Thought I would share this tip for everyone who has been doing lots of baking and whose aluminum pans are showing it. I think I am fairly thorough at washing my baking pans but inevitably they get gunked up with baked on grease around the edges and get pretty disgusting looking. I have tried the vinegar, baking soda, barkeeper’s friend methods of cleaning them but I wear out before they ever get clean. My solution until now was to just toss them every few years and buy new ones.
But I recently tried something I found on YouTube and it actually works. You spray them with oven cleaner, wait a bit and wipe them clean. The thing is, though, that the oven cleaner also removes all the shine off of the aluminum. They are at least free of grease but not too attractive. Then I discovered that once you scrub them a couple times with a scotch pad, they shine right back up! Something to try if you have some pans or cookie sheets in bad condition.
But I recently tried something I found on YouTube and it actually works. You spray them with oven cleaner, wait a bit and wipe them clean. The thing is, though, that the oven cleaner also removes all the shine off of the aluminum. They are at least free of grease but not too attractive. Then I discovered that once you scrub them a couple times with a scotch pad, they shine right back up! Something to try if you have some pans or cookie sheets in bad condition.
