Cleaning saucepan

I just use oven cleaning gel - smear it on, leave and hour, and the very toughest black burned stuff just rinses off.

Of course that's no doubt 'ecologically unsafe' but I've found the gentler things don't work when I've forgotten a pan and its contents have turned into Devil's concrete.

Works on ovens as well

I would try boiling with water and washing up liquid if it was a stainless steel pan, but if it had a non-stick coating I would put it in the metal recycling bin.

[https://www.lakeland.co.uk/8904/Wash-Up-Wiz-Net-Scourer this]] is the scourer recommended up-thread by david. I've recommended this before and probably will again. They last me for months if not years and to keep them clean, I pop them in the dishwasher.

Swear by soda crystals

I boil the dish cloth in the burnt pan using ordinary washing powder....two jobs in one!

I use soda Crystals and vinegar, it worked a treat when I burnt a pan the other week. Just sprinkle in the soda add vinegar it fizzes and leave for a while, then wash with washing up liquid, you may need a scourer if there are really tough bits.Let us know which method works for you.

I do as stella1949 said. Use dishwasher powder.

Washing powder in saucepan boil it up a lot will come off

soak overnight in baking soda and water.

Rhubarb for me,
when in season.
Or Bio washingpowder

I didn’t find Coke cleaned a loo - I tried it and ended up with a horrid brown bowl!

Try boiling it with Vanish powder, then let it cool, then wash as normal.

Pitch it. Buy a new one.

Salt, cover the burnt part in salt and leave for 24 hours.

Get a new pan? Burnt stuff is carcinogenic.

I've never tried coca cola, but remember that it dissolved sheep's teeth (school experiment), so might work on burnt saucepan.

I boil up a mix of cheap vinegar and water. Let it boil a bit. Turn off and allow to cool in pan.

I use a mix of biological washing gel and bleach. Always worked so far.

It looks as if somehow, Mumofmadboys, you will rescue your big pot!

Definitely a soak job. I use water with a generous squirt of washing up liquid. For cleaning non-stick I always use a "cloth" called a "Whiz". Available from Lakeland Ltd. Not cheap but lasts for ages (ignore what it says on the packet about lasting three months!).

I find that soaking with a bio washing powder solution and the scrubbing with a stainless steel scrubber works every time. You can get these scrourers in packs of 6 for about £1 and , unlike Brillo type pads, they don't rust so last ages.

I also use biological washing powder, I make a solution with hot water and then put it outside (to get rid of burnt smell) for a night to soak. Has always done the trick so far! Bio washing powder is also brilliant for stained or greasy sinks and loos. It breaks down quickly, so is kinder to the environment than stronger chemicals, being mainly sodium carbonate.

Does one boil the coke and lemon juice or just leave it in the pan?

I am aware that coke cleans a loo like magic so heaven knows what it does to a stomach.

I use biological washing powder heat up then leave overnight

Put a out 1 inch of water into the pan, then add some powder soaking solution such as Vanish, or supermarkets’ own brand. You may still need to scrub a bit but it won’t be such hard work!

Thanks all. Will try these suggestions and let you know how I get on!