©2004 LeAnn R. Ralph
440 words
If your burner pans and covered casserole dishes look like mine
did, they've got baked-on spots that no amount of scrubbing will
remove.
And if you're like me, even the thought of using chemical
cleaners brings tears to your eyes and makes you want to start
coughing, not to mention that the chemical cleaners are
expensive.
One simple solution that I've found works very well uses
ingredients that are probably in your cupboard right now: cream
of tartar and vinegar.
Here are the steps to follow:
1. Mix 2 teaspoons of vinegar and 2 teaspoon of cream of tartar
in a small dish (use 3 or 4 teaspoons of vinegar and 3 or 4
teaspoons of cream of tartar if you have more items to clean or
if you have larger items, such as a heavily soiled casserole
dish and cover).
2. Use a cotton ball to apply the solution to your burner pans
or casserole dishes and covers (Corning Ware casseroles, for
example).
3. Let sit for 5 to 10 minutes.
4. Scrub with a scouring pad and then wash in hot, soapy water.
5. Repeat several times, if necessary, for heavily soiled burner
pans and covered casserole dishes.
I was surprised by how well this works. You will still need to
scrub a bit, but your effort will produce definite results.
The first time I tried it, one of my burner pans was black and
crusty from lima beans that had boiled over. The vinegar/cream
of tartar solution took it right off. It worked so well, I tried
it on my other burner pans, and soon they were cleaner and more
shiny than they had been in a long time.
Then I tried it on a covered casserole dish that had belonged to
my mother. (Mom died in 1985, so that tells you how long the
casserole dish has been around.) When I used a cotton ball to
wipe on the vinegar/cream of tartar solution, some of the
baked-on gunk wiped off immediately! I scrubbed a little harder
with the cotton ball, and more of it came off. I also discovered
that the longer I let the solution sit on the cover and the
casserole dish, the better it worked. Soon, the casserole dish
and cover also were cleaner than they had been in years.
And one of the best parts about all of it was that I didn't have
to use expensive chemical cleaners that make me cough and bring
tears to my eyes.
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