We’ve all accidentally burned food while cooking, leaving dark residue that is difficult to remove.

If this has ever happened to you, you can follow these simple steps to remove any residue or dirt inside and outside your kitchen pans. Plus, they’re simple, cheap, and very simple tricks that will only take a few minutes of your time and help you clean burnt pans without much effort.

A burnt pot, it’s no use scraping it off. How to make them look like new again!

If you don’t know how to remove burnt food from a pan, you’ll be happy to know that some of the ingredients you have in your stash are great for bringing your pans back to their natural glory. One of them is sea salt, a natural and very economical product used in cooking. Let’s see how you can use it!

Sea salt

Mixing water and salt is a very simple process, and at the same time it is enormously useful at home, since it allows us to clean burnt pots in a very simple and economical way.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp sea salt
  • A scouring pad (make sure it’s suitable for cleaning your pans and doesn’t scratch them to avoid unpleasant surprises)
  • Water and soap

Directions for use

  1. Clean the pot with hot water, a scouring pad, and the soap you usually use to remove dirt from kitchen utensils.
  2. When the pan is clean, pour very hot water until the bottom is completely covered and add the salt.
  3. Let this mixture of water and salt steep for about 30 minutes.
  4. After half an hour, rub again with a scouring pad or sponge until the burnt residue is completely gone.

By putting this homemade trick into practice, you can keep your pans looking like new and also eliminate germs and bacteria thanks to the disinfecting properties of the salt.

Vinegar and salt

Many people choose to clean their pans with vinegar and salt because these two ingredients can remove burnt residue from pans and keep cookware germ-free thanks to their rich antibacterial properties.

Ingredients

  • a bottle of white vinegar
  • a tablespoon of salt
  • a soft sponge

Directions for use

  1. Add the white vinegar to the burnt pan until the entire bottom is covered.
  2. Once done, add the tablespoon of salt.
  3. Let the pot with the mixture boil for 10 minutes.
  4. The vinegar evaporates very quickly, so you have to be careful not to burn the pot even more.
  5. After 10 minutes, remove the pan from the heat and wait for the vinegar to cool.
  6. To completely remove food debris, use a soft, non-damaging scouring pad and rub until everything is removed.

This homemade trick for cleaning a burnt pot makes it easier to remove stuck food residue. If the food hasn’t completely separated, you can repeat the same process, especially if the pots have been on the fire for a long time. In this case, it is necessary to carry out this process several times.

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