How to Get Caramel off Pots and Pans

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Wait until the caramel cools and solidifies.. Use a kitchen chisel to flake off the dried caramel.. Rinse the pot or pan to remove the flaked off caramel.

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1

Wait until the caramel cools and solidifies.

Step 1

Wait until the caramel cools and solidifies.

2

Use a kitchen chisel to flake off the dried caramel.

Step 2

Use a kitchen chisel to flake off the dried caramel.

3

Rinse the pot or pan to remove the flaked off caramel.

Step 3

Rinse the pot or pan to remove the flaked off caramel.

4

Examine the pan.

Step 4

Examine the pan.

5

If more caramel remains, place the pan inside a freezer.

Step 5

If more caramel remains, place the pan inside a freezer.

6

Pull the pan out of the freezer.

Step 6

Pull the pan out of the freezer.

7

Pour club soda into the pot or pan before it cools.

Step 7

Pour club soda into the pot or pan before it cools.

8

After a 15-minute soak, scrub the pot with a dish sponge or washcloth.

Step 8

After a 15-minute soak, scrub the pot with a dish sponge or washcloth.

9

Dump the club soda.

Step 9

Dump the club soda.

10

Fill a caramel-lined pot with steaming hot water.

Step 10

Fill a caramel-lined pot with steaming hot water.

11

Set the pot down in the sink or on the counter.

Step 11

Set the pot down in the sink or on the counter.

12

Dump the water out of the pot.

Step 12

Dump the water out of the pot.

13

Fill the pot with warm water.

Step 13

Fill the pot with warm water.

14

Place the pot on the stove and heat it using medium to medium-high heat.

Step 14

Place the pot on the stove and heat it using medium to medium-high heat.

15

Turn off the heat and dump the water.

Step 15

Turn off the heat and dump the water.

16

Fill an enamel pot or pan with salt water.

Step 16

Fill an enamel pot or pan with salt water.

17

Allow the salt water to sit in the pot overnight.

Step 17

Allow the salt water to sit in the pot overnight.

18

Boil the salt water inside the pot the following day.

Step 18

Boil the salt water inside the pot the following day.

19

Dump the water.

Step 19

Dump the water.

20

Rinse the pot.

Step 20

Rinse the pot.

21

Fill your pot or pan with enough warm water to completely submerge the caramel.

Step 21

Fill your pot or pan with enough warm water to completely submerge the caramel.

22

Squirt in some dishwashing soap.

Step 22

Squirt in some dishwashing soap.

23

Allow the pan to soak for an hour, at minimum.

Step 23

Allow the pan to soak for an hour, at minimum.

24

Scrub the pan with a dish sponge.

Step 24

Scrub the pan with a dish sponge.

25

Dump the water.

Step 25

Dump the water.

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