I made a mess

[Buster80]

So trying to cook black pudding on my trangia lid/frying pan resulted in this fine mess

Any idea how to clean it or is it a goner?

Cheers

Buster

 

[mountainm]

Mix a paste of bicarb soda (baking soda). Spread it over the mess liberally. Leave for an hour. Scrub off.

 

[Mesquite]

You can also try boiling some water with a dish washing soap in it and leave to soak for a while then scrub it off.

What oil did you use for cooking the black pudding with?

 

[John Fenna]

It looks like your pan was too hot...and or not enough oil...
Try boiling up some white vinegar in the pan - outside as it stinks!

 

[decorum]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/a43ugy8huo9t6nq/DSC_0383_resized_by_AVG_Image_Shrinker.jpg?dl=0

Any idea how to clean it or is it a goner?

I've seen and was expecting to see, a whole lot worse . Bit of elbow grease and all will be good again.

As has been said already ~ too little oil and/or too much heat. Did you use the simmer ring?

 

[neoaliphant]

stick it in a bin bag of ammonia and leave outside

 

[decorum]

stick it in a bin bag of ammonia and leave outside

Would certainly dissolve the burnt bits. Just a pity the ammonia would also corrode the aluminium pan. Using a lye solution would be equally bad for the pan.

 

[Goatboy]

On Gardeners Question Time the other year someone recomended leaving your pots with welded on food out for the slugs. Their rasping mouths will clean up the pan.
A lot of Trangia pans are terrible for having food stick to them. Really need the oil at the right temperature to stop food sticking.

Sent via smoke-signal from a woodland in Scotland.

 

[neoaliphant]

Would certainly dissolve the burnt bits. Just a pity the ammonia would also corrode the aluminium pan. Using a lye solution would be equally bad for the pan.

Gotcha, havent tried myself, just saw the wife do it just now on some glassware, ta for the warning.

 

[Buster80]

Hi

It was a test cook last night,I dumped it in completely forgetting I had no oil in it,black pudding was very tasty though!
Will try the bicarb bath first and slugs last!
My burner was a eBay special and has no simmer ring,a new burner and a kettle is on my wish list.

Thanks

Buster

 

[cranmere]

I find that a lot of burned on stuff comes off easily if you soak it in biological washing powder because the bio bit eats the protein part of the food and loosens the stuck on stuff.

 

[decorum]

It was a test cook last night,I dumped it in completely forgetting I had no oil in it ...

I think you got off lightly ...

My burner was a eBay special and has no simmer ring,a new burner and a kettle is on my wish list.

Yup, you definitely got off lightly! . But, if it helps, I've witnessed trangia pans which looked like scouts mad attempts at pattern welding

Why do you _need_ a new burner? If it's a commercial copy then a trangia (or type) simmer ring might fit it . In a similar vein, the Swede military trangia/svea burner (which is bigger than the civvy version) has no simmer ring but the Tatonka simmer ring is near enough a fit to work with it

And, if you get to grips with one, a simmer ring opens up entire new avenues of playing with your food

Even baking on meths ... Civvy trangia, simmer ring, Honey Stove, stainless steel MOD No 2/No 12 mess tin

 

[DurhamBushcrafter]

Buster.....that pan looks hardly used! if ya gotta dog.....

 

[Tonyuk]

Scrub the pan with an aluminium scourer pad, it'll come up brand new with just a bit of work. Don't use brillo pads since these would scratch the surface and lead to more sticking

 

[mousey]

My two suggestions have already been mentioned.

1] Clothes washing powder and leave to soak.
2] leave outside for creepy crawlies to clean.

 

[Hammock_man]

Thats not bad, I do all my washing up with a dremel!

 

[Fraxinus]

Thats not bad, I do all my washing up with a dremel!

My culinary disasters usually involve smoke alarms, throwing away pans and retiring to the pub while the flat airs out before Suzy gets home.......

I have heard of using ants to clean up stuff but not slugs, would snails oblige too? We got loads round here at the mo'.

Rob.

 

[Buster80]

Hi

So an update,boiling water with fairy didn't budge it all,the baking soda has done an o.k job but I think I need one of those aluminium scrubbers to do the job proper

Iv included pics of my burner,I'm thinking it may be a military one

 

[Buster80]

 

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