Removing That Baked On Grease

[kevin c]

Thanks, Mal.

I've got baked on beeswax residue on a mold face and a couple cavities of an aluminum mold, applied in a misguided attempt to remove what I thought was tinning. I'm hoping that a soak in the half and half followed by brushing will get it off.

[725]

I had baked on carbon etc in an old pie plate. A little soaking in hot water w/ Dawn & Lemi-Shine did the trick. Sponge scrubber washed it all away. Tooth brush would be good for the mold.

[kevin c]

Thanks, 725. Another option to consider. Was the pie plate aluminum or another metal? I know that Lemishine's active ingredient is citric acid, and etching of aluminum in acidic solutions was mentioned, but don't know whether the citric acid is strong enough to cause a problem. I can test that with some scrap aluminum I have and will report back.

[725]

It's a metal (not aluminum) pan. It was so bad the wife wanted to throw it out. I soaked it with the dawn / semi-shine and and very little elbow grease later, it's clean as a whistle.