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dcnovice -> Cleaning Nonstick Surfaces (1/16/2009 6:17:03 PM)
Long story short, I burned the last plum pudding I was steaming, with the result that my favorite mold is now covered with a layer of carbon residue that I can't get off. The simplest solution, of course, would be simply to replace the damn thing, but Williams-Sonoma doesn't carry it anymore. So . . . Anyone have any advice for cleaning a nonstick surface? Many thanks!

bluepanda -> RE: Cleaning Nonstick Surfaces (1/16/2009 6:21:10 PM)
Who's the manufacturer? Different manufacturers use different surfaces, and the cleaning recommendations may vary. I use Calphalon myself, and even within that brand, they use different surfaces.

dcnovice -> RE: Cleaning Nonstick Surfaces (1/16/2009 6:22:53 PM)
It's a Williams-Sonoma steamed pudding mold. I don't know what surface it is, alas.

bluepanda -> RE: Cleaning Nonstick Surfaces (1/16/2009 6:23:51 PM)
Is it crusted, or just stained?

dcnovice -> RE: Cleaning Nonstick Surfaces (1/16/2009 6:25:07 PM)
Crusted and charred. 8-(

bluepanda -> RE: Cleaning Nonstick Surfaces (1/16/2009 6:31:31 PM)
Oh-oh! Baking soda should be your first option. Fill it with a solution of equal parts water and baking soda, and soak it. Keep an eye on it. If the solution starts turning brown, that usually indicates it's working. If it does work, it can often take as little as a half hour or an hour before you can just push the crust off with a fingertip. That'd be my first step.

dcnovice -> RE: Cleaning Nonstick Surfaces (1/16/2009 6:32:31 PM)
I'll give that a try. Thanks!

TheHeretic -> RE: Cleaning Nonstick Surfaces (1/16/2009 6:33:36 PM)
I've been told you can scrub a non-stick surface with a paste made of fine sawdust (pine) and dish detergent. Never burned anything so badly that a long soak in water wouldn't loosen it up after a day or two, so I've never tested it.

dcnovice -> RE: Cleaning Nonstick Surfaces (1/16/2009 6:38:10 PM)
Thanks, Rich. I've been soaking this mold for days, and it's still a mess.

bluepanda -> RE: Cleaning Nonstick Surfaces (1/16/2009 6:44:40 PM)
I've never heard that trick before, TH, but it makes sense. I use a Dobie pad to clean my non-stick stuff, and it works great. I've got a set of professional-grade cookware that I paid well over a grand for, and I really baby it. The Dobie pad has always been tough enough for any mess, but never puts the slightest scratch on the surface. Nice little tool.

dcnovice -> RE: Cleaning Nonstick Surfaces (1/16/2009 6:45:47 PM)
Where do you buy a Dobie pad?

TheHeretic -> RE: Cleaning Nonstick Surfaces (1/16/2009 6:48:45 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: dcnovice Where do you buy a Dobie pad? LOL. DC, one of these days, we are going to get you in touch with your inner redneck.

bluepanda -> RE: Cleaning Nonstick Surfaces (1/16/2009 6:53:58 PM)
I get 'em in 2-packs at the neighborhood upper-end grocery store, but I'm sure you could get them at any grocery store. I've just never seen them anywhere else because I've never looked for them anywhere else. They last for centuries, and I bought this 2-pack a few years ago. All it is is a sponge pad wrapped in a very tough, fine-woven mesh of Scotch-Brite. I'd never heard of it either until I bought the Calphalon cookware, and the manufacturer recommended using only that to clean their stuff. So I went out and hunted one up, and have been using it ever since.

DesFIP -> RE: Cleaning Nonstick Surfaces (1/16/2009 6:58:47 PM)
http://www.oo.com.au/Baker_s_Secret_Non-Stick_Bakew_P18884C242.cfm I bought my pudding steamer at a local restaurant supply house, but it isn't nonstick. This comes with a cookie pan but who couldn't use an extra one of those?

OneMoreWaste -> RE: Cleaning Nonstick Surfaces (1/16/2009 7:04:05 PM)
Hell, I just use the green scrubby pads on my Calphalon stuff... still looks great after five years. It's the cheap "non-stick" cookware you have to worry about... usually the coating isn't much more than paint, it'll come off if you look at it funny. Haven't heard of using baking soda, but it does make sense that you'd need something other than detergent for carbon. Whatever you try, heat will make it work better- either the hottest water you can stand in the sink, or heating the whole mess (a pudding mold?? I thought pudding was just... pudding [&:]) in the oven. Also on the "tool" end of things, a silicone spatula can be used to try to "push" the crust off without any fear of damaging the surface of the pan.

OrionTheWolf -> RE: Cleaning Nonstick Surfaces (1/16/2009 10:46:46 PM)
Put some water in the pan and a touch of vinegar and bring the water to boil. This may lift it off. If not then let soak in some salt water over night. quote: ORIGINAL: dcnovice Long story short, I burned the last plum pudding I was steaming, with the result that my favorite mold is now covered with a layer of carbon residue that I can't get off. The simplest solution, of course, would be simply to replace the damn thing, but Williams-Sonoma doesn't carry it anymore. So . . . Anyone have any advice for cleaning a nonstick surface? Many thanks!

winterlight -> RE: Cleaning Nonstick Surfaces (1/16/2009 11:37:57 PM)
don't you have the instruction book that came with the pudding piece? won't that say what to do?

CatdeMedici -> RE: Cleaning Nonstick Surfaces (1/17/2009 3:13:39 AM)
Two steps: spray with a cheap oven cleaner ( the kind you get in the dolar stores) get it all clean, then soak it in the hottest water you cna stand and a dish liquid--all clean and all sanitized. I use the cleaner on baked on glassware, granite roasters, etc---works like a charm.

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