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Stan

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Oct 5, 2006, 11:23:35 PM10/5/06
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I picked up a used glass pot lid, the kind with a metal band around the
edge. The glass has cooked-on grease on both sides of the glass and I can't
get this slightly-sticky-in-places residue off. What's a good way to get
the glass on both sides clean and free of that cooked-on grease/fat?

[To reply directly to me, drop one ' i ' from address.]

Richard J Kinch

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Oct 5, 2006, 11:46:01 PM10/5/06
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Stan writes:

> I picked up a used glass pot lid, the kind with a metal band around
> the edge. The glass has cooked-on grease on both sides of the glass
> and I can't get this slightly-sticky-in-places residue off. What's a
> good way to get the glass on both sides clean and free of that
> cooked-on grease/fat?

Spray oven cleaner or old fashioned lye. Unless the metal is aluminum,
then use a non-lye oven cleaner, such as one using ethanolamine.

aspasia

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Oct 6, 2006, 12:27:20 AM10/6/06
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Soak in ammonia.

prfe...@hotmail.com

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Oct 6, 2006, 7:42:03 AM10/6/06
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Stan wrote:
> I picked up a used glass pot lid, the kind with a metal band around the
> edge. The glass has cooked-on grease on both sides of the glass and I can't
> get this slightly-sticky-in-places residue off. What's a good way to get
> the glass on both sides clean and free of that cooked-on grease/fat?

Hello Stan:

The cooked-on 'varnish' (that is more or less what it is) is awfully
hard to dissolve off. As others mentioned, oven cleaner may work.
I've had some luck cleaning cruddy glass---such as the window of a
toaster oven---- with (a) pumice-containing orange hand cleaner and a
sponge, vigorous rubbing; or (b) steel wool soap pads. Both are fairly
aggressive so I don't use them often, but there seems to be little or
no scratching from occasional use.

Regards -- Terry

David Martel

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Oct 6, 2006, 8:33:54 AM10/6/06
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Stan,

Try Bon Ami. It won't scratch the glass and will scrape off the crud.

Dave M.


jtees4

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Oct 6, 2006, 11:40:16 AM10/6/06
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On Thu, 5 Oct 2006 22:23:35 -0500, Stan <iiv...@yahoo.com> wrote:

razor blade

-zero

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Oct 6, 2006, 11:56:34 AM10/6/06
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"Stan" <iiv...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I picked up a used glass pot lid, the kind with a metal band around the
> edge. The glass has cooked-on grease on both sides of the glass and I
> can't
> get this slightly-sticky-in-places residue off. What's a good way to get
> the glass on both sides clean and free of that cooked-on grease/fat?


Try 50% white vinigar & 50% cream of tarter, and scrub with a green pad.


-zero


Philip Lewis

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Oct 6, 2006, 4:02:51 PM10/6/06
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>"Stan" <iiv...@yahoo.com> wrote
>I picked up a used glass pot lid, the kind with a metal band around the
>edge. The glass has cooked-on grease on both sides of the glass and I
>can't get this slightly-sticky-in-places residue off. What's a good
>way to get the glass on both sides clean and free of that cooked-on grease/fat?

I just had a similar experience cleaning a glass pie plate.
Use my stainless steel scrubby and it worked a treat. They last
practically forever as well.

I've also found that the green scrubbies (scotch-bright) loose their
tooth with time... I'm always amazed at the comparison when i switch
to a new one.

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Oct 6, 2006, 8:12:12 PM10/6/06
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Soak in water with a capful of fabric softener.

I clean almost everything with fabric softener.

Search google for uses for fabric softener and you'll get great ideas.

Mrs. Clean

Jim Yanik

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Oct 6, 2006, 8:29:16 PM10/6/06
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Stan <iiv...@yahoo.com> wrote in
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Make a hot solution of gel-auto dishwasher detergent and water and find a
glass or plastic tub big enough for your lid,and soak the lid in the
solution for a couple of hours. If you can keep it hot or warm the whole
time,that's better.

If the metal band is stainless steel and not aluminum,just use Easy-OFF
oven cleaner,as directed on the label.

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JKevorkian

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Oct 7, 2006, 5:33:08 AM10/7/06
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On 6 Oct 2006 04:42:03 -0700, prfe...@hotmail.com wrote:

>
>Stan wrote:
>> I picked up a used glass pot lid, the kind with a metal band around the
>> edge. The glass has cooked-on grease on both sides of the glass and I can't
>> get this slightly-sticky-in-places residue off. What's a good way to get
>> the glass on both sides clean and free of that cooked-on grease/fat?
>

Here's what worked for me twice:
Use some gel-type paint remover like Kleen-Strip on it. I burned some
caramel in a saucepan some time ago and nothing was working on it. I covered
the bottom of the pot with the remover and stirred, picked and scraped at it
with a popsicle stick once a day for a week and this removed the charred mess.
My wife recently burned some corn in the pot (same pot, too!) last week and
again, this method worked to perfection.
I got the idea from a product that Sunbeam marketed in their repair shops
called Sunbeam Frying Pan Cleaner. I bought some and discovered it was actually
paint remover - one of the ingredients is methylene chloride. I wouldn't try
this stuff on aluminum though, since it tends to turn it black.

Al Bundy

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Oct 7, 2006, 10:50:02 AM10/7/06
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Stan <iiv...@yahoo.com> wrote in
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> I picked up a used glass pot lid, the kind with a metal band around


You're getting an awful lot of "try this" responses! COuld probably buy a
couple of complete sets for the price of the various things suggested if
you don't have them hanging around.

What the hell. Here's a couple of more.
Greased Lightning with a plastic scour pad.
Carburator cleaner.

bam...@localnet.com

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Oct 7, 2006, 2:01:46 PM10/7/06
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If it will fit in a crock pot with a bit of laundry detergent then that
will work fine.

Phisherman

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Oct 7, 2006, 4:34:45 PM10/7/06
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On Thu, 5 Oct 2006 22:23:35 -0500, Stan <iiv...@yahoo.com> wrote:


Cover the pot lid with a baking soda paste. The next day wash it. If
the gunk is still there, take it outside and spray on some oven
cleaner, wait 10 minutes, rinse, repeat if needed. Use caution.

Goedjn

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Oct 9, 2006, 8:21:37 AM10/9/06
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On Sat, 07 Oct 2006 09:50:02 -0500, Al Bundy <postm...@127.0.0.1>
wrote:


Bury it in the yard for a month. That will de-grease
almost anything.

Stan

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Oct 11, 2006, 11:58:03 PM10/11/06
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Thanks for all the tips. I used Dave M's method--> the Bon Ami. It worked
great: no fumes, no nasty chemicals, no scratches on the glass, and this
cleaning task only took ~ 2 minutes.


Stan

Fern

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Dec 5, 2015, 12:44:04 AM12/5/15
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replying to jtees4, Fern wrote:
> jtees4 wrote:
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> razor blade



I find the same problem you can not get under the metal rim to clean but
yet there is enough room for food and liquid to get under there, very
unsanitary. there is so many pots and pans that have that type of lid.

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David L. Martel

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Dec 5, 2015, 10:06:39 AM12/5/15
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Soak it in bleach to restore cleanliness. Then rinse well.

Dave M.

Fern

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Dec 5, 2015, 11:44:10 AM12/5/15
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replying to Stan, Fern wrote:
No sure but vinegar is real good for cleaning, you might try soaking it in
plain vinegar.

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hrho...@att.net

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Dec 5, 2015, 7:14:31 PM12/5/15
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Replying to a 2006 post. Paint remover still is a great solvent when everything e
else has failed.

678 GoSeniors

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Jul 1, 2018, 12:44:06 PM7/1/18
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replying to Fern, 678 GoSeniors wrote:
I try to boil the whole glass lid in a big pot and hope the stainless steel
rim has more expanding than the glass but no luck. It is still dirty residue
inside the gadge......

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Tapa Dera

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Jul 1, 2018, 1:43:22 PM7/1/18
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On 7/1/2018 12:44 PM, 678 GoSeniors wrote:
> replying to Fern, 678 GoSeniors wrote:
> I try to boil the whole glass lid in a big pot and hope the stainless steel
> rim has more expanding than the glass but no luck. It is still dirty residue
> inside the gadge......
>
Glass lids with stainless rim look great...until you start using them.  Unfortunately they are a pain in the ass to keep looking great.  Remember, if you can't clean it easily, you don't want it.  Throw the fu cking thing in the trash.  Get a restaurant
grade lid that is easy to clean.

angelica...@yahoo.com

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Jul 1, 2018, 2:41:58 PM7/1/18
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Perhaps sometime in the 12 years since he posted, Stan has done exactly that.

Cindy Hamilton

Bod

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Jul 1, 2018, 3:52:22 PM7/1/18
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Lol.

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Wayne Boatwright

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Jul 2, 2018, 1:40:21 PM7/2/18
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On Sun 01 Jul 2018 10:43:15a, Tapa Dera told us...

> On 7/1/2018 12:44 PM, 678 GoSeniors wrote:
>> replying to Fern, 678 GoSeniors wrote:
>> I try to boil the whole glass lid in a big pot and hope the
>> stainless steel rim has more expanding than the glass but no
>> luck. It is still dirty residue inside the gadge......
>>
> Glass lids with stainless rim look great...until you start using
> them. Unfortunately they are a pain in the ass to keep looking
> great. Remember, if you can't clean it easily, you don't want
> it. Throw the fu cking thing in the trash. Get a restaurant
> grade lid that is easy to clean.
>
>

Several years ago I bought a set of CIrculon cookware all of which
have glass lids with metal rims. I never had to scrub or scour the
lids (either the glass or the metal). After every use I wash them in
the dishwsher with Cascade Platinum dishwasher detergent. Never a
spot or streak and absolutely no residue. Even the glass comes out
spot free.

I'm a firm believe in preventive maintennce. If I had a lid like the
one you describe I would immediately toss it. Some things either
aren't worth saving or worth the effort to ressurect them.

IMHO, you're beating a dead horse.


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J Browning

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Nov 20, 2018, 12:14:07 PM11/20/18
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replying to Stan, J Browning wrote:
In between glass and metal trim gunk can't get it out

gfre...@aol.com

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Nov 20, 2018, 12:49:12 PM11/20/18
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On Tue, 20 Nov 2018 17:14:03 GMT, J Browning
<caedfaa9ed1216d60ef...@example.com> wrote:

>replying to Stan, J Browning wrote:
>In between glass and metal trim gunk can't get it out

Pressure cleaner.

Rod Speed

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Nov 20, 2018, 3:09:55 PM11/20/18
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J Browning <caedfaa9ed1216d60ef...@example.com> wrote
> Stan wrote

> In between glass and metal trim gunk can't get it out

The dishwasher gets it out fine.

Wade Garrett

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Nov 20, 2018, 6:30:29 PM11/20/18
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Or soak in very hot water for a while- then a small stiff brush.

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Sheila2174

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dee dee

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Aug 29, 2021, 11:15:08 AM8/29/21
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baking soda worked for me I also tried white vinegar.

Beachlady

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Sep 19, 2021, 1:51:00 PM9/19/21
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Fabric softener is toxic and is absorbed through the skin. Try natural and organic cleaning products.
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