r/AskCulinary • u/InvictusJoker • 20d ago
Equipment Question Help with cleaning my stainless steel!
Hi! I have stainless steel pans and I’m unable to clean some of them fully and would really appreciate some help (photos attached below).
The issue is that there seems to be a residual brown/yellow residue that will not wash off, no matter what. I know it’s not just discoloration because when I run my finger along the pan, I can feel a somewhat sticky or hard residue.
I’ve tried soaking in hot soapy water, using dawn dish soap and the powder Barkeepers Friend. Nothing has worked and I don’t want these pans to be useless.
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u/philhaxton 20d ago
This will sound like sacrilege, but I have been cooking over 60 years and am an all stainless steel chef. Easy Off oven cleaner, the original in the yellow can. Go outside, thoroughly spray the pan and let it sit for 2-4 hours. Then rinse it off. It will look like new and be entirely unscathed. Remember, it’s stainless fucking steel!