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Pins I’ve Tried: How to Clean Stuck-on food

Getting Stuck-on Food off Your Bakeware –

Have you ever felt like things seem to happen exactly when you need them to? It happens to me all the time. For instance, I found this pin on Pinterest just the other day. It was an article on how to clean stuck-on food off your bakeware or pans.

How to clean stuck-on foods from your bakeware

Clean Baked on Gunk with Dryer Sheet
From Apartment Therapy

Crazy thing about it is that I happened to find it two days after I attempted to bake egg soufflés in our cupcake pans. While the soufflés were good, and easy to package up and freeze for easy morning breakfasts, the mess they left in the cupcake pan proved to be almost impossible to remove. I used a ton of butter to grease them, so I don’t know why they stuck so much! Next time, I’m going to use cupcake liners, but in the meantime, I was left with a mess.

Well, anyway, I washed the pans by hand first, but the baked-on eggs weren’t budging. Then, I soaked them overnight in hot water and vinegar, with a little Dawn dish detergent. In the morning, they were still in pretty bad shape, so I ran them through the dishwasher. That didn’t work either. If anything, it seemed even more baked in.

How to clean stuck-on food from your bakeware

Cupcake Pan this morning – uhm… GROSS!!

I told my daughter we would probably have to throw them out. She was not happy, as she needed them to make brownies that day for work, and brownies are so much easier to share at the office if they are already individually wrapped. Again, I’m getting off topic…  The point was that I couldn’t get the eggs off of the pan, and we couldn’t use them in that condition. They sat on dish drainer for a few days because I couldn’t bring myself to just throw them away. I was sure I’d find a way to get them clean…

Then I saw that pin. Crazy how things just happen to show up in my Pinterest feed, right when I need them, huh? It said that you could get the dried-on, stubborn food off of bake ware by putting a dryer sheet in hot water and soaking it overnight. Well, what do you know?! I’ve got a dirty piece of bakeware – two actually – and I’ve got dryer sheets! At this point, I would have tried anything, as they would be headed for the trash (or to the shed to be used next year to start seeds in) if I couldn’t get the baked egg off of them.

So, this morning, I filled up the kitchen sink with hot water, threw in the pans and a dryer sheet and let it soak all day.

How to clean stuck-on food from your bakeware

cupcake pan + water + dryer sheet = clean pans!

An additional bonus to this process is that my kitchen smelled lovely all day – like fresh laundry, one of my favorite scents!

When I went back this afternoon, I’ll be darned if all the crusty grossness was soft and readily wiped right off! Only a few spots were still stuck on, but with a little elbow grease, it came off too.

Yay! Pinterest Success!!

How to clean stuck-on food from your bakeware

Before and After

I love it when I find something simple to fix a tough job!

Have you tried any new ways to tackle a tough job?

 

Eliesa

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Comments

  1. Dianne says

    June 27, 2012 at 8:47 pm

    Hmmm….you think the liquid fabric softener would work too? That is pretty neat.
    I bought myself a pan with non-stick squares from QVC and it pretty much comes clean after meatloaf and brownies. : )

    Reply
    • A Pinterest Addict says

      June 27, 2012 at 8:57 pm

      I don’t know, but I can’t see why not. If I try it, I’ll let you know! One of the pans I cleaned today was supposed to be non-stick too, but it stuck like the dickens! I don’t usually use the cupcake pans without liners, and I never will again! What a pain in the tush to clean those little suckers out!

      Reply
    • Jen says

      October 29, 2016 at 10:49 am

      Softener sheets and liquid softener are very toxic. Look on http://www.ewg.org and you’ll see for yourself. I don’t use softener on my clothes and I certainly wouldn’t use it on bakeware!!

      Reply
      • A Pinterest Addict says

        November 13, 2016 at 8:18 pm

        I understand your concern. Rest assured that I wash the pans after letting them soak with Dawn to remove any remaining chemicals from the dryer sheets.

        Reply
        • cherise says

          February 28, 2017 at 3:04 am

          I love this idea for my cupcake pans; question about the shelf in the shower; what do i buy and where do i go and how hang in the shower ? love you and thise ideas

          Reply
          • A Pinterest Addict says

            March 10, 2017 at 10:10 pm

            Hi Cherish! What shelf in the shower? ?

      • Tory says

        February 16, 2020 at 8:18 am

        To each is own. Im sire you can wash with hot water and dawn snd be safe about it.
        Worked like magic!

        Reply
    • Lenore Madrachimov says

      September 5, 2018 at 6:41 am

      I tried 3 dryer sheets in hot water, soaked for 3 days. the egg still did not come off. this process did not work for me!!!!

      Reply
      • A Pinterest Addict says

        April 1, 2019 at 9:01 pm

        I’m sorry to hear it didn’t work for you.

        Reply
  2. Aline McKay says

    June 27, 2012 at 9:29 pm

    Thank you! I use my muffin pans all the time and they are such a hassle to clean, but with this little trick, it will be a breeze, so Thank You, thank you again!

    Reply
    • A Pinterest Addict says

      June 27, 2012 at 9:30 pm

      You are welcome very much 🙂

      Reply
  3. Mrs. Major Hoff says

    June 28, 2012 at 12:36 am

    I had a friend borrow my mini muffin pan and she scrubbed it for days but it wouldn’t come very clean. She felt so bad and wanted me to buy a new one. Now I know the trick! I’ve also wet the dryer sheets and used them to scrub our glass shower door!

    Reply
    • A Pinterest Addict says

      June 28, 2012 at 12:39 am

      It was like magic! Those little compartments are not easy to clean either! Do the dryer sheets get the soap scum off??

      Reply
  4. thistlewoodfarm says

    June 28, 2012 at 10:16 am

    What a great idea! I I hadn’t seen that pin….but I really have dirty pans….so this is perfect for me 🙂 It was WONDERFUL meeting you at Haven. You have such a smile that makes the world want to smile along!

    blessings,
    karianne

    Reply
    • A Pinterest Addict says

      June 30, 2012 at 9:23 am

      Aww…thanks! That made my day 🙂 it wa great to meet you too. Haven was such a great experience, especially meeting other bloggers. Can’t wait for next year!

      Reply
  5. Alyssa says

    June 28, 2012 at 12:03 pm

    Great idea! I would have never thought of doing that! I hear that dryer sheets DO get soap scum off of shower doors!

    Reply
  6. Theresa Farmer says

    July 6, 2012 at 5:32 pm

    Great idea! I just stumbled onto your blog ~ can’t wait to explore more of it.

    Reply
  7. eskmom says

    July 6, 2012 at 6:43 pm

    I am sooo trying this one. Have you tried the one with tin foil that supposedly makes pans look new again? I want to but alas, I have been too busy sitting on my butt reading blogs and pinning. lol

    Reply
  8. Laurie at Bird in Hand Vintage says

    September 5, 2012 at 8:51 am

    Oxy Clean works great! I sprinkle a little bit in the offending pan, add water and by morning it’s clean.

    Reply
    • A Pinterest Addict says

      September 5, 2012 at 9:45 am

      I will try that next time, I have some Oxy Clean on hand. Every time I try to make those eggs, I get left with a mess, so i’m sure I’ll be trying it soon.

      Reply
  9. Debbie Russell says

    March 30, 2013 at 1:35 am

    Thats really impressive. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  10. Amy Putkonenmy Putkonen says

    November 21, 2013 at 10:19 pm

    That’s amazing. (Found you on Pinterest!) 😉

    Reply
  11. amanda says

    November 16, 2014 at 8:46 am

    I have had a pan on my counter for 2 weeks from an unfortunate caramel burning incident. We have tried everything. .. coke, sprite, vinegar, Lemishine…. I am going to do this right now. Like you, it showed up on my pinterest at the right time! I was about to give up. Little by little it has come out but not all. Thanks so much for sharing!

    Reply
    • A Pinterest Addict says

      November 18, 2014 at 11:55 am

      How did it work for you?

      Reply
      • amanda says

        November 18, 2014 at 12:07 pm

        It was amazing! ALL of the burnt residue is GONE! It took a little scrubbing with a brush, but it was a whole lot better that when I found my husband try to scrape it off with a butter knife! Thanks for the tip! I thought it might be a lost cause.

        Reply
      • Lisa says

        May 9, 2015 at 11:50 am

        Just to let you know this did NOT work. At all. I do, however, have a really soft and nice smelling muffin tin now. And two sacrificed, soggy dryer sheets. No. Less. Gook. On. Pan.

        Reply
        • A Pinterest Addict says

          May 14, 2015 at 11:35 am

          I’m sorry it didn’t work for you. 🙁 I’ve used this method a few times, always with great success.

          Reply
  12. alpacalady says

    November 18, 2014 at 2:05 pm

    Thank you for posting this tip. I made some mini egg muffins at the weekend and they stuck like glue despite generous greasing of the pan prior to cooking. I was beginning to despair that I had ruined my muffin tin. I am going to try this today and see how it works. Thanks so much for sharing.

    Reply
    • Kerri says

      December 4, 2014 at 2:41 pm

      alpacalady…I did the same thing, can you let me know how it worked for you?

      Reply
  13. dawne says

    February 11, 2015 at 1:39 pm

    Awesome! I too made the egg souffle and have a muffin pan sitting on the counter for about 2 weeks now, not wanting to throw it away.

    Reply
  14. michelledeveraMichelle says

    February 27, 2015 at 12:06 pm

    Oh my gosh. I baked “make-ahead-omelets” and they stuck on the same as yours. It honestly has been sitting in my sink for two weeks because I just couldn’t make myself throw it out. I’ve been so busy to look up ways to get it off and after seeing your post finally…there may actually be hope! I’m going to definitely try this tonight. Thanks for posting this!

    Reply
  15. adrienne says

    March 9, 2016 at 8:43 pm

    Your post is EXACTLY where I am at right now with my muffin pan!! It’s like you wrote a blog about my past week’s battle. Literally from start to finish! Well, hopefully to finish; I’m going to soak the pan with the dryer sheet now!
    Thank you!!!

    Reply
  16. Jess says

    April 28, 2016 at 8:08 pm

    I did exactly what you suggested and it didn’t touch any of the Grime on my cookie sheet either I did it wrong or I’m missing something thanks

    Reply
    • A Pinterest Addict says

      May 11, 2016 at 8:08 am

      Hi Jess – I’m not sure why it didn’t work for you. I have used this a couple of times, and it always gets the stuck on food off for me. Since I don’t know exactly what kind of grime you have, I can’t offer any advice to help, sorry! But I can say that there are a million ideas on Pinterest to help.

      Reply
  17. Brenda says

    March 8, 2017 at 6:16 pm

    It works! Hard to believe, but it does.

    Reply
  18. Mary says

    November 26, 2017 at 6:56 pm

    I am soooo thankful to read this post. Like many of you, I made eggs in a muffin tin without a liner. Never again. I took a couple of cheap dryer sheets that I bought at Aldi. I did not let my dryer sheets soak for a long time though. Just about 5 minutes and then I decided to see if I could scrub. It worked. Now, there were a few spots that were stubborn. I just scrapped them with my fingernails and then went back to using the dryer sheets. It all came off. Thank you…thank you.

    Reply
  19. Donna Price says

    January 31, 2019 at 11:14 am

    I am trying to get burnt meat particles out of my nu wave non stick base. Thank you for this tip.

    Reply
  20. Lee says

    March 19, 2019 at 8:54 pm

    I too haVe the muffin tin dillema and am g to try this tonight. Just one note i tried to make the egg muffins in paper liners and they stuck to the paper so …

    Reply
  21. Tina says

    February 23, 2020 at 1:20 am

    I make egg cups every wee for breakfast. (It’s the only thing my husband will let me msje fir weekday breakfasts. I bought a batch of silicone cupcake liners that work great for this. I still get stuck on egg and cheese. I wanted to try this but worry about soaking the tins too LONGand causing rust. Any thoughts?

    Reply
  22. Judy says

    August 25, 2020 at 3:11 pm

    I love this idea aNd want to try it but my muffin tin is too big for the sink and too small for the tub! Oh how it wIsh i di have a divided sink! Any ideas for me?

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    • A Pinterest Addict says

      August 26, 2020 at 7:41 pm

      I would cut up a dryer sheet into little pieces, place a piece in each muffin space and pour some hot water over them and let them sit overnight. Good luck!

      Reply

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