- My first go would be baking soda vinegar and salt too
– Sometimes I saok my pans in Nappisan
– ‘Bar Keepers Friend’ can give a good result too
– You may also want to try ‘Magic Stainless Steel Cleaner & Protector’ (Woolworths has this)

I scrub away with steel wool and it tends to do a good job. I’ve seen a hack using tomato sauce – you leave it on overnight and use a scourer to scrub it off the next day.

I have the same issue. I’ll definitely be trying some of these solutions to try find one that works. It’s frustrating when you use super hot water with good detergent and lots of suds

Mine is the same,great answers here!

If it is black , maybe the non-stick surface is gone and you have unknowlingly left burnt residue on the surface . You can tell if it is still sticking and it not smooth anymore . Mine is left greasy if I don’t wash it well with a good dishwashing liquid and that the oil is have not completely been cleaned off . I ususally wash it properly again and is no longer greasy .

Great! Really interesting comments read on this!

Loving these answers!!! I have always needed ideas.

I use an oven cleaner, spray it on outside, walk away for half an hour, hose it, then give it a wash and they come up super clean and shiny, no scrubbing at all.

cook a tim of diced tomatoes an boil an stir while pressing on the bottom,

Following this post to.

Try rubbing it with lemon and salt.

for my stainless steel ones (not the non stick ones) I sometimes use metal polish

I gave up trying to get the bottoms clean years ago.

Bicarb paste left to sit on it for a while then scrub!

Thanks everyone, I needed this info aswell.

good answers. did you get it sorted?

there are some good comments here

I have used a spray of oven cleaner on the base and left overnight. Next day easy wiping and shiny.

Use bi carb and vinegar with a little elbow grease

Bicarb and vinagar works great. I just got flavorstone from the tv and don’t need to worry about this anymore. Then are so easy to clean, no more soaking and scrubbing.