Camille Moore
Clean Those Pans
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Whether you’re working with a burnt pan or just a hard-to-clean pan that’s riddled with food remnants, salt can help you ditch the mess. Simply scrub your pan with kosher salt (larger crystals are more abrasive) first before jumping in with traditional dish soap.
The salt will remove all the sticky food remnants so that when you use water and a sponge, the rest will come off easily. One caveat, though! Don’t use this trick on Teflon pans. Scratching up your Teflon pan is not part of our amazing salt tips.