As it says, burned a non-stick frying pan: it’s now covered in black tar. Is it cleanable, and how, or is it fubarred?

fill it with water put in a dishwasher tablet then wack it on the hob boil the water, failing that then bicarb or muc-off.

rewski has it … dishwasher tabs are your friend in this scenario, saved a few of my pans. 🙂

If that doesn’t work new pans are lovely 🙂

If it’s stainless steel, then it can always be rubbed clean with emery cloth.

Boil up some Rhubarb

Wire brush fitting in a drill has saved one or two or mine.
APF

biological washing powder and boiling hot water. Let it stand for an hour or two. Job done.

is it food stuck or have you melted the coating into a heap – if the latter id bin.

we only use stainless pans for this reason (and bloody cheap ones at that – never gives us gyp)

Bio washing powder and hot water. The enzymes will do the job.

Lots of bicarb and warm water. Ignore over night. Scrub briefly. Repeat.

Also means your pan won’t taste of your laundry too 🙂

Fill the pan with Nitro Mors and stick it in the oven for 4 hours on 220Deg

Infact no, dont do that! 😆

Thanks all.

I remember once seeing a cook on a ship borrowing a gas axe to clean his pans. A bit chancy with ally, I thought, but he got away with it.

Will do the overnight with whatever is handy.

Fairy Platinum, works wonders. I boiled a veg pan dry last night boiling potatoes and steaming veg at the same time. Soaked for 40 mins, scrubbed it, soaked again for 10 mins and was clean