Got a silly adulting question: how in the heck do you get burned sticky grease off metal nonstick pans? In previous lives I don’t remember this ever being an issue for me. I guess I either had a dishwasher, had different cookware or just was cooking much less in general?
But every time I roast anything, the residue does not seem to fully come off the pan. I’ve googled this, I’ve tried baking soda, vinegar, soaked them in boiling water with dish soap, etc. What am I doing wrong? Do I just need to use foil forever? I can’t switch back to glass pans, with some health stuff they’re now too heavy to be practical.
Edit to say: thanks everyone!!
I don’t use nonstick for roasting, because thats an issue because if you want them to be perfectly cleaned you need to use steel wool. Stainless steel is the best. If you’re not concerned about the non stick because there is sticky stuff stuck, use steel wool.
Also, roasting pans are generally acceptable to have some baked in grease, and unless you’re in a 3☆ Michelin restaurant, its OK.
Non-stick typically means NO STEEL WOOL – because it is almost always has thin coating that will get torn up. Then you end up eating tiny flakes of the coating. Then it stays in you forever.
