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Make the Burnt Bottoms of Your Pans Spotless Again

A man pouring vinegar over the bottom of a dirty pan that's covered in tissues, and the clean bottom of the same pan.
@ramdeep_osahan/TikTok

Are the bottoms of your pots and pans all black and burnt from years of cooking? If you’ve scrubbed and scrubbed to no avail, TikTok has a solution for you.

Content creator, @ramdeep_osahan, posted a method for getting all that burnt-on grime off the bottoms of your pans and making them sparkle like new again. Not only does it not require a lot of scrubbing, but you probably already have everything you need to try this hack.

To do it, put your pan in a sink or take it outside (a lot of grime is going to come off of it). Cover the burnt underside with a few pinches each of salt and baking soda. Next, squirt some dish soap all over the back, give it a light scrub with some steel wool, then cover it in tissues.

Finally, pour some white vinegar over the top and let it sit for a few minutes. Remove the tissue, and you’ll see all that dirt come off. Do one more scrub with the steel wool, and you’re all done!

@ramdeep_osahan

Easy home trick 😳😳 #foryou #foryoupage #diy #ramdeeposahan

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If you’ve been on TikTok for a while now or hang out around LifeSavvy often, you might already know that vinegar could just be the most must-have product in your home arsenal. From using it (and olive oil) to clean appliances to crafting a non-toxic cleaning solution, the stuff is essentially liquid gold. This pan hack is just further proof of that.

[Via Reader’s Digest]

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