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If you have metal baking pans then you are bound to get rust on them eventually. You do not want to bake a lovely pan of brownies in a pan that has a layer of rust on it. Sometimes you can remove the rust by giving it a good scrubbing with soap and water. Unfortunately you might have to result to something a little more time consuming then this. You can easily remove rust from baking pans with a few items you already have in the house.

Items you will need

Stiff bristled brush

Rinse the baking pan under water and do not dry.

Sprinkle the slightly damp baking pan with baking soda. Make sure you cover all the rusted areas.

Allow the pan to sit for a half an hour.

Scrub the pan to work in the baking soda with the stiff bristled brush. Rinse the pan off. If you still have rust spots, repeat the process.

• Rubbing oil on your baking pan then wiping it off when you are ready to store it will prevent the pan from rusting further.
• Glass pans will not rust so if this is a repeat problem you would like to get rid of permanently, switch from metal to glass pans.
• Hand washing metal baking pans helps to alleviate rusting.

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Skip the commercial rust removers. These common ingredients in your kitchen can remove rust from tools, knives and even furniture.

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When water sits on metal for too long, you get ugly, damaging rust. Rust can appear on tools, outdoor furniture, a car or anything made of metal. It's a sign of wear and tear and if you leave it, rust will corrode and destroy the object. Here's how to clean rust from just about anything. Commercial rust removers are available, but you can also make your own cleaners from ingredients you probably have in your home.

Lemon Juice

The acid in lemons is a well-known natural cleaner. It works for rust, too. You'll also need salt to make this work. Rub salt all over the rusted area you want clean. Once it's coated, cut a lemon in half and squeeze its juice onto the salt. You can also use limes. Let the salt and lemon juice mixture remain on the item for two hours. Now, scrub it off. For tough stains, use steel wool or a scouring pad. If you don't want to scratch the metal, use a soft-bristle brush or a cloth. You'll have to scrub a lot harder with a gentler tool.

You can also use lemon juice to remove rust from fabrics. Here's how you get rust stains out of carpet: Pour lemon juice on the rust stain and then sprinkle cream of tartar onto the top of the juice. Rub in the solution and let it sit on the stain until the rust is gone. The citric acid will take the rust off. Some stains are tougher than others, but 15 to 30 minutes should work just fine. Rinse with clean water and soak up excess water with a towel.

Baking Soda

Pour baking soda in a bowl and add enough water to make a paste. Apply it to the rusted area. Let it sit for a couple of hours. Use a toothbrush to scrub off the paste. Rinse with clean water and dry the area with a towel.

Vinegar

Vinegar is one of the best natural cleaners around. It will attack rust. To remove rust from small items like knives and hand tools, soak them in a bowl of vinegar. You'll need to let them sit overnight. Remove the item and scrub with a metal brush or steel wool. Rinse with clean water and dry with a towel. For items too large to soak, immerse a rag in vinegar and wrap around the rusted area. Let sit overnight and scrub. This is a slower way to clean rust, but it works.

Knowing how to clean rust from metal surfaces will help you lengthen the life of your tools, kitchen knives and outdoor furniture, and keep them looking their best.

Inside: Don't throw out your pots and pans because of some rust. You can easily get rust off pans. Check out how to remove rust from pots and pans.

A little while back my mom gave me a few of my grandma's old pie plates. I don't have very many, so it was nice to have a few extra.

Whenever I am making quiche I usually double the recipe and freeze one for later. Having a couple of extra meant that I could now triple the recipes.

However, after the first time or two of using them, I noticed they were rusting.

The rust wasn't real bad, they just had a couple of spots here and there that I needed to get rid of.

Getting rid of rust from pots and pans is pretty easy and only takes a few minutes of your time.

All you need is some baking soda and a sponge with a scrubber. If you are dealing with rust on some of your favorite baking pans check out how to remove rust from pots and pans to make them look like new again.

How To Remove Rust From Pans

To begin I want to say that the tips below work great to remove rust from most pots and pans.

I, however, really don't recommend using this on any non-stick pots or pans. If you have any rust that is building on a non-stick pan I would check with the manufacturer to see what they recommend. For any other kind of pan or pot follow the directions below.

Start by washing off the pot or pan. You don't need to use a bunch of soap, you just want it wet.

Then, shake the pan off getting off the excess water.

Don't dry it, you will want it slightly damp.

Next, take about a tablespoon of baking soda and sprinkle it over the rusted areas until the rust is well coated.

The dampness will help the baking soda stick to the pan. Let the pot or pan sit for about 30 minutes with the baking soda on it.

You can see below about how much baking soda to use.

The baking soda will help wick up and remove rust that is in the pan.

After 30 minutes you will want to lightly scrub the rusty surface.

Take a sponge with a scrubber and scrub at all of the rust spots using the heavy-duty scrubbing side. I usually use these sponges. They are just abrasive enough to remove the rust from the pan without being too abrasive.

The baking soda and the scrubber are both abrasive so it will remove the rust from both pots and pans.

Repeat If Necessary

You may need to rinse off the baking soda and reapply more baking soda once or twice if the rust is really bad.

For the small area on the pan in the pictures, I only needed to do it once, however, I have had cast iron that was really bad and I had to go through the steps multiple times.

You will want to make sure you have the rust 100 percent gone so it doesn't come back.

Prevent The Rust From Coming Back

Once you have all of the rust gone and it is down to metal you can rinse all of the baking soda off.

Now wash the pan as you normally would using soap and water. Once it is clean then towel dry it to make sure you get it 100 percent dry.

When it is dried you can now make sure it doesn't rust again by adding a small amount of cooking oil with a paper towel or rag to the pot or pan.

Your pan should be rust free and stay rust-free with this simple tip.

I recommend oiling them about every 6 months to keep the rust from coming back. If it is a pan that I use daily I sometimes oil it about every 3 months.

It only takes a few minutes of my time but helps keep the rust away.

With these simple tips, you can easily remove rust from a pan and keep it away.

Don't throw those rusty pans away. Just get rid of the rust!

Need to remove rust from knifes or scissors? Check out this easy DIY rust remover. It works great!

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Cooking oils, such as olive, canola and butter, used to keep foods from sticking to pans can also build up as a residue on the pan surface. A number of factors — from allowing grease to sit in a pan too long to burning food on a stove top — can cause oil to build up. Whether you have a stainless steel, cast iron, ceramic or aluminum pan in need of de-greasing, there's a solution for you.

Fill any type of pan with hot water and a few squirts of a grease-fighting dish soap. Stir the water until bubbles form. Allow the pot to soak for one hour. Use a nonabrasive scouring pad to remove large, cooked-on pieces of food or grease. Rub the pad over the bottom and sides of the pot in a circular motion to loosen the grease and grime. Rinse the pot in warm water.

Fill the pot with one cup of distilled white vinegar and one or two cups of water as an alternate method for stubborn buildup, depending on how high the oil stains are located on the pot. Place the pot on a stove top burner on high heat and allow the liquid to come to a boil for five minutes. Allow the vinegar mixture to cool and scrub the pot with a nonabrasive scouring pad to remove the oil buildup. Wash the oil-free pot with dish soap and warm water.

Remove oil buildup from a nonstick pan by freezing it. Place the pan into the freezer for 30 minutes. Scrape the cooled grease off of the pan with a nonabrasive scrub pad.

Clean oil buildup from a cast iron pan with a simple homemade solution. Combine coarse salt and vegetable oil to form a thick paste and rub it over the buildup to loosen. Rinse the pan clean with warm water.

Remove grease from a glass pan by filling it with water and five or six Alka-Seltzer tablets. Allow the pan to soak for an hour and scrub the oil away with a nonabrasive pad.

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You have sauteed veggies, baked a casserole, cooked up a terrific omelet—and now it is time to wash the dishes. When you look at the pot or pan, you realize that your wonderful meal has left you with a nasty case of burned-on crud. What can you do now?

Steel wool is an option, but of course, it is also incredibly harsh on non-stick pots. Hot water helps, but it is not enough. You probably do not want to throw out your cookware on a regular basis.

There are plenty of products out there that claim to do a great job with burned-on food, but most are fairly expensive. There are other options. Surprisingly, the best solutions to burned-on food in a pot or pan are all-natural and easy. The best solutions are built around the idea that heat plus abrasive substances can do the trick.

Baking Soda, Water, and Detergent

For baking pans with baked on gunk, one of the best solutions is a mix of baking soda, hot water, and dishwashing liquid. Allow the pots and pans to soak for 15 to 30 minutes. Scrub out the pots and pans with a plastic scrubber, double checking curves of the dish. If your pans are still yucky, try adding the same solution again and heating the pan on the stove until it boils. Then try scrubbing again.

Baking Soda and Vinegar

Vinegar is an acid, and baking soda is an abrasive. Together, they can help you save your pots and pans. Start by boiling a mixture of vinegar and water in the pot or pan. This will loosen the burned on food. Carefully remove the pots and pans from heat, dump out the liquid, and add baking soda. When they have cooled enough, scrub pots and pans with more baking soda and a plastic scrubber.

Alka-Seltzer

Alka-Seltzer is an amazing workhorse of a product. Not only can it relieve indigestion, but it can also help you clean a surprising range of things around the house, including burned-on food. Just put hot water in your pot or pan, add about six Alka-Seltzer tablets, and let them fizz. ​The citric acid in the Alka Seltzer will start to work. When you return after an hour or so, use hot water, detergent, and a strong scrubber to clean off almost any mess.

Dryer Sheets

A strange-but-true option for cleaning grungy pots or pans is to use a new or used dryer sheet. It is not quite clear why this works, but many home-making mavens including Martha Stewart swear by the method. Simply put a dryer sheet into a pot with hot water, wait an hour, and scrub. The mess will be much easier to manage.

Prevent Pot Burns

Once you have cleaned and dried your pots and pans, it may be worth your while to invest in a good wooden spoon and a timer to avoid running into the same problem next time.

Make them look almost as good as new.

Chances are you have at least one blackened pot or pan in your cupboard. Thankfully, you don't need special products to make your cookware look almost as good as new. Many stains can be removed using items you already have at home, says Miguel Hall, who works in Research and Development at Calphalon.

To get started, all you need are a few supplies:

Cleaning Burn Pots

How to remove burn marks from stainless steel surfaces

The best way to clean burn marks off both the interior and exterior of a stainless steel pan is to use warm water and soap, says Hall.

Particularly stubborn stains may need baking soda. Try this:

• Start with a dry pan
• Use a dry cloth to rub the baking soda into the marks
• Rub the surface until you see the marks disappearing
• Rinse off excess baking soda and dry. An abrasive cleaner like Barkeepers Friend can also be used in place of baking soda.

How to remove burn marks from nonstick surfaces

You should only use warm water, soap, and a sponge to remove spots from nonstick pans, says Hall. Abrasive cleaners and rough scrubbers may damage the nonstick coating. Sometimes, black marks appear on the exterior of your cookware. This is caused by the flame from a gas burner or food and oil spills, says Hall.

Try this if you have stubborn marks on the outside of your pan:

• Cover the bottom of the pan with vinegar, then rub onto the exterior surface
• Sprinkle with baking soda
• Rinse the pan with water and let sit for several minutes
• These two ingredients will react, causing marks to lessen, and possibly come off depending on the severity

Taking the time to properly clean your pots and pans is well worth the effort. When you spend money on a set of cookware, you want it to stand the test of time.

Most people clean the inside and forget about the outside, but have you ever thought about how to clean the outside of pots and pans?

Washing your cookware in a sink full of hot, soapy water is a great start, but sometimes that isn't enough to remove any burnt-on stains or hard-water deposits.

Depending on the type of cookware you have, here are some great tips on how to make the outside of your pots and pans shine once again.

Aluminum

Products to avoid using on your aluminum pans:

Aluminum scratches easily; the detergents used in dishwashers are unforgiving, so hand wash your cookware. To remove stains, soak your pan in hot water then gently rub away the burnt food.

To restore discoloration and remove any remaining stubborn stains, cut a lemon in half and cover with salt as you rub the outside of the cookware. Rinse off the salt and then wash and dry as usual.

Stainless Steel

This material is sturdier and can handle the rougher side of a sponge. Coat any stains on the bottom of the pan with some baking soda and scrub it fiercely with a non-abrasive pad. Rinse and dry thoroughly.

Similar to baking soda is a product called "Barkeepers Friend," it is non-abrasive and contains no bleach. It can be found at many hardware stores, or even ordered online and can also remove stains.

Once you have your stainless steel pots and pans shiny and clean, you need a cooker to match. Check out the best cooktop cleaner to keep your cooker looking brand new!

Copper

In your sink, with the pot turned upside-down, pour salt over the bottom of the pan. Drizzle vinegar, or lemon juice, on top of the salt. Let it sit for about 15 seconds, then with the rough side of a two-sided sponge, proceed to give it a good scrub all over.

You can add some extra vinegar directly into the sponge and keep scrubbing until all the stains are gone. After, give the pot a good rinse under water and make sure to properly dry it off.

Cast Iron

Cast iron pans require special treatment; they are less about cleaning with soap and water and more about maintaining. Although burnt-on stains and water residue are less of an issue with this type of cookware, rust is a big problem that can ruin a pan.

If you find that you made the mistake of washing your cast iron cookware and see that it is now covered in rust, you can still save it.

Pour half a cup of coarse salt into your pan. Cut a potato in half and rub the open side of the potato with the salt over every visible inch.

Place the pan on medium heat on your stove for ten minutes to remove any lingering moisture. In order to season it for use, rub cooking oil over every inch of it. Bake it in the oven at 350 degrees for one hour and let it cool.

Try any of these tricks to remove even the toughest stains and residue from the outside of your pots and pans. Keep them looking their best and help maintain their longevity in your kitchen.

Everything you need to know to clean stainless steel cookware, even at its most abused.

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There's a decent amount to know about the right way to clean a rust-prone piece of cast iron cookware, but stainless steel pots and pans are, thankfully, a lot easier to deal with. That doesn't mean they don't get funky sometimes, though. Burnt-on crud and patches of polymerized oil can take the shine off a pan and, in the worst cases, interfere with cooking.

The good news is that stainless steel is pretty darn indestructible. You can scrub it, you can scour it, and sometimes, when you're feeling lazy, you can toss it in the dishwasher. Very little will do it harm.

Here are our best tips for getting your stainless steel cookware back in shape.

Basic Daily Cleaning: Use a Scrubber Sponge and Hot, Soapy Water

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Most of the time, stainless steel cookware needs little more than a good wash in the sink. Hot, soapy water and working at it with a "non-scratch" scrubber sponge will usually do the trick. I don't think you need me to explain this in detail—just get in there and wash the pan. (If you're at all worried that the scrubber might scratch up the shiny finish of a polished exterior, do a little test spot on the bottom of the pan before scrubbing the whole thing.)

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For Really Bad Burnt-On Crud: The Dishwasher-Detergent Trick

Powdered dishwasher detergent can loosen up tough burnt-on crud.

Sometimes—when you're, say, distracted by the latest episode of Billions—you forget to stir the pot on your stove for, oh, I don't know, an hour. By the time you've smelled the problem, it's too late: A thick layer of burnt-on crud has glued itself to the pot. Scrubbing through that much char could take another hour—an hour that could be better spent reading recaps of the latest episode of Billions.

The solution here is to use a trick I learned from the folks in the test kitchen at Food & Wine, where I used to work. When a pot was really badly scorched, they'd fill it with water and add a generous sprinkling of powdered dishwasher detergent (liquid, they said, doesn't work as well). Then they'd leave it overnight. By the next morning, almost everything would have lifted away, just through the power of the detergent itself. Anything that's left after this process should come off with a scrubber sponge and very little effort.

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To Restore a Pan's Shiny Luster: Bust Out the Bar Keepers Friend

After a few minutes of scrubbing with Bar Keepers Friend, a good portion of the bottom of this beat-up skillet is back to like-new condition.

Even if you maintain good cleaning habits, a pan can lose its like-new appearance over time. Small spills that run down the outside of a piece of cookware can burn on, oil can polymerize, and eventually that shiny, silvery metal will have splotches tinged yellow and thin stains of carbonized black. If you're really careless, stainless steel can even rust.

The best method I've found to fix this is scouring with the powdered version of Bar Keepers Friend, which contains oxalic acid, among other ingredients. Together, the oxalic acid and the powder's abrasive properties will clean away much of those stubborn stains, though it does take a lot of elbow grease to return an abused pan to tip-top condition.

If all else fails, an oven cleaner, like Easy-Off, can eat away carbonized bits; just spray it on and let it stand for a while before washing and scrubbing it off. Be careful, though, since oven cleaner is nothing more than aerosolized lye: This stuff will cause burns if it gets on your skin.

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Daniel cooked for years in some of New York's top American, Italian and French restaurants – starting at the age of 13, when he began staging at the legendary restaurant Chanterelle. He spent nearly a year working on organic farms in Europe, where he harvested almonds and Padron peppers in Spain, shepherded a flock of more than 200 sheep in Italy, and made charcuterie in France. When not working on, thinking about, cooking and eating food, he blows off steam (and calories) as an instructor of capoeira, the Afro-Brazilian martial art.

Make that old skillet look brand-new.

There's a reason why cast-iron cookware has such a dedicated fan base: You can use it to cook just about anything on any surface (stovetop, oven, grill, even an open fire), the more you use it the better it performs (over time, it will build a natural non-stick surface), and it lasts forever if properly cared for (which means cleaning with a good salt rubdown instead of soap and water).

Occasionally, though, your pan might need to undergo a full restoration, especially if there's rust involved. "Some of my favorite cast-iron pans are vintage ones that I buy at secondhand stores or flea markets, but since they're often rusty, they need to be fully reconditioned before use," says House Beautiful contributor Eddie Ross. So we asked him to walk us through all the steps you'll need to restore an old cast-iron pan—and how to maintain it afterwards.

You'll Need:

• Cast-iron pan
• Scrub pad and brush
• Dish soap
• Baking soda
• Shortening
• Large sheet pan

How to Restore Cast Iron

1. Place pan upside-down in sink and sprinkle with baking soda. Spray with a bit of water.

2. Add a few squirts of dishwashing liquid.

3. Use a scrub brush to remove rust and debris. (Tip: a scrub brush will allow you to get into the crevices and etchings on the bottom of the pan better than a regular scrub pad.)

4. Turn pan over a clean using more baking soda and a scrub pad.

5. Rinse and dry thoroughly.

6. Since all that scrubbing will have removed the pan's natural patina along with the rust, you'll nee to re-season it. Start by using a paper towel or rag to rub a layer of shortening (like Crisco) over both sides of the pan.

7. Place the pan upside-down on a large sheet pan and bake in a pre-heated 350-degree oven for one hour.

8. When an hour is up, turn the oven off; leave pan inside until cooled completely, then remove.

Now that your pan is cleaned, seasoned, and ready to use, here are a few of Ross's tips for keeping it in tip-top condition: After each use, don't reach for the dish soap; instead, rub the pan with coarse kosher salt to remove cooking debris and apply a thin layer of shortening or oil if desired. And if your cast-iron cookware has a lid, always store it separately—never on top of the pan—to prevent humidity from building up and creating rust.

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It isn't hard to maintain a cast-iron pan, but sometimes life gets the better of us and we don't follow proper use, maintenance, or cleaning protocol. Sure, you know not to cook acidic tomatoes or a wine-based sauce in your skillet. And yep, you remember that you can skip the soap and water, and instead clean the pan with coarse kosher salt and a rag. But just in case you forgot, lent your pan to a less-discerning friend, or just inherited an old, beat-up pan, it's good to know how to resurrect a wrecked and rusted skillet.

We spoke to two experts in all things cast-iron: Mark Kelly, PR and advertising manager at Lodge Cast Iron, and Mike Whitehead, founder of Finex Cast Iron Cookware. If you're dealing with cast-iron rust, you can breathe a sigh of relief. First of all, you're not screwed. You can save that pan (that's excellent news for this writer). Here's how to bring your rusty cast-iron skillet back from the dead.

If the layer of rust on your pan is superficial (meaning it's just on the surface, like the picture at the top of this page), you can probably skip this step and go right on to scrubbing. But for seriously rusted-out and busted pans, Whitehead suggests a vinegar soak. Mix basic white vinegar with water in equal parts and submerge your pan in it. Use a bucket or plug the sink for really big pans; the entire skillet should be covered with the vinegar mixture. You can soak it for up to eight hours, but Whitehead suggests checking it early and often. It might be done in just one. The vinegar will dissolve the rust, but once that's gone, the vinegar will go to town on the original cast surface of the pan. The possible pitting that can result is irreversible, so pull your pan from the soak as soon as the rust flakes away easily. If the pan has gotten so rusted that it's deeply pock-marked or pitted, Whitehead says to forget it: "That one's for decoration."

At this point, you have removed the seasoning. Don't freak out. It's okay! That was the point. So while it's not a good idea to scrub a seasoned pan with soapy water, it's totally okay in this instance. Use a mild detergent and warm water so it dries quicker, and clean away any lingering rust with a mildly abrasive sponge. Do not put your pan in the dishwasher ("That's a straight path to hell," says Kelly, and he's only being slightly hyperbolic.) A green scrub pad or steel wool are good options, but avoid aggressively abrasive scrubbies, like copper scouring pads. Dry it immediately with a towel so it doesn't rust again. Whitehead likes to ensure the pan is totally dry by popping it in an oven set to warm.

Just look how sleek and smooth your skillet can be.

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At this point, you'll need to re-season your pan. There are almost as many different methods for re-seasoning as there are pans, but here's how Lodge likes to do it: Preheat the oven to 350˚ and set a large piece of aluminum foil on the bottom rack. Rub a neutral oil with a high smoke point, like vegetable oil, all over the entire pan—inside and out. Then, set the pan upside-down over the foil to catch any drips. Let it bake in the oven for an hour, then cool for at least 45 minutes before using. Every time you use your pan, wipe it down with another layer of oil. This will gradually build up protective layers of seasoning, making for a better cooking surface and guarding against rust.

How you cook with and clean your pan is important—and so is how you store it. First, make certain that the pan is totally dry and wiped down with oil after each use. Kelly recommends keeping it in a cool, dry location with low humidity. Any excess moisture will cause rust to slowly creep back into the pan. If you're stacking pans on top of one another, line each one with a few layers of paper towel.

Having trouble cleaning your pots and pans? Here are 8 scrubbing tricks using everything from club soda to Windex to remove stains and gunk from your kitchenware.

Club Soda Cookware Cleaner

Here's a dishwashing trick that will save you a lot of scrubbing time! After you've finished cooking, add some club soda to empty pots and pans (just enough to cover their bottoms). By the time you're done eating, the bubbles in the soda will have loosened the grime, making your cleaning job much easier.

Getting Gunk off Glass Dishes

To remove baked-on stains from a glass casserole dish, fill it with warm water and add two tablets of Alka-Seltzer or denture cleaner. Leave for an hour and the stains will be gone.

Removing Stains from Aluminum Pots

To remove stains from aluminum pots, fill the pot halfway with water and add a quarter cup of vinegar or lemon juice. Bring to the boil, and simmer for several minutes before washing as usual. For particularly stubborn stains, try cream of tartar. Sprinkle a few teaspoons cream of tartar on the stain, and add a cup or two of water. Bring the mixture to the boil for a few minutes, then wash as usual.

Cast Iron Cure

The best way to clean cast iron pans is to cover any stain with a paste of cream of tartar and white vinegar. Apply liberally, let it sit, then scrub with a damp, soft cloth.

How to Get Burned Food Off Pots and Pans

Feeling hopeless about the seemingly permanent baked-on gunk on your pots and pans? Don't trash them yet: Hydrogen peroxide will come to the rescue! Mix peroxide with baking soda until the mixture forms a paste. Coat your dirty pan with it, making sure you rub the mucky areas particularly well, and let stand for at least an hour so the grime-fighting powers can work their magic. Soak in warm water and wipe down with a scrub sponge, and the nasty crud will miraculously wash off.

Freeze Stuck-On Food

If the bottom of your pot or pan is a burnt-on mess, another thing you can try is popping it in the freezer for an hour or two. The stuck food will freeze and be easier to remove.

Cut Grease with Ammonia

Ammonia helps cut grease better than practically any other ingredient. To clean a really greasy pan, add a few drops of an ammonia-based cleaner like Windex to the dishwashing liquid.

Rust Remover

To treat rust on metal baking dishes and cookware, sprinkle powdered laundry detergent on the spot, then scour with the cut side of half a raw potato. Who knew?

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Bruce Lubin and Jeanne Bossolina-Lubin are the proud parents of three boys and more than a dozen books. After saving thousands per year using everyday tips and simple lifehacks, they started their own business in the hopes of sharing their knowledge with others. They have been known to go into their friends' refrigerators to turn their eggs upside down so that they last longer.

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