A few years ago I got fed up with little black strips of pan coating defiling my culinary creations, so I stopped replacing my pans with non-stick pans and bought some stainless steel ones.
Yes, they are expensive, but I figured instead of buying a new non-stick pan every year when its coating started to flake, I'd just invest in some good pots that would last for years. Besides, if you don't care about all your pots and pans being a matching set (which I DON'T) then you can just pick them up at Ross or Marshall's at a fraction of the cost. Who said piece-meal is bad? (Whoever did paid way too much for their convictions.)
There is a problem with stainless steel cooking-ware, though. You can wash it very thoroughly with regular dish detergent and it still looks like this:
That's where this magical product comes in:
If you just sprinkle a bit of this into the pan, add a splash of water, use a paper towel to wipe around the inside, rinse it out, lather away the residue with a sponge and rinse again, then voila!
Your pan will look virtually brand-new.
It also does wonders on brightening up copper strips and bottoms if your pots have those.
My sweet Grandma Hazel introduced me to "the King". I've never been contacted by him nor by his minions, so this post is not a paid or compensated advertisement. I'm just really thankful for the stuff because I hate cleaning and this makes it soooo much easier, so I thought I'd share it with you.