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     TheatreGal Citizen Username: Theatregal Post Number: 4 Registered: 7-2006 |
I have a beloved cooking pot from my grandma that I hate to part with, unfortunately the bottom on the inside of the pot has corroded. Is there anything I can do to repair it? Not sure what the pot is made out of, but it is a good 50 years old. | ||
| joy Citizen Username: Joy Post Number: 591 Registered: 5-2001  |
can you post a pix? | ||
| Alleygater Citizen Username: Alleygater  Post Number: 2568 Registered: 10-2004 |
I know very little about your pot from your description. If it rusted heavily then you can get rid of the rust but it may now be horribly pitted which might be bad if it's on the inside cooking surface and less bad if only on the outside. If however it's just very very dirty from crusted on food, then you could try Barkeeper's Friend. You can find it in ANY supermarket next to the dishwashing soaps or powdered cleaners like Comet for instance. Barkeepers Friend will clean ANYTHING if you use enough elbow grease. I have cleaned off BLACK scalded crud from leaving a pot on a fire for too many hours, which I thought was unfixable. I've cleaned nasty caked on frying oil which literally coated and dyed my stainless pan. Pretty much anything. The reason why BF works is because it has a mild acid in it, which is VERY rough on your hands. The first time I used it, it literally took off a layer of skin off my hands. And now I make sure it doesn't come into extended contact with my skin or I just wear gloves. It's not horibly toxic and it's a powder that you sprinkle on the damp pot. Let it sit for a a minute and then scrub like a mad demon. For everyday stains, it requires little scrubbing. For serious stains, it could take a very long time and many applications of powder. But this stuff works. Professionals use it. Restaurants use it. It's how the pots on the Food Network stay so shiny. It's the shiznit. I reccomend it HIGHLY to anyone. Did I mention it's like dirt cheap too? A buck or two...tops. |
