Burnt pan

[Spindelina]

Is there a way (other than elbow grease and a Brillo pad) to get burnt apple off the bottom of a milk pan?

I've tried oven cleaner (which didn't touch it). Is there anything that will soften / lift it?

Biological washing powder with hot water. Lifts the burnt bits off and makes it as good as new. My mum swears by this.

Worth buying bio washing powder for?

Washing soda would work, or bicarbonate of soda would help a bit.

I would say yes if it saves the pan! I've never tried it myself but like I said my mum swears by it she heats up the water with powder in on the hob for 5 minutes and says you can just wipe the burnt bits off.

bio washing powder and leave overnight to soak. or a dishwasher tablet / powder should work.

I've just given it a go with a dishwasher tablet. It's not doing anything, but I'm going to leave the tablet to turn into a paste to leave overnight and see if it helps.

YY to bio washing powder. Simmer some in water in the past for half and hour.

A good slug of salt and simmer the pan.. Keep stirring and it should come clean. Vinegar also works, so I'm told but I always go for salt.

Boil rhubarb in it. Genuinely works.

Boil coke in the pan. It works.

Astonish paste and a scourer normally works

That's my before and after pictures

This is a during photo.

Simmer some very salty water

I always just use non bio powder, it still brings the pans and trays up beautifully

Progress.

This is after simmering a dishwasher tablet for about half an hour, then another go with a Brillo pad. Going to dissolve another tablet and leave it overnight.

If it's not aluminum or non-stick then I'd put soda crystals in, add boiling water, boil until the water discolours then turn the heat off and leave it for a bit.

I clean pans I've used to make popcorn this way and it works brilliantly. You've done well with the dishwasher tab though!

Rooting through my cupboard reveals that other things that I own that have featured on this thread are soda crystals, non bio washing powder, vinegar, salt, and bicarb. I shall use these in turn. Plus barkeepers friend. And ammonia! Which I think I'll leave for now. No idea why I own ammonia.

Just getting the soda crystals to simmer for a bit

Tomato ketchup coated on and left and then rubbed off should work or lots of vinegar.

Ketchup is another thing I own!

Very scoured, but nothing burnt on. Thanks, mumsnet!