You don't need fancy gadgets or harsh chemicals to clean your burnt pans. Just hot water and maybe a few pantry staples, and you can have a pan that looks new.

Loosen the food debris by filling the pan with water and bringing it to a boil. Use baking soda and distilled white vinegar for a chemical-free way to clean burnt pans. Avoid scrubbing burnt pans with ...

Caked-on, burnt food can really bond to a pan. Sometimes a long soak seems to do almost nothing. We scrape off a few pieces of food, soak the pan again overnight, and the results are no better in the ...

It’s happened again: You leave dinner on an open flame on the stovetop to run to the bathroom or check on the kids, only to come back with completely burnt chicken and an even more burnt pot. Cleaning ...

Avoiding that dirty dish will only make it harder to clean.