Non Stick Pans

[Christopha]

I have a small Scanpan which is grotty. "She" recently let me have it back and it is grubby with apparently cooked on oil. How the hell do I get this thing clean???

[ss_11000]

throw it out and by a new one:?

[Ashore]

throw it out and by a new one:?
Check the price of a new scanpan stirlo $ 100 +++

Chris you can clean them with steel wool and elbow grease , they are guranteed not to scratch with steel wool , or stainless for that matter. But before you start get it as hot as you can on the stove and dunk it in cold water this will losten most of it ( this is the method scanpan recomend) , when all else fails fill to the brim with water and add a good amount of dishwasher powder/liquid and leave 12 hours then try the steel wool again

Rgds

[wheelinround]

Christopha is this an alliminium based pan thick/heavy

I have been looking for one of these to use have an idea :rolleyes::rolleyes:

No stick pans are ok if you dont use metal implements.

[watson]

Nah!
Get a Scotch fillet...marinate for two hours (turning) it in the following mixture:

2 Tablespoons Really thick Kejap Manis (ABC from Indonesia is good)
2 Tablespoons Nuoc Mam
1 Tablespoon Superior Light Soy Sauce.

Heat the pan to outrageous
add 1 tablespoon Peanut Oil

Cook the steak for 2 Minutes without touching.
Turn....add some of the marinade......and cook the other side for 1 minute.
Remove and rest for 2 minutes in the remaining marinade.
Meanwhile, add 1 cup of water to the pan then turn the heat off.

Three things:
1. It will be a great steak.
2. It will have added so much crud to the pan you won't worry about the oil stains.
3. You will have created the ideal steak cooking pan.

[Ernie47]

Christopha, have a look at Scanpan FAQ's at scanpancookware.com.
Just for those who haven't come across Scanpan, they are not your usual teflon coated cr@p non stick stuff.
Just to clarify, they don't use teflon. From the bad press teflon has received of late, I don't think anyone else will be for much longer either..
Ernie.

[Ashore]

No stick pans are ok if you dont use metal implements.
Wheelin scanpans you can use metal implements in fact when you buy one they come with a steel wool pad in the packing for cleaning, thats why they are so bloody expensive, but very good stuff:2tsup:

[chrisb691]

Half fill it with salt, and bank it up the sides. Put it on the stove, and get it as hot as you can.

[wheelinround]

Cast pans or wok's mainly used all seasoned in this house

just checked out the web site not bad gear hope its not a stainless you have.

Caustic soda just remember to rinse well

[ss_11000]

Check the price of a new scanpan stirlo $ 100 +++

Rgds

oh:-

[echnidna]

Use oven cleaner on it a few times

[Christopha]

Great stuff thanks guys, and Stirlo, it's just a small pan, about 200mm across and it cost $150 so I want it last me for a while thanks mate ;)

[ss_11000]

well thats fair enuf i rekon

[DavidG]

Pan, woks and bbq's are no good until they have a nice thick black, crud layer. Totally non stick then.:U

[bsrlee]

Scanpan used to sell some special cleaning product for getting gunk off - I suppose someone had children help in the kitchen.

Or you could be like Lindey Milan of the Womens Weekly, had have the boss from Scanpan come around & give you a new one & take away the old one - OK, you have to invite him for dinner first:doh:

[prozac]

Perhaps cooking in it more will gradually remove the staining.
prozac

[dai sensei]

They say you can use steel utensils on Scanpans, but take it from me, they do scratch.

I used to have a full set of Scanpans, supposed to be a gift from the xMIL, but I ended up paying for 75% :?:((. When the X left she took them all except the large pan. Why, because she used to clean it with a steel pad and its surface was stuffed after 2 years, everything stuck. I used to think they were good pots & pans, but certainly not worth the extra $'s.

These days I use those pans with the red heat spots :2tsup:. One year old and surface still ok, but even if it wasn't, I could buy 10 for the price of the Scanpan.