Removing polymerized oil.

[Ted Johnson]

What will dissolve the polymerized oils that accumulate on cookware?
I'm thinking in particular of the bottoms of my copper-clad pots, which
I can't scrub with harsh abrasives but which probably won't react much
with organic solvents. E-mail is fine unless you want to post your
response.

Ted Johnson
...ingr!tdj or t...@ingr.com

[BH...@psuvm.bitnet]

You could try 1,1,1 trichlorethane. That seems to cut most grease etc.

[Stan Osborne]

In article <77...@ingr.com> t...@ingr.com (Ted Johnson) writes:
>What will dissolve the polymerized oils that accumulate on cookware?
>I'm thinking in particular of the bottoms of my copper-clad pots, which
>I can't scrub with harsh abrasives but which probably won't react much
>with organic solvents.

Have you tried NH4OH?

My sister-in-law suggested using "Mr. Clean" when we had trouble removing the
polymerized oils that had settled on the crystal wine glasses we cleaning
to use with our Thanksgiving dinner. Repeated applications of dish detergent
using a sponge failed at removal. Brief contact with "Mr. Clean" resulted
in all the remaining varnish disolving in the subsequent detergent wash
and water rinse. At the time, I did not read the label to ascertain the
active ingredients. I do remember that under its strong perfume was the
smell of ammonia.

--
Stan Osborne, Computer Science Department, San Francisco State University
Internet: st...@cs.sfsu.edu Usenet: cshub!stan Voice: (415) 338-2168

[BH...@psuvm.bitnet]

TO clean the bootm of my Mom's copper pans she uses a mixture of vinegar and
salt. It really seems to work and is obviously pretty safe. Noe that I mean
the bottom of the copper bottom pan whoch touches the burner. THey are Revere
Wear.
Brent H. Besler