How to Clean Burned-On Food off a Pot

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Getting caked-on food off your pots is possible. All you need is a little time and elbow grease.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Baking soda
Water
A sponge or paper towel
Patience
A fabric-softener sheet

Step 1: Sprinkle baking soda

Sprinkle baking soda in the pot or pan, so it coats the bottom entirely.

Step 2: Moisten with water

Add enough warm water for the baking soda to become a paste.

Step 3: Wait

Let it sit for at least ten minutes; the longer you let it soak, the better. The sodium bicarbonate will penetrate the stuck-on food and loosen it.

Tip: No baking soda? Use a wet fabric softener sheet; it contains antistatic agents that will loosen the bond between the food and the pot.

Step 4: Wipe

Wipe the pot with a sponge or damp paper towel.

Step 5: Don't give up

Food still stuck? Add more baking soda and water, and this time boil the mixture in the pot for a few minutes. Let it cool, then wipe clean.

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[imabadspeler]

I love the contradictory of this video. In the video it says "and a little elbow grease" and in the description it says "No elbow grease required"

[felipelalo410950]

in the beginning of the video its says "and some elbow grease!"

but in the description it says "no elbow grease required"

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[ww5320]

hm, this one's quite useful... if only i watched it last year...-_-

[richardgreenisag]

the cure to cancer or a got damb touth brush like WTF is wrong with this retard my pops died of cancer im actually offended if someone said that to me that they would choose anything over the cure to cancer i would fuck someone up that they loved so fucking bad that they cant walk talk and are on there death bead and and as he's standing there with tears in his eyes say you could have prevented this like what a dumb FUCK! i will never buy this product because of this guy

[coatduck]

I just thought I would say that the reason I am here, is because I went to howcast's "how to make popcorn on the stove"

[scorpigirl]

cooking baking soda ??

[DeyaIV]

And yet, we did not see a clean pot after all that sitting and boiling....

[HattieLovesCattie]

They forgot the white vinegar.

[crankymrman]

and come to think i heard every chuck norris joke while in iraq lol i like this one

[runescapeguy12]

hahahaha

in your description you said no elbow grease required and at the beginning of the video it said you need time and elbow grease

[MrDeadlyPie]

by period do you mean a "O"? not 0

[yeseniacornejo]

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