Comments on: Dirty Dish: Burnt on Glassware

By: K

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:26:39 +0000

I subscribe to your feedburner feed and the last post I received in my reader is from July 7th. Don’t know if the problem is on your end or mine?

By: Betty @ Glassware

Betty @ Glassware — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:51:01 +0000

Method I use is to heat pure (and cheap) vinegar just before it starts to boil, put it in your pan, and leave it for several hours. The acid will dissolve everything but the glass, leaving it sparkling clean (lemon juice would also work, but its weaker and it would mean using a lot of lemons, expensive).

By: Keter

Keter — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:25:41 +0000

I’ve had luck using oven cleaner on glass. If that doesn’t get it all, the cleaner of last resort I use for burned on carbon marks is Brasso. Yes, even on glass. Use whatever method to remove the majority of the mess until you are down to the black carbon. You can use a razor blade to carefully scrape glass without damage but it will scratch metal no matter how carefully you scrape. Then get a paper towel and some Brasso and polish hard. It takes out everything but may leave an extra-shiny spot. Don’t worry, after a couple of uses, the shiny spot will go away. Be sure to wash the dish well with dish soap afterwards.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:45:17 +0000

Is it an old stainless pan? As in, are there a lot of scratches?

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:44:10 +0000

Comet is not recommended for glass, per their website http://www.cometcleanser.com/faqs.htm
We don’t have Kroger’s in my area, so I cannot speak for their store brand cleanser. I do know that BKF is safe for glass.

By: LoriW

LoriW — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:01:02 +0000

Is Bar Keeper’s Friend really better than Comet? Better than Kroger brand cleanser?

By: marybeth at www.babygoodbuys.com

marybeth at www.babygoodbuys.com — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:58:02 +0000

My husband burned cheese onto a stainless pain, and Barkeeper’s Friend has not worked for me, even after several passes and letting it sit overnight on two separate nights. I also tried boiling baking soda and water in it and letting THAT sit overnight. I’m going to try the dryer sheet today. If THAT doesn’t work, the pan will have to go in the trash…such a bummer!

By: Maranda

Maranda — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:46:02 +0000

I usually use dish soap (like dawn) and water and boil it on the stove for about 10-15 minutes. There’s typically a little bit of scrubbing but not much more than you would put into a typical dish washing.

By: Diaper Cake Becca

Diaper Cake Becca — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:18:35 +0000

The dryer sheet thing works……! I had a pyrex lasagna pan that had an old black burn mark on it from last fall. I tried to scrub it off to absolutely no avail. Left it sitting overnight with a dryer sheet soaking and the next morning I was able to remove the entire stain with very little effort (probably soaked a good 14 hours). I made sure to really rinse, rinse, rinse that pan to get the residue off. And we were using store-brand dryer sheets.

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:39:43 +0000

Absolutely. I use it on mine several times a week.