A few weeks ago, my wife deep fried some shrimp in veggie oil. Afterwards we put the pot in the oven (cold oven) to cool off (don't ask why it ended up there, I don't know either). Anyway, fast forward a couple of weeks, open up the oven to cook a pizza and find the pot, still filled with oil. Looks like some of the oil went rancid? and left a sticky film on parts of the lid and rim of the pot. I cannot for the life of me figure out any way to get that oil film off, short of wrecking the pot's finish (non-stick).

Any one have any ideas?

 

some fresh oil ? it will be lighter than the stuck crud and may act as a solvent ? that and a good bit of heat.

 

Oven cleaner ie EasyOff

 

Dishwasher doesn't get it off?

 

Not sure if it works on non-stick but what about Barkeepers Friend?

~Rob

 

Tried boiling it out with no luch. Didn't try it with oil though.

Would that work on non-stick? Would hate for that to eat through the coating.

Nope.

Don't have any but I will look for it and try it out.

 

After reading their site, I think I would email them first and find out if it is ok for non-stick. We use it on our stainless All-Clad and it works great. It does have some abrasiveness to it. Works great on our sink too.

~Rob

 

Barkeepers friend is pretty abrasive for non-stick, maybe something acidic like lemon juice soaked overnight. I ruined a nice calphalon pan once and after a bunch of attempted cleanings I sent it to tham and they warranted it and sent me a new one NQA. Kurt

 

Brake cleaner?

 

Self-cleaning oven cycle FTW. Might mess up the non-stick coating but the oil will be dust after about an hour at 900 degrees. I actually did this with a pot I couldn't get clean and it worked perfectly but said pot didn't have a coating or a plastic handle to burn up.

 

Shouldn't do that, at certain high temps non-stick teflon releases cancer causing chemicals that you'd be consuming every time you'd use it.

http://www.teflon.com/NASApp/Teflon/.../home_page.jsp

Go to the above link and send them an email or call them asking how to resolve your issue.

 

8. How do I clean cookware?
We recommend you use a non-abrasive cleaner such as Bon-Ami®, or a non-abrasive cleanser and a sponge, dobie pad, or other cleaning pad that indicates it is safe for use on non-stick pans. Check in your grocer's cleaning/detergent aisle.

9. How do I remove the carbonized film on my pans?
For pans that have carbonized (have a thin film of oil or food that has adhered to the surface), we recommend you use a little more pressure when cleaning the pan to break through the carbonized layer. Carbonization will cause the food not to release from the pan since the food is not touching the non-stick surface. Cooking sprays are not recommended for your cookware


10. How do I remove stubborn stains from my cookware?
If you need to remove stubborn stains from the pan, we recommend Dip-it® cleaning solution. There may be other stain removing products on the market. Check the cleaning product aisle at your local grocer.

 

Ice Cubes. Heat the pan, get it good and hot and then throw a handfull of ice cubes in it. Work the melting ice over the areas with a spatula. Works like a charm.

 

You might try lacquer thinner. In the WVO world we get dried oil on just about everything, a major hassle to clean and not much touches it. LC does the trick. It should not harm the teflon coating as that stuff in inert to everything.

 

TSP , cleaner , then rinse off film with hot water .