tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276608745809098353.post935956496788846603..comments2023-10-17T02:03:42.276-07:00Comments on CorningWare 411: Villainous Vitrification - Turning your Corningware into ObsidianShane T. Wingerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16888895986379282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276608745809098353.post-18782623386318199152018-05-05T17:53:47.208-07:002018-05-05T17:53:47.208-07:00I use three products - CLR for rust and lime, Cera...I use three products - CLR for rust and lime, Cerama Bryte for removing utensil and lid marks and cleaning the bottoms, and sometimes a clorox/water mix soak on the inside to remove any further stainingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276608745809098353.post-51218617692000221372016-01-27T23:49:28.601-08:002016-01-27T23:49:28.601-08:00Thank you for that information, George! This is ...Thank you for that information, George! This is great!<br />Shane T. Wingerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16888895986379282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276608745809098353.post-44060604686961625442016-01-27T23:45:14.312-08:002016-01-27T23:45:14.312-08:00It amazes me that folks tend to coddle pyroceram c...It amazes me that folks tend to coddle pyroceram cookware. <br /><br />I restore my Corninware basket cases using 00-steel wool, green & yellow 3M sponge pads and a sharp hardened steel pick to scrape carbon out of the deeper mold imperfections. Like Shane, I use Barkeepers Friend (but with a green scrubbie) to dissolve away any remaining metallic scuff marks.<br /><br />>> Please let me know if you come upon a miracle cleaner<br /><br />Magnesium, calcium and iron salts are the likely culprits in the 'vitrified' internal blemishes. The salts diffuse into the surface of the pyroceram at burner temps when the pot runs dry. Try a bit of 600 or 1000 grit wet-and-dry silicon carbide sand paper (use it wet) to buff out the blemishes. If you're skeptical of this consider that Corning manufactured their electrics line by grinding off the bottom of their standard skillets.<br /><br />If the blemish is on the outside where you don't want a dull finish then you can finish polish the pyroceram with 3000/5000 Trizact abrasive pads from your local auto parts store.<br /><br />JakeGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372666877301107874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276608745809098353.post-35826252416218254262013-09-16T20:48:04.458-07:002013-09-16T20:48:04.458-07:00I've officially given up trying to clean the g...I've officially given up trying to clean the grey splotches from my Dutch Oven. After each experiment, I really scrubbed with my blue scrubber. Nothing happened - the splotches never changed. I think the splotches are definitely bonded into the ceramic of the Corningware.<br /><br />I tried boiling mangos (I read that the enzymes in mangos may clean a scorched pan), soaking overnight with dishwasher detergent and water, soaking with borax and water, soaking with Kaboom with Oxyclean, and soaking with Dissolve-It Citrus Cleaner.<br /><br />I hate giving up before the Dutch Oven is perfectly restored. I admit that I'm pretty compulsive about all of my pots and pans and Corningware always being pristine. <br /><br />Some other things that I haven't tried are boiling/soaking with Coca-Cola and dryer sheets. A few people on the Web mention ammonia and oven cleaner, both of which seem terrible. All of these methods seem pretty useless and I'm very tired of scrubbing.<br /><br />Please let me know if you come upon a miracle cleaner.<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Katynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276608745809098353.post-90631393717863417932013-09-12T06:13:31.406-07:002013-09-12T06:13:31.406-07:00Thanks for the information Katy. I had never thou...Thanks for the information Katy. I had never thought of using Clorox 2, regular chlorine bleach can dull the shine. I'm gonna have to try and find Sal Suds and Krud Kutters so I can give them a whirl. I have a particularly stubborn 1 1/2 quart Cookmate (SP-1 1/2) that needs a little something extra to get it clean. (It was REALLY bad when I rescued it) Shane T. Wingerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16888895986379282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276608745809098353.post-2737008463965266912013-09-12T05:14:20.926-07:002013-09-12T05:14:20.926-07:00Shane,
This is Katy with formerly black, now dapp...Shane,<br /><br />This is Katy with formerly black, now dappled grey, burner shaped marks only inside my Dutch Oven. The marks in your teapot look exactly like what I've now got in the Dutch Oven. Your teapot marks look like the shape of a burner. My Dutch Oven marks also look like the shape of a burner with more of the full circle filled in.<br /><br />Over the last month, it took me at least 10 cleaning attempts (various chemicals, heating, and soaking) and hours of scrubbing and my marks did finally, slowly, go from black to dappled grey. I now seem to be stuck at dappled grey. It feels as though the grey discoloration is so bonded into the Corningware that nothing is going to remove it. <br /><br />Last night my husband did finally (sort of) convince me that we're not going to be poisoned by grey marks that even the steam cleaner and the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser will not remove. This answer is not me - every other Corningware pan that I've rescued is now pristine. But, I did wash the Dutch Oven twice to remove all chemicals and today I'll put it in the cupboard. <br /><br />I did have one discovery that I wanted to share with you. Yesterday's first scrubbing attempt on the Dutch Oven was after an overnight soak with perfume-free Clorox 2 and water. The initial scrubbing may have slightly faded a bit of the dappled grey. <br /><br />As an experiment, before I rinsed away the Clorox 2, I added some Sal Suds and Krud Kutters to the Clorox 2. There didn't seem to be any improvement with the dappled grey marks after scrubbing with that mixture. <br /><br />I did have an amazing discovery. I had just rescued a piece of Ivy Corningware which had the typical grey/black marks on the bottom. I rubbed a little of the Clorox 2, Sal Suds, and Krud Kutters on the bottom of the Ivy piece and all of the grey/black marks on the bottom immediately wiped away. <br /><br />So, In the future, I may start Corningware rehabs with Clorox 2, Sal Suds, and Krud Kutters. <br /><br />Thanks for the great blog! <br /><br />KatyKatynoreply@blogger.com