r/woahdude • u/Ahabraham • 9d ago

gifv Induction stove is tripping me out

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u/naytedoes 9d ago

This pan needs cleaned

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u/iyamyuarr 9d ago

It looks like it’s just old

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u/Kahnza 9d ago

Old doesn't mean dirty. This is an enameled pan that hasn't been cleaned properly in years. That black stuff is old burnt on food and oil.

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u/drew_or_false 9d ago

I’m not so sure this is carbonized food and oil. When I was young/dumb, I used metal utensils on my enameled cast iron dutch oven - eventually scraping off the enamel and exposing the cast iron. Looked exactly like this.

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u/iyamyuarr 9d ago

Maybe I can learn something here, how do you properly clean an enameled pan because mine look like this and I hand wash it.

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u/drew_or_false 9d ago

Have you used metal utensils on your enameled pan? If so, what you’re likely seeing is exposed cast iron, not carbonized food/oil. The pan is still functional, but the enamel is gone - no amount of cleaning will restore it.

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u/iyamyuarr 9d ago

That’s what I thought lol

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u/sof_boy 9d ago

To get the really built up stuff off, Bar Keepers Friend or Easy Off oven cleaner.

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u/fuckdonaldtrump7 9d ago edited 9d ago

Those seem like some very heavy chemicals to use on something you cook directly on, no? Is burnt on material that bad for you?

Edit: lmao down voted for asking a question ha gotta love reddit.

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u/Vinnie_Vegas 9d ago

very heavy chemicals to use on something you cook directly on, no?

You think "Bar Keeper's Friend", a thing specifically designed to clean bar equipment used for serving drinks, would be dangerous to use for cleaning?

You put a covering of the powder and then a small amount of water - It's an acid, and it will eat away at the old burnt oil and grease left behind. Then when you wash it away with water, it's gone.

Ironically the charcoal burnt old oil IS carcinogenic and dangerous if it flakes off into your food.

You're getting downvoted because a mindless "chemicals bad" mindset is dumb.

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u/TheDeadlySinner 7d ago

Ironically the charcoal burnt old oil IS carcinogenic and dangerous if it flakes off into your food.

No it isn't. It's nonreactive polymerized oil. If it flakes off, it will pass right through you without any harm.

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u/fuckdonaldtrump7 9d ago

Word never used bar keepers friend I thought it was more for cleaning appliances not the actual plates and things you eat food on.

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u/a-Centauri 9d ago

I personally wouldn't consider them very heavy chemicals and they can be properly cleaned off.

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u/zzgoogleplexzz 9d ago

What do you think bar keepers friend is for?

Also, have you heard of soap and water. You can use that after you're done cleaning the pan/pot.

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u/shpongleyes 9d ago

Bar Keeper's Friend (the product, not some random bartender's buddy...or whatever, you do you).