The Best Way To Clean A Baking Sheet
Chances are you have some baking sheets in your kitchen that are marred by burnt pieces of gunk. I know the large cookie sheets I ...
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Posted — UpdatedHere’s my ranking from worst to best method of cleaning baking sheets:
5. Oven Cleaner And Steel Wool
The part that was still bubbling when I scrubbed the solution off with water and a Brillo pad came out looking shiny and silver. But the other treated area still had some gunk on it after scrubbing.
Bottom line: Don’t do this method unless you have stainless steel cookie sheets or treated aluminum pans. If you do try Easy-Off on aluminum pans, don’t leave it on for more than 15-20 minutes.
4. Cream Of Tartar And Vinegar
I would have never thought of cleaning with cream of tartar (potassium bitartrate). The Kitchn test had decent results with this one. But when I tried the cream-of-tartar-and-vinegar combination overnight, the treatment only got rid of the brown patina, not those stubborn, baked-on brown spots.
You can see the cleaner middle part of the treated sheet below, particularly where I really scrubbed in a patch at the bottom right.
But it was a little frustrating to leave the mixture on for so long and not get more off.
3. Vinegar And Baking Soda
Baking soda and vinegar are two common and inexpensive household products that seem to clean almost anything. Plus, they bubble up nicely together for a fun side amusement.
I made up a coating of the baking soda on one portion of my sheet and poured vinegar on top, though it might’ve been easier to mix them together and then pour it on. The baking soda-vinegar mixture bubbled up as expected, and I left the coating to sit for the recommended 30 minutes. Then I washed it off with a sponge.
The vinegar-baking soda combo improved the overall color and shine of the sheet, but it didn’t get off the darker brown stains, despite my scrubbing.
2. Baking Soda And Hydrogen Peroxide
The extra-shiny portion of the pan below was treated with the baking soda and hydrogen peroxide paste. It took away a dingy layer and some of the brown bits.
I did a second coating all over the pan and let it sit for about four more hours.
The second go-round removed more of the brown coloring and reduced some of the spots, but didn’t get it all off.
1. Baking Soda And Foil
I was skeptical of this method. Scrubbing with foil?
But adding water to the baking soda and working it into a frothy paste with the foil did actually scrub off a good amount of the gunk from my cookie sheet.
I was generous with the amount of baking soda I piled on, as you can see.
Bonus Trial Method: Bar Keepers Friend
I wet down the back of one of my pans and coated it with the powder version of the product. Then I used a non-abrasive sponge to scrub all over.
This method did indeed remove a good amount of the brown layer, though, again, those dark brown spots were still hard to get off.
Maybe if I had scrubbed a bit longer with some more of the formula it would have helped. I’d rank Bar Keepers Friend up at the top of these cleaning methods.
Will you try any of these methods to rid your baking sheets of stubborn spots?
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