Burnt Sugar in a Stainless Steel Pot

katieshealane

May 31, 20180 found this helpful

Wow. The boiling hydrogen peroxide (3% was what I had on hand) was truly amazing. I tried several other "solutions", none of which worked. The H2O2 worked without elbow grease. I only had enough hydrogen peroxide to fill the pan to about 1", but I guess the steam enabled me to use a wooden spatula to simply push the burned sugar off. I took the pan off of the heat, and used an old toothbrush to clean around the rivets. Best solution ever.

mtjjm5

June 18, 20190 found this helpful

I Burnt boiling sugar making hummingbird food. The sugar turned to a black block of charcoal and what didn't come out of the pan stuck to it like it was baked on the stainless steel pot. I tried the baking soda recipe didnt do anything. Vinegar nothing. I didnt bother with the dishwasher recipe because Iam pretty certain that would not have done anything either. So after much reading on this site the consensus was hydrogen peroxide. So I thought ok Ill try that. Unbelievable. I probably boiled it longer than needed but after about an hour and I kept refilling the pot to get the burnt residue on the top edge of the pot, also it literally poured out of the pot.

paul.varella

December 1, 20190 found this helpful

Yeahp. The peroxide works like a charm. Thank you all for the advise

richard21

February 21, 20200 found this helpful

I followed this method - Put water in the pan so it does not go dry, then add 1/2 cup of baking soda. Bring to a boil and then turn heat back to simmer and let on for about an hour. It should come out. (08/11/2006)