Kitchen

[JesssMe]

Hi ladies, I have an older set of hard anodized cookware from QVC and the outside of the some of the pans is getting greasy and ****** on it that does not come off with regular hand washing.  This set is not dish washer safe.

Any tips or ideas how to remove the ******, in an easy way?

[JesssMe]

The starred ****** word is g~o~o~ k !

[IamMrsG]

This is just an idea, as I have not tried it myself.  Oven cleaner is what came to mind.  I should think a light spray would remove the grease and *****. 

Edited to add:  It should work on g - o - o - k, too.   

[RedTop]

I use a few drops of dish detergent and a kitchen scrubby to remove this buildup, or make a paste of baking soda and white vinegar to get this off in the early stages. Once the buildup is beyond that stage, I put the pot or skillet upside down inside a trash bag and spray the outside with oven cleaner, close the bag tightly, let it sit in the garage for several hours, then wash as usual.

[jaxs mom]

Mr Clean Magic erase or bar keepers friend

[Mothertrucker]

Bed bath and beyond sells something just for that....I will pay more attention next time I am there....

[ID2]

Even if my cookware says its not dishwasher safe I put it in the top shelf of my dishwasher and have never had a problem. And it comes out squeaky clean!

[shoekitty]

I have stainless, and hard anodized .  Both have a polished stainless exterior.  I use an SOS pad lightly, and it takes all the gunk off, and does not scratch it a bit!

[Allegheny]

Thanks for bringing this up, I have the same question. I am hoping to find a less strenuous method, don't want to spend an hour cleaning off each pot or pan.

[depglass]

Be prepared to lose the finish completely if putting in the dishwasher.  I notice one poster has had good results on the top rack.  Me?  I totally ruined one piece, but I had burned a skillet and was totally disgusted with it, so it was no great loss.  The finish turned into various splotchy shades of stripped aluminum.