Burnt on Food

Well when I have pots that do this, what I do is put some baking powder in it and boil it on the stove and out it comes. If you can't bake it off (try the oven) put exteremly hot water in the dish with the powder and it should help.

Fill it with hot water and add a dryer sheet (I know, sounds ridiculous!). Let soak over night.

Good luck!

got this from Martha Stewart - fill with soap & water past mark & put in a hot oven until the water boils for a few minutes. hope it helps,
Niki

Sprinkle baking soda on the burnt stuff. Then pour boiling water on it. Let the baking soda work on it a bit.

I would soak it in vinegar and hot water for a few hours and it will come up beautifully. White Vinegar cleans anything.

Hey Stephanie - try Easy-off oven cleaner. Spray on and leave for several hours or overnight. That may remove the unwanted yuck on the pyrex. Gotta love the M.I.L's!!!!

Not sure if this would work on a casserole dish or not, but someone told me to add water and reheat it so it softens up the baked on food. I guess that really depends on where it's stuck on! Good luck!

try Dawn Dissolve -works great

Dawn Dissolve. This is a Dawn product in a blue spray bottle (not real big). It's in the dish detergent section. I use this on everything. I also use it to clean the top of my stove. Spray it on and let it soak in by itself first. Then try to clean. If that doesn't work - I know this sounds sort of gross, but oven cleaner should do the trick.

I have used liquid fabric softener - straight up - to cover burnt areas and let it sit and soak. Works every time.

You can try to fill the pan with water and microwave it for a few minutes. Let it cool and try the scrubbing again. You may want to try a scouring powder and the scrubber sponge or steel wool.

It is great to have someone cook dinner for you but at what cost? LOL!

good luck

This may sound weird, but it works....put a dryer sheet in the dish, then pour boiling water in to fill dish, let soak a few hours. The burnt on material should come off easily.

I would try soaking in vinegar. It is a mild acid and might loosen up the stuff. Hope it helps.

Hi, Pour boiling water into the pan, add arm and hammer baking soda. Let it sit for hours (6+), then spatula it off. The residue comes off with the magic eraser by mr clean. Good luck!
D.

Try scrubbing with Comet. That seems to get tough stains out.

Good luck.

there was a thing on the Today show the other day about cleaning Thanksgiving dishes. They said fill the dish with water and put a bounce fabric softner sheet in it overnight. Then what ever is stuck to it will come off easily the next day when you wash it. Haven't tried this yet myself, but worth a try. Good luck.

I have found that baking soda with a damp wash cloth sometimes helps because baking soda has a grit to it when scrubbing glass dishes.

I've read that soaking the dish with a dryer fabric softner sheet should help. Personally I let the dishwasher tackle the brunt of it and then I finish the job with a Chore Boy orange scour cloth and Dawn.

Try soaking the pyrex dish, over night, in really hot water and add a soap tablet/dishwater liquid that you use in your dishwater. I usually have good luck the next day whereby it looses the burnt food.

Hi Stephanie,

First off I made the same mistake you did as far as using a scouring pad on glass. You should never do that because it makes grooves for more food to stick in and will be harder to clean next time.

This is what I found on line: there is a product you can find it at any Dollar General or Family Dollar, or your local grocery store. Mean Green! You spray it on let it set for a few min then use a sponge to wipe it off. The best part is it is safe on all surfaces and most times there is NO SCRUBBING needed!!!

L.

Hi Stephanie, I had the same problelm once and the only way I found to get rid of the stain was to soak it in hot soapy water and then use a butter knife or steak knife to scrape the burn off.
It eventually worked and then I used a brillo pad to remove remninents of the stain.
I hope this hint helps you.
Evalyn

I've used this product, I think it's from Easy Off. It's in a spray bottle and you spray it on the burnt stuff, let it sit a while, and then wipe it off. Knock on wood, I haven't had to use it in a while, so I can't remember the exact name of it, something like Power Dissolve. Good luck. I've actually had to use fingernails on some things in the past, so I hope you can find something that works for you!

Hi Stephanie. Have you tried scraping the crusty stuff off with a scraper or a pancake turner (a strong one)? The trick is to work that stuff off first. You could even put some water in the pan and try warming it up to soften it. You can reclaim your pyrex!! Once you get the bulk off then take a SOS pad to your pyrex and it will be as good as new! LOL your MIL should know that!! Best wishes.

I am not sure other then a sos pad. I do have an idea for next time. I used non stick cooking spray before i put meat mac and cheese etc into the baking dishes. The mac and cheese comes out perfect. I have even burnt the edges a bit and it still came out.
B.

I did see that someone already told you about
Dawn Dissolve
It is the BEST stuff.
I can't find it in the grocery store anymore, but I but it at Walmart now.

Try soaking the dish overnight with a fabric softener sheet. Read it in a magazine somewhere, and it really works!

Dear Young Moms~
I would like to send out a general message regarding many of the responses that I read to this request. Before you use Kaboom or Eazy Off oven cleaner or any other chemical cleaner, please stop for a few minutes and consider the possible consequences of using these products. Do they have warnings on the label? Do they list any ingredients? Most products used in our homes are not required to list the ingredients, because these are considered to be their 'trade secret'. Are these products safe for your children, your pets, and the planet?
Let's look at the simple dryer sheet..does it make you wonder what is on a dryer sheet that would dissolve baked on grime, yet the manufacturer wants you to think that it is safe to use on your children's clothing? Most dryer sheets are made from oil based poly propylene and will never break down in the landfill, and they are coated with nasty chemicals that rub off on your clothing and bedding. These chemicals are absorbed through your skin, and stored in your body. Any wonder why so many people have skin irritations and asthma and cancer.
All of these chemical cleaners came into existence after World War II, so 60 years later, we are seeing much evidence that they are harming our health and the environment
Moms, please take 18 minutes to watch a video that might change your mind about using traditional cleaners in your home. Go to www.theglobalsuccessteam.net and click on 'Toxic Brew'. This is a Canadian investigative report on chemicals in household products and the health problems that they are causing.
Also, please consider reading 'Green Goes with Everything' by Sloan Barnett, available on Amazon or in book stores. This mom's child had an asthma attack and they found out it was from their cleaning products, and she wants to tell the world about safer products.
Sorry to be so didactic, but I worked in health care for over 30 years and I did not know anything about harmful chemicals until I started checking things out myself. I have 5 small grandchildren and they now live in safer, green homes- I just wish that I had known about this 30 years ago, so I am trying to help you along the road to a healthier home.
Please contact me if you need any more information- I have tons of articles to share. I can help you to find safer products that work well.
To a Healthier 2009,
M.

Get a dryer sheet and put it in the pan with warm water and let it sit over night. Works wonderful.
Jade

I have found the Mr Clean Magic Erasers to be unbelievable on hard, burnt on stuff like that.
I had O. Corningwear casserole that I almost pitched out because it was like me. my husband & mom were all taking shifts working on it for days...eventually the Magic Eraser did the trick.
Hey--you could always toss it out and put a new Pyrex on your Holiday Wish List! :)

Here's what have work for me. Bleach and water and let it boil on the stove top for about 5-10min. You will begin to see the burnt patches loosing.

Stephanie,
Take one of those softeners for the dryer and put it in the dish with some warm water, that should do it.

Hi Stephanie,
I have the same problem when my husband makes dinner. I soak the dish with Kaboom for at least a 1/2 hour and repeat as needed. Most degreasers should work. That is what we use in restaurants. Make sure to clean the dish after the burnt food is removed. Good Luck.
L.

HI! I just saw something on t.v. the other day on that show where those two ladies come to your house and clean... I am pretty sure she used a couple of those tablets that you soak dentures in.... In case that wasn't it, i wonder if they have a website you could go to.. the show is called "How Clean is Your House?" The guy had let a dirty pot sit on the stove for like a year and if it cleaned that, hopefully it will work for you!!! Please let me know if you try it and what the results were. Good luck!!! :D

Stephanie, fill the pan with hot water, then place a dryer sheet in the pan, let sit for an hour, try using the dryer sheet to clean while filled with water, continue to soak until it seems that all spots are loose, clean with dish soap and water, continue until pan is spotless.

Stephanie this will sound crazy! Try soaking a dryer sheet in the pan. You can use an already used one or a new one. I let it soak overnight and that works almost every time. Sometimes it could take 2 nights. The softening agents actually work on the burnt on junk!

good ole baking soda

I have 2 suggestions for you. When I burned rice to the bottom of a pot I looked online and found that using dishwasher soap was a solution. I put the liquid dishwasher soap right on the burned part and let it sit overnight. My pot has never been so clean! My second suggestion is to try Ajax. I heard it gets the brown spots off of Corningware casserole dishes so maybe it would work on burned meatloaf too.

Best of luck!!

A little trick..... Cocoa Cola. Works in pots and pans too, to remove burnt on food. Fill it with coke and let it sit over night. Then you should be able to get everything off. Works better if you add heat, (that's what I do in pots and pans) put it on the stove for a few minutes. Maybe if it is small enough you could put it in the microwave for a minute to heat the coke. Or in the oven with a pan underneath it catch any drips. Unreal how well it works.

I am using cleaning products from a wellness store online. Not only do the cleaners take off burnt food, they clean my oven in no time. Plus they are safe for kids.

Try scraping the excess food off with a boutter knife or something similar after it has beed soaking in hot soapy water for a while. Try to make sure that you don't scratch the glass though. After that, use oven cleaner.

What about some Easy-Off oven cleaner?

Use Easy Off. It will take that burnt on food right off. Just make sure to clean the dish well with dish detergent after using the Easy Off.

Maybe try Easy Off Bam. It works on my stove top and burner pans.

I read something somewhere about baking soda or baking powder, mixed with a little water to make a paste and scrub with that, Sorry i don't have the exact info but you could try googling it.

either cook on low with soap in the scrub or use mr clean magic eraser

When all else fail, let it soak in lestoil. It has not let me down yet! I used it one to get ink stains out of a table cloth...

Try using spray on oven cleaner on it.

There is a product in the stores, I get it from walmart! I forget the name but its in a blue bottle. It works AWESOME!! in 15 minutes or less!! checking the cleaning section

Jenn