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It's so easy to remove baked on grease from your cookware. I HATE seeing this buildup, but it's so SIMPLE to remove. Read on to see how!
Remove Baked on Grease from Cookware in 2 Simple Steps
As I've been cleaning out my cupboards, I've found a ton of good glass bakeware that's been stained by cooking spray when baking.
I've done some research on how to remove baked on grease stains, and there are a LOT of tips out there. I tried out a few of them, and found one that I really like so wanted to share with you!
Here are a few easy ways to remove baked on grease:
Vinegar, Baking Soda, Sea Salt and Brillo Pads
Sprinkle your pans with a large amount of sea salt and baking soda then spray the mixture with vinegar. Let it sit for about 5 minutes and then scrub with Brillo pads.
Full disclosure – This solution didn't do ANYTHING to remove the grease that was built up on my bakeware. Maybe if your stains are caused by something other than cooking spray this could work, but it didn't make any change in my bakeware.
Laundry Detergent
Fill your sink with hot water and add about 3/4 cup of Laundry Detergent. You'll then submerge your pans that have baked on grease and let sit overnight.
I didn't test this one out – simply because I didn't want the sink to be used a whole night for this! You could also use a bucket or a washing sink if you have one.
Oven Cleaner, Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, and Dawn Dish Soap
I saw this idea and thought it seemed like the most likely to work, and so I gave it a try!
This Oven Cleaner, Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, and Dawn Dish Soap combo worked perfectly to remove my stains on my bakeware.
Dawn Powerwash is fantastic for this – but you can use regular dish soap too.
I first sprayed oven cleaner all over the cookware and let it sit for an hour. I then scrubbed off the oven cleaner (using a dry cloth at first, but it really started going well when I used a Mr. Clean Magic eraser.).
After that, I washed the cookware in hot water and Dawn Dish Soap, and then threw it in the dishwasher for a cycle to make sure all of the oven cleaner was removed. If you don't have a dishwasher, just scrub it really well and rinse thoroughly.
How To Remove Baked on Grease
Materials
- 1 Can Oven Cleaner Any brand!
- 1 Dry Cloth
- 1 Mr. Clean Magic Eraser
- 1 bottle Dawn Dish Soap
Instructions
- Spray oven cleaner all over your cookware and let it sit for an hour.
- Scrub off the oven cleaner (You could use just a dry cloth here, but the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser really cleaned this well!)
- After this, wash the cookware in hot water and Dawn Dish Soap.
- Either place the cookware in the dishwasher for a cycle to make sure the oven cleaner is all removed, or rinse extremely thoroughly if you do not have a dishwasher.
Let me know if you've got any other suggestions on how to remove baked on grease from your cookware ~ I'd sure love to hear them!
Doing some spring cleaning while cleaning out your cupboards? Here are some homemade cleaners you can use!
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I would run Hot water over it then spray with fume less oven cleaner then it wipes right off !!
I use Barkeepers Friend (powder) and a green scrubber and it’s off in seconds.
That’s exactly what I do! I was reading all those suggestions thinking ” why are they going through all that?”
You can use foil! All you need is foil and warm water! Scrub, scrub, scrub! It's also a good way to reuse/recycle the foil you use for baking!
Once you get them clean this time, stop using cooking sprays! It smells like a chemical plant to me, and has other stuff besides propellants that you really do not want your family consuming. Not to mention the whole baking-on thing. Your main problem with that is the inevitable overspray. If you use a little softened butter or spread some oil just on the part of the pan that will touch the food, you can avoid this nasty brown yuck.
I was just telling my friend that yesterday Lynda and have already started using butter instead – thank you so much for the reminder though (I’m so tired of ruining my baking dishes!)
You could always get an oil sprayer. Just put in your own oil and it sprays out like Pam.
http://www.amazon.com/Misto-Brushed-Aluminum-Olive-Sprayer/dp/B00004SPZV/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1399478622&sr=8-5&keywords=cooking+oil+pump
That’s what I need Jennifer!
Thanks for this. I didn’t know they made these!
Butter burns faster than oil so be careful the bottom of your casserole doesn’t burn
Thanks so much for the tip Pat! 🙂
Put them in a zip lock bag with amonia let set over night. I put outside. In the morning it will all wash of with soap and water. No scrubbing. I do my burner greats
Thanks for sharing your tip with us Kay! 🙂
How do you get pans and oven grates into a ziploc bag
Hi Ann! Ziploc does make extra large storage bags that would probably hold these larger items, but you could probably also just use a trash bag (though you’ll probably want to leave it in your sink or bathtub in case it leaks). Hope that helps! 🙂
I use a USED dryer sheet, soak it in the pan and fill with hot water to the top. Let it sit for 5 minutes, come back and wipe it clean and wash the dish like you normally would.
Try bar keepers friend cleaner…I use it on glass or ceramic as well as stainless.
Thanks for the tip – I’ll try it bar keepers (my mother-in-law has always used it, but I never thought about it for this!)
I love bar keepers friend! It makes cleaning boiled over/burn on food on my glass top stove top super easy and works much better than the more expensive formulas specially designed for that purpose.
I’ve got to try it – thanks for sharing Janie!
I take a plastic garbage bag, add stained dishes, and put in about a 1/2 cup of ammonia. Tie the bag tight and let it sit overnight. (You can put the bag outside if you are worried about fumes). It is the fumes that loosen the grunge. Dishes don't have to be soaked in ammonia.
I use oven cleaner or "Bar Keepers Friend".
I was going to say SOS pads, but I like the dryer sheet idea and cannot wait to try it.
I’ve tried the dryer sheets on other baked on items and it’s worked great – I think these pans may be too baked on for it to work, but it works great on crockpots and baking dishes that have just been used!
Believe it or not a Magic Eraser will take that right off of your pyrex dishes!!! I use them all the time and it works great!!!!
I use a paste of Dawn dish soap and baking soda; really works
Boiling water and powdered Cascade. Works on just about all burned on/cooked on stains on glass or metal pans (just not the no stick surface pans) and tea/coffee stains on stainless travel mugs. Plus you know it is safe to use on surfaces you intend to eat off of later. Make sure you use enough water to cover the areas you have that are stained. Use about half a cup cascade per pan. Let it soak until the water has cooled. Use a stiff brush and the slighted amount of pressure and that baked on stuff comes right off (sometimes all you need is a quick wipe with a rag when the water is still slightly warm.)
I’ll try the boiling water and Cascade – thanks for the tip Marianne!
This works REALLY good! No scrubbing. Sometimes I just use the hottest water from faucet and let it soak…pure magic.
So glad to hear that Martha! 🙂
I know it sounds crazy but it works every time for me. I place them in a sink of hot water and add a fabric softener sheet or two. Let it sit overnight and everything comes off. I used to use brillo pads but that was just too much work 🙂
I make a baking soda/vinegar paste. Apply and let it sit for about 10 minutes. Then scrub with a sponge…
baking soda and hydrogen peroixide
No, seriously, Borax! It works on everything!
Borax!
hot hot water, dawn dish soap and baking soda, soak scrub with SOS and repeat until gone..
I always spray oven cleaner on glass and metal pans that have this problem and it works great!
The spray oven cleaner definitely worked the best – I still had to scrub some, but not nearly as much as I’ve had to with other things I’ve tried Annette! 🙂 I washed it after I was done, but am going to let them run through the dishwasher as well to make sure the cleaner is really cleaned off. I was amazed though at how well it worked!
I have always used a steel wool – it usually gets it off with no problem.
Before you go buy something try baking soda and water. Pour some baking soda in a bowl add enough water to make a thick paste and rub it on the area you want to clean. I usually use a paper towel to scrub it, a dish cloth can get a little gross. It almost always works for me. I use it on cookie trays all the time. Good luck.
Hi Faye! I tried that first (definitely wanted to use what we had first!), but no luck 🙁 I think my mistake is that I’ve baked in them over and over and over, so it was SEVERELY baked on. Ugh! I may try it on my cookie trays though! 🙂