sized garbage bag. Lay it in the bath tub. Pour ammonia into the pan. Close the bag. Leave overnight.
The grime melts away with a small bit of scrubbing.
Also works for oven racks.
Next video. “How to unclog the bathroom drain”. 🤗
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Right
But why is she cleaning dishes in the bathroom sink🤢
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Exactly!!!
I don’t mind the burnt oil, it is the rust on my pans that bothers me. PS I really appreciate the honesty in this video! I wish more were like this. Thank you! (Unfortunately, I have to say I don’t like that your title is misleading, but I understand. I probably/maybe wouldn’t have watched it if you said it didn’t work. But, on the other hand if you had put something like tried several remedies without much success, I might have watched to see which ones you had tried.)
Thank you. . .
I saw the same video as you
Couldn’t get mine clean either
Finally found Easy Off . .with all the self cleaning ovens it’s difficult to find.
Found at Lowe’s
Cleaned my two really heavy sheet pans
After two applications, but my 3 light weight?
Not so well. . .so I am just using Parchment or Foil.
I believe in reuse and repurpose so am considering my options.
Someone else may have said it but have you ever used Bar Keepers Friend? It's in a Gold can like Comet & Ajax come in. It comes in other formats now but the powdered cleanser is the BEST in my opinion!
An SOS soap and steel wool pad for every cleaning and your pans will look brand new forever.
I also use Brillo or SOS pads to clean my pans after every use and they shine like new, even though some of them are over 20 years old. The key is to get them spotless every time.
YES, I have pans that are 49 yrs old and since I usually clean them everytime I use them with Brillo/SOS, they look like new. I would have used the Brillo/SOS instead of cluttering up my bathroom counter for overnight. It would have cleaned that mess off of those pans without the waiting. I have used pans that were given to me by my MIL and they looked like these do, when I returned them, she didn't recognize them. But really, after all these years of cooking, they really are Seasoned.
😂 I didn't know there was any other way to clean bakeware than Brillo or SOS pads! Also, why did this all go down in the Bathroom? 🚻🤔😅
I appreciate your honesty 😅😅
Wow!! You have a lot more patience and energy than I do! What a pain in the derriere
Energy our products no way. I just recycle those and get some new ones from the Dollar Tree! Thanks for all your videos I appreciate learning from you
Andrea, I admire your hard work and passion for inventive ways of cleaning! I usually use Comet, and Dawn decreaser dish washing liquid! Let it sit and scrub! It usually does the job! Or the $1.25 AKA Dollar Tree Store, has those pans for $1.25 plus tax! Thanks for the demo tho! 👍🍕👍
Thanks for sharing!!
My mom taught me to use Lava soap with a green thin scrubber. It makes the pans shine! 😊
Hey Andrea! After you buy new cookie sheets. Try picking up a few reusable liners. I cut them to the size of my pans keeps them from getting funky. I've had mine for at least 5 years. Got them 5 for $12 on Groupon.
We use pans like that to heat up french fries and chicken nuggets or chicken patties. Put a sheet of foil over it and its simple clean up. If you feel the need to scrub then use the bar keepers friend. That stuff is amazing! It comes either powder or liquid abrasive. Works like a charm!
Thanks this was interesting and I had done the same techniques w a pan I had burned apple sauce on and I had similar results. It was helpful to see you had similar results. Thank you!!
I have a couple of things to say. I know we all seem to like the look of gleaming baking pans. But I know from my husband's as a baker that the pans usually looked seasoned, not shiny. Of course those pans were used for greasy baking rather than cakes, pastries, bread etc. However I am always amazed at the many cleaning hacks using baking soda and acid, such as vinegar or lemon juice. I am well aware that those chemicals (yes they are chemicals, as is every thing in this world.) are great for cleaning many things, but mixing them does not always improve the cleaning. I admit that I am not sure if the fizzing action of the baking soda/acid mix helps with cleaning, but when they fizz they become carbon dioxide in the air, dihydrogen oxide (water) in the pan and sodium acetate ions in the water. Sodium acetate is an electrolyte used to correct chemical imbalances in humans. I am not entirely of the chemistry of using hydrogen peroxide exect that it produces heat, which may loosen baked on greese.
Two tips. One is brillo pads are just steel wool embedded with detergent. I buy a bag of steel wool at a hardware store or the home stores. It is so much cheaper than brillo and use my own detergent with it. Steel wool has so many practical applications around the home.
I make casserole dishes look brand new by spraying them with Easy Off Cold oven cleaner. I do it outside on a glass patio table. Leave it for a while, wipe it off, and put it in the dishwasher. They look absolutely brand new, even my Mother’s 50 year old well used Corning casseroles looked new. 🌷
I use oven cleaner and it cleans like a charm, but I would recommend using it in a warm over. It works best when it's warm....sometime if its hot enough outside I put the pots in a garbage bag and let it soak all day. The next say I hose down....and yes they were just as bad as this pan. I didn't use fume free...I used the yellow one that smells horrible! But it works!
Use Bar Keeper's Friend cleanser. It works wonders!! 🙂
I like Bar Keepers Friend too.
I also like the paste Norwex puts out, it's well worth the $25.00+
Bar Keepers is the only thing that cleaned the ring in my toilet after I had been out of town for weeks. It's my friend too! 😍
Didnt work for me
Lay them out on newspaper and spray down with easy off. Same with oven racks. I also used easy off on the side of my frig that sits a foot from my stove. Took the dried up grease off and.....after I thoroughly rinsed off, did not harm my frig which is some kind of plastic. Now they're clean, and your cookies will stick. That baked on stuff was good for them!
You have the best pans, and I hope you didn't throw them away! They are supposed to look like that! Ask anyone who has ever used a Pampered Chef pizza stone, they would tell you that the darker it gets, the. better it is! Having a stone that is just about black, is actually a "Badge of Honor"!
Absolutely love the honesty!
I love how you reveal the truths about so many "easy" internet cleaning tips. Thank you.
I purchase baking sheets and pizza pans at Dollar Tree. I use them for projects (I make jewelry, paint and stain wooden beads, etc), plus I deliver homemade cookies and other treats on them for families experiencing the loss of loved ones. No reason to return the pans. I also use them for cooking (disposable), and to display magnets, keyrings, etc when vending - pre-pandemic, of course. I treasure my late Mother's cookie sheets, they hold the best memories. The discolored areas are vintage - like me.
In my experience when my pans get this bad I just stick it in the oven on self clean mode and pans turn out like brand new and reseason them afterwards
I agree...well seasoned pans are the best! My Grandma cooked with a well seasoned well used wooden spoon all the time...it was more like a half a wooden spoon burnt looking and well loved. She would leave it in the soups, sauces, meats...whatever she was cooking up. Her
food was AMAZING! Once in a while she used another cooking spoon and we would taste the difference. Trust me when I tell you, your food will taste different cooked in new pans.
Like cooking with cast iron...the older and more it’s used, the better the food.
This is not dirty… this means YOU ACTUALLY COOK FOR YOUR FAMILY. And I wouldn’t throw them away. They don’t prevent you from getting the job done. I have a few in my arsenal and BAYYBEEE, they are my tried and trues 🤘🏻🍞🍳🥘🧑🏻🍳
At work, we use Barkeeper's Friend (powder) and dish soap, doesn't take much of either one and then scrub with a steel wool pad, comes off with minimal effort. Just be sure to completely wipe away with clean damp cloths.
I applied dishwashing detergent and water and let it sit overnight- and it was clean!
If I would try that with the dishwasher soap it would not work. My friend said she socked her white socks in dishwasher soap over night and they were white again. No one wears shoes in my house But for some reason they get black or dirty on the bottoms of them. I tried it just license said . Bingo it did nothing. Ugh
I bought a cast iron corn stick pan at a yard sale for a dollar, it was baked on like your pants. I put it through the oven clean cycle and it ended up looking new!
NEVER put your aluminum pans in the dish washer, it stains them. Use parchment paper not only for cookies and brownies but meat loaf , bars, cakes everything lifts right out. EASY cleanup. You’ll never bake without it again 😊