i find martha stewart household tips extremely useful . . . tackling badly burned pots on today's agenda:
fill badly burned pots without nonstick coatings with cold water and 2 or 3 tablespoons salt. let soak overnight. slowly bring the water to a boil; the burn marks should disappear. (you may need to repeat a few times.) then wash as you normally would.
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and leave it to martha to have the text below automatically appear when you cut & paste from her web site...that martha thinks of everything....
Read more at Marthastewart.com: Cleaning Tips – Martha Stewart