's not, then follow the steps below: First, scrub your wok thoroughly. Take a steel wool scouring pad and scrub both the inside and outside of the wok with soap. This will remove the anti-rust coating. If your new wok comes with...

, scrub it with a heavy-duty stainless steel scouring pad and kosher salt. Scrub it down to the bare metal, which is actually pretty easy when the pan is so hot. Then schmear it with shortening and crank up the heat again, for a...

Pitting can be avoided with regular scouring with a copper pad and/or SOS pads. The scouring produces a finish on the pan that is virtually non-stick when coated with a tiny tiny amount of butter or/and olive oil. I love my...

told me is traditionally removed by rubbing with mud. I used a steel wool scouring pad instead. :-D I seasoned it like any wok — several rounds of heating and rubbing with oil, followed by a final cooking of green onions in...

stainless steel wool from the grocery store, like the first one shown here: http://www.reliablepaper.com/Sponges_and_Scrubbers_and_Scouring_Pads_s/536.htm or fine “000” steel wool at the hardware store.

was to use an SOS soap pad and scour my moms ugly black iron skillet to a bright metal color. Geesh, I’m lucky my mom didn’t hit me in the head with it! Oh well, i was just trying to help. Ha. -BnF

the water and whisking it with a straw wok cleaning brush. Coca Cola has phosphoric acid, which removes crud. Get that pan screaming hot, and while it’s still damned hot, scrub it with a heavy-duty stainless steel scouring pad and...

You do not mention the type metal the pot is made out of. e.g., non-stick, stainless steel, aluminum and etc. A trick of many older commercial kitchens is to boil the pots with baking soda......and give a good scrub with a pot...

is tainted brown now. I tried soaking it in soapy water with NO luck at all. I have bits of crusties that wont come off too. I dont want to get out a scour pad....i fear of thrashing the inside of my new pans. How do you guys do...

of emulsion or burnt on foods try scouring with steel wool or one of the previous suggestions and reseason the cookware. I second the use of a scotchbrite pad (I use the sponge with scotchbrite on one side for just about all dish...

Have you tried a scouring pad that is safe for non-stick cookware? Might not even be a possibility if that plastic is REALLY melted to the pot. Maybe you could try it after you try chrisinroch’s suggestion. Good luck and...

Nothing like a good, overnight soak with Dawn. It really does work! You’re correct not to use a heavy scouring pad... but your regular scrubby side of a sponge is completely safe and effective. You know, you can always run...

overnight soak in hot water and dishwashing soap and scrubbing with a nylon scouring pad (don’t use low grade, use 3M brand). this also works great for golf clubs, but use a maximum two hour soak.

of the char is gone. Then use Zud and a green scouring pad for the rest. (I won’t use metal scouring pads after finding metal scouring pad bits in food years and years ago.)

. Oil it and let it smoke up and just toast some bread in it to help soak up the excess oil. After about a week or two it will be fine. 4) I would not use a metal scouring pad. At first, I think the salt/paper towel thing is...