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Related: About this forumI've decided that once you break out a Steel Wool Pad,
you tend to go on a tear, scrubbing all the bottoms of your pots and pans until your arm aches or the pad falls apart.
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I've decided that once you break out a Steel Wool Pad, (Original Post)
no_hypocrisy
Jan 2024
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ret5hd
(21,140 posts)1. you HAVE to...if you don't...
and you set it on the counter for longer than 3.25 minutes it turns into an iron oxide dust that crumbles from your fingers as soon as you pick it up.
Science, man. Its just science.
Shermann
(8,257 posts)2. Scotch-Brite Heavy Duty Scrub Sponges are as aggressive as I get
If a pan can't be cleaned with one of those, it is totaled!
lamp_shade
(15,035 posts)3. I cut them in quarters with scissors.
niyad
(118,040 posts)4. Exactly!
NJCher
(37,197 posts)9. does that also sharpen your scissors?
like cutting sandpaper?
I've read that as a tip. Haven't tried it.
lamp_shade
(15,035 posts)10. I don't know. I never thought about that.
ret5hd
(21,140 posts)11. No, but the scissors are VERY clean.
NJCher
(37,197 posts)12. I tried it
cut off just a little piece so I didn't go on a tear and scour the bottom of every pan I owned. Worked great; had no qualms about throwing that little bit away when I was done.
niyad
(118,040 posts)5. Baking soda, vinegar, and one of those green sheets.
Meadowoak
(5,955 posts)6. Barkeeper's friend.
PTL_Mancuso
(276 posts)7. Bon Ami is a suitable choice for pre-Barkeeper Friend use since it's gentler on the skin (and the pots)
BWdem4life
(2,155 posts)8. ,,,
Scour-off paste by Shaklee works well.