• Home
  • Recipes
    • Crock Pot Recipes
    • Air Fryer Recipes
    • Mac & Cheese Recipes
  • Crafts & DIY
    • Letter of the Week
    • Printables
  • Holidays
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas
    • Elf on the Shelf
    • New Year’s Eve
    • Valentine’s Day
    • St. Patrick’s Day
    • Easter
    • Mother’s Day
    • Memorial Day
    • Father’s Day
    • 4th of July
    • Back to School
    • Halloween
  • Cleaning
  • Family Life
    • Jokes & Riddles
    • Pet Life
↑
  • Houston TEXAS Mom BLOG
  • About
    • Advertising
    • Compensated Campaigns
    • Twitter Parties
    • Review/Giveaway Policies
    • Brand Ambassador
    • Ambassadorships & Affiliations
  • Email Us
  • Privacy Policy
subscribe to the latest sign up

The Simple Parent

Easy Ideas for Busy Parents | Houston Texas Mom Blog

  • Home
  • Recipes
    • Crock Pot Recipes
    • Air Fryer Recipes
    • Mac & Cheese Recipes
  • Crafts & DIY
    • Letter of the Week
    • Printables
  • Holidays
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas
    • Elf on the Shelf
    • New Year’s Eve
    • Valentine’s Day
    • St. Patrick’s Day
    • Easter
    • Mother’s Day
    • Memorial Day
    • Father’s Day
    • 4th of July
    • Back to School
    • Halloween
  • Cleaning
  • Family Life
    • Jokes & Riddles
    • Pet Life
get all the latest tips, articles and more!

Success! Now check your email to confirm your subscription.

    Home » Cleaning » Cleaning with Baking Soda & Vinegar Saved My Burnt Pots

    Cleaning with Baking Soda & Vinegar Saved My Burnt Pots

    Cleaning

    This post may contain affiliate links view our disclosure

    Cleaning with Baking Soda & Vinegar: Pan Saver

    Cleaning with Baking Soda & Vinegar

    Not too long ago I decided to make some tapioca pudding because it is one of my favorite desserts. There is a trick to tapioca though. You have to stir it and stir it. W was in the kitchen with me and at the end I didn’t give the pudding enough attention.

    I ended up with a burnt pot (one of my favorite ones) and I was sure it was destined for a post at Mommy Mishaps! But I have been exploring cleaning with baking soda and vinegar these days. I decided to use the rest of the paste I made for the floor on the pot to see what might happen!

    Cleaning with Baking Soda saved my favorite pan!

    How to Clean a Burnt Pot

    This was my poor little pot. I had stirred and stirred but then at the last minute the pudding started to burn. This is what my pot looked like at the end. I was pretty sure it was going to be time to say goodbye. I should mention that this was one of the pots from an expensive set I bought when J and I got married. I planned on them lasting for years.

    I soaked the pot in dishwashing soap and hot water. I scrubbed and scrubbed. I even scraped at it even though I knew it was probably damaging the finish. I was desperate!

    Pot Rescue Cleaning with Baking Soda & Vinegar

    Letting Baking Soda Work its Magic

    I had some baking soda and vinegar past left from testing it on my dirty kitchen grout so I dumped it in the pot. Then I walked away. I couldn’t look. I was just hoping for a cleaning miracle. I couldn’t even stand around and look.

    I was hoping for something along the lines of a watched pot never boils. A burnt pot won’t be cleaned if I watch, right?

    I waited ten minutes. I forced myself to wait that long. I wanted to give it plenty of time to work.

    Then I scrubbed it just a bit. Not much at all actually because as I scrubbed, I noticed something amazing.

    My pot was saved!

    Cleaning with Baking Soda Saved My Burnt Pot!

    Cleaning with Baking Soda Saved My Burnt Pot

    It worked! It really worked!

    I am now a slave to cleaning with baking soda and vinegar! It gave my tile grout new life and it saved my burnt pot! What more could a mom ask for?

    Has cleaning with baking soda and vinegar ever saved your day? What did you clean?

    • Share
    • Pin


    Have questions or comments about this post? Please join us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and let's chat about it!

    Filed Under: Cleaning

    About Mariah

    Mariah is the mom of 2 and a former educator (preschool - 4th grade & special education) with a degree in human development. As a busy mom living in with a multi-generational family under one roof (with 4 dogs!), life is sometimes chaotic! She aims to share easy ideas that we can all use in our lives! Read more about Mariah!

    Comments

    1. Sharon Greenthal says

      July 30, 2012 at 10:49 am

      This is one of those tricks I always meant to try but haven’t yet- a must do very soon.

      Reply
    2. Sofia says

      July 30, 2012 at 11:44 am

      I’ve done this too, but with water instead of vinegar! Saved my pots and teapot too! :D

      Reply
    3. Isra says

      July 30, 2012 at 1:35 pm

      Are you kidding? I just threw away my favorite pan because of the burned gunk..so gald I saw this, will remember for next time!

      Reply
    4. Gena says

      July 30, 2012 at 5:16 pm

      ahhh! I love vinegar and baking soda! I think I need to bust it out on a few of my icky but not burnt pans! Thanks!

      Reply
    5. Krystle says

      August 18, 2012 at 2:05 pm

      Thanks for the great tips, if I don’t clean my pots and pans right away they are so hard to clean later on, I’ll have to give this a try!

      Reply
    6. Rie Rasmussen says

      August 5, 2018 at 11:25 am

      Hello! I would LOVE to know HOW to make the paste of vinegar and baking soda PLEASE!! My favorite pan is in jeopardy as well! – Rie

      Reply
    7. Ellen says

      November 4, 2021 at 6:31 am

      I’m so glad it worked out for you, maybe you could share the secret recipe of baking soda and vinegar paste, I’m sure lots of people would be grateful and you’d be saving us some money!
      Thank you I hope you read this!

      Reply

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    Welcome!

    Subscribe

    the latest tips, articles and more!

    Success! Now check your email to confirm your subscription.

      get all the latest tips, articles and more!

      Success! Now check your email to confirm your subscription.

        HomeaboutHouston Mom BlogPrivacy Policy
        Copyright ©2023, The Simple Parent. All Rights Reserved. Design by Pixel Me Designs