Cleaning problem.

[fl4k]

I recently made muffins (about a week or so ago, now), and sprayed the muffin pan with I dunno what it's called. Food spray. Cooking spray or whatever. Well anyhow. I did this because I'm not used to teflon coated pans and things and was too paranoid to trust that it wouldn't stick to the pans

Comments

[dyfferent]

Isn't that called "seasoning"?

[lady_amorika]

seasoning is what you do to cast iron...teflon doesn't season.

[dyfferent]

I misread your post that you had put on spray because you didn't trust teflon pans (i.e. didn't want to use one, since they're sprayed with some kind of dubious chemical coating). Sorry!

[fl4k]

DAMN, I wish I had cast iron pans, still. My mom had wonderful ancient cast-iron pans and steel cookie sheets and things. I miss them so much. Damn teflon making everyting complicated. =P

[flyingraccoon]

Oh, I have this problem too! The only thing I've found is to really try to scrub it, but I've never gotten all the junk off. I hope someone else has some good advice.

[fl4k]

I've gotten three good suggestions so far:

"heat up the pan in the oven until the oil goes runny again, and then mop it up with kitchen paper (or toilet paper is cheaper, but it falls apart more) but be careful not to burn yourself."

"For grease stuck to the oven, I've had good luck soaking things in vinegar and baking soda. Cheap, easy, and worked well for me."

"I'd try re-oiling the pan with cooking oil, gently rubbing it with a paper towel, and hope the weird oil will dissolve in the cooking oil, then just soap and water washing it."

I'm gonna try one of 'em and if it doesn't work I'll try the next one. Haha.

[lady_amorika]

I don't know if it would kill the teflon or not, because I don't use teflon, but oven cleaner is an amazing thing.

[bibliofile]

I'll try 409 first; oven cleaner last.

[mayna]

I usually use steel wool. I make pancakes on a baking sheet on the stove (so I can make 6 at once, easier than using a frying pan), and it always gets baked-on oil on it, and i just steel wool it and it comes off fairly easily.

Of course, that's my stainless steel baking sheet, I don't do that to my ones with the nonstick coating (and I don't think there is any good way of getting it off of those without taking the nonstick finish off)

[fl4k]

*sigh* I really wish I still had just plain steel pans. I miss them so much! Teflon isn't worth it, but alas, I've moved in with my boyfriend and that's what he already had. =P

[coritiacus]

heat up the pan in the oven until the oil goes runny again, and then mop it up with kitchen paper (or toilet paper is cheaper, but it falls apart more) but be careful not to burn yourself.

[fl4k]

Hmm, I'll have to try that. Thanks!

[jennyelfenmass]

This is what I would do too.