(upbeat funky music)
- Hi, I'm Lesley.
- And I'm Michael and today we're going to be
talking about how to care
for your stainless steel pots and pans.
That one's pretty dirty.
(laughing)
If it's not that bad, it's probably
only going to need regular dish soap
and a scotch-brite sponge.
It will leave a little bit of a scratch
on the surface but it's not going
to do any damage to your pans
and it won't have any effect on the longevity of the pan.
- Clean your pan while it's still warm.
- Yes.
- 'Cause it's gonna make your life a lot easier.
- Not hot you don't want to shock the pan.
So that's probably the simplest method
with just the soap and the sponge.
And then when a pan is really dirty,
not the most dirty, but there's some build up,
maybe you seared a steak.
- Or your partner just doesn't know how
to properly wash a pan and it builds up.
- We would recommend using some sort of abrasive cleaner.
- People love their Bar Keepers Friend
and they love their Bon ami and we're not saying
don't use it, we're gonna focus on baking soda
because it's cheap and you probably
already have it in your house.
- Yeah, we're gonna add a mound of baking soda
to the center of the pan.
Now the pan is warm already from cooking,
so we're gonna add a little mountain baking soda
you can be generous with it.
- Okay, I want to.
I want to.
- Do the honors. - I want to.
- [Michael] Adding...
- Just like a little river and that's it.
- [Michael] The baking soda will dissolve.
- Then it's gonna boil out and evaporate
up against the sides of the pan
and that is gonna cling on to all those food bits
and it's gonna make it so much easier
for you to scrub it away.
- Scrub it with a scotch-brite sponge
and soap and water as you normally would
and then it should come right off.
- It works every single time.
Look, look, look. - [Michael] It's starting.
- The magic.
The magic.
Make sure that you don't let the water
completely evaporate away and then like
create a crust of burnt on baking soda on your pan.
- So now the baking soda has boiled down,
it dissolved into the water and it sort of
caked on to the whole side of the pan,
which you can see here.
- [Lesley] It looks super dry, but it's still kinda moist.
- I'm gonna suit up
and it's really though, it's really coming clean.
- It is.
It's coming off the sides really well.
Look at that.
- Look.
She's starting to shine.
- Look at that.
I love it.
- It's so satisfying.
- [Lesley] It is.
- For this last method we're going to
boil a pan, which sounds sort of crazy.
We're gonna add a bunch of baking soda.
She's fizzing up.
You just add your pot and let it boil again.
Yeah, you'll see it like coming off.
- A layer of scum collect at the top
and it's wonderful, it's so satisfying.
- I can smell it even.
I can smell the oil.
- Yeah, I can smell it too.
Yes, more, more, more, more, more.
Can we make a volcano after this?
- I know.
Oh gosh I love doing that.
- Me too.
So you want me to turn this off?
- Turn it off.
- Slide it over. - Scoot it on over.
I'm gonna watch you work again.
- So you take it while it's still hot
and it just comes right off.
All that years of built up grime.
Look at that it's crazy.
If you want to get really crazy,
you can get in here, you can get it out
of all the little nooks and crannies
and work it out from under here
and then it will be like a brand new pan.
And then if it starts to dry again
and get stuck on there you can just
dunk it back in for a second.
- Give it a dip.
So as you can see there are so many ways
to clean your stainless steel cookware.
This method was the most extreme.
The first method we told you about
was wash your pan when your finished with it,
while it's still warm and you'll get
all the gunk off will save you from having to do this.
- Right.
- For more tips on how to clean
your stainless steel cookware check out
the link in the description.
Bye.
- Bye.
Look at that factory shine, factory shine.
I'm going crazy.
This is just like me on my weekend
just like working through it all,
it's a great way to get out.