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plantcarazy
True Blue Farmgirl
116 Posts
Jenn
Montana
USA
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 Posted - Jun 23 2011 : 4:25:54 PM
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I am a big believer in cleaning with baking soda and white vinegar (and the two together-wow!). Soooo...I discovered another use for baking soda- When I have a particularly icky stainless steel pan or pot after cooking, I hand wash them with a few drops of dish soap and a sprinkle of baking soda. They come out sparkling every time!
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jun 23 2011 : 6:48:16 PM
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I scrub mine (copper bottom stainless steel) with a half of a lemon dipped in salt..works great and shines up the copper as well. Baking soda is so good for so many things as well, isn't it?
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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Fannie
True Blue Farmgirl
67 Posts
North Huntingdon
PA
USA
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Posted - Jun 24 2011 : 03:11:56 AM
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I was wondering what can shine up the copper on the bottom of my pans. I'm gonna try the lemon and salt. Thanks for the idea.
Fannie
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Jun 24 2011 : 09:58:09 AM
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Every time I cook something with tomatoes (spaghetti sauce, sauteed veggies with tomatoes, etc....the pan comes out shining afterwards. Cook with tomatoes and clean your pans all at once! :)
Farmgirl Sister # 31
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HollyG
True Blue Farmgirl
214 Posts
Holly
Hamburg
Arkansas
USA
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Posted - Jun 25 2011 : 3:20:00 PM
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Another solution that isn't so eco-friendly is over cleaner. After years of abuse, my stainless pots looked like something from the local diner. So, I sprayed them down, stuck them in a plastic garbage sack, and laid them on my patio in the sun. The heat and bag made the cleaner really work. After about an hours, I donned long-sleeves and rubber gloves, and was able to just wipe the cooked-on ickiness away. It also works on my cast-iron burner grates. I don't recommend this as a course for regular cleaning - but it may be a last-ditch effort to save or revive your cookware. It looks brand-new - even after nearly a year of cooking on them. Remember, this is only for stainless steel or iron grates. I wouldn't use it on my iron cookware, it will discolor anything aluminum, and who knows what it will do to copper. Use with caution!
HollyG
Farmgirl #2513
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Bevb
True Blue Farmgirl
81 Posts
Bev
Moscow
ID
USA
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Posted - Jun 26 2011 : 03:30:14 AM
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For copper - and I know this sounds weird - but cover the area with ketchup, let sit, and rinse off.
works every time!
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9402 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jun 26 2011 : 04:58:43 AM
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not weird at all Bev. The acid in the tomato is what cleans it up!
farmgirl sister#43
O, a trouble's a ton or a trouble's an ounce,
Or a trouble is what you make it!
And it isn't the fact that you're hurt that counts,
But only--how did you take it?
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Heartbroken farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
604 Posts
Annette
rio vista
Ca
USA
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Posted - Jun 27 2011 : 10:48:53 AM
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Love baking soda, and I'm gonna have to try the lemon and salt. Lemon is like the all around multitasking perfect fruit isn't it?!
The tears I shed then, watered the flowers I harvest now.
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BalancingAct
True Blue Farmgirl
297 Posts
Jackie
Hoosierville
USA
297 Posts |
Posted - Jun 27 2011 : 9:28:58 PM
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I know this is a thread about pots and pans, but since we're talking about lemons and baking soda I wanted to share that I use lemons and baking soda to clean my garbage disposal. The baking soda and lemon rinds clean the blades, and the lemon makes it smell much, much better.
Farmgirl Sister #2851 -"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4745 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4745 Posts |
Posted - Jun 29 2011 : 05:14:01 AM
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Great tips ladies. Thanks for sharing them. Maybe I can get my 30 year old Revere ware pots to look like new again!
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