I have tried all the solvents I can lay my hands on but can't find any
that will remove burned sugar syrup from the white enamel metal
surface of the cooker.

Any remedies?

In article , 
usenet_AT_tecno.demon.co.uk@JUNKBLOCK.COM says...

> I have tried all the solvents I can lay my hands on but can't find any
> that will remove burned sugar syrup from the white enamel metal
> surface of the cooker.
> 
> Any remedies?
> 

How about a strong solution of biological washing powder, left for a few 
hours?

In article ,
	Peter  writes:

>I have tried all the solvents I can lay my hands on but can't find any
>that will remove burned sugar syrup from the white enamel metal
>surface of the cooker.
>
>Any remedies?


Water (better if hot) should dissole it, I would have thought.
Be careful with chemicals (particularly acids) on enamelled
metal, as they will easily destroy the polished surface.

Is there still an obvious residue there which you can feel
if you run your fingers over it, or just visible staining?
If the latter, it may be that the enamel surface had already
been damaged before the sugar was spilt on it.

-- 
Andrew Gabriel

Peter  writes:

>I have tried all the solvents I can lay my hands on but can't find any
>that will remove burned sugar syrup from the white enamel metal
>surface of the cooker.
>
>Any remedies?


Burned sugar syrup (aka caramel!) is mostly carbon and insoluble in
anything short of molten iron.

-- 
       "The road to Paradise is through Intercourse."
        [email me at huge [at] huge [dot] org [dot] uk]

>Is there still an obvious residue there which you can feel
>if you run your fingers over it, or just visible staining?
>If the latter, it may be that the enamel surface had already
>been damaged before the sugar was spilt on it.


I am pretty sure its just visible staining. It's black like charcoal.
and I can scrape it off carefully with a razor blade but I would
prefer to find a chemical method that may be a little less likely to
scratch the enamel.

Peter wrote:

> I have tried all the solvents I can lay my hands on but can't find any
> that will remove burned sugar syrup from the white enamel metal
> surface of the cooker.
>
> Any remedies?


Mr sheen oven cleaner.

Peter said the following on 18/09/2005 12:09:

> I have tried all the solvents I can lay my hands on but can't find any
> that will remove burned sugar syrup from the white enamel metal
> surface of the cooker.
> 
> Any remedies?
> 
> 


http://www.globallubricants.co.uk/products.htm

scroll down to Food Industry Products "MAMMOTH OIL 25"

>Mr sheen oven cleaner.


Thanks, I don't know why I didn't try this first but I squirted it
with Mr Muscle oven cleaner and it dissolved it in under an hour. 

I wonder what the active ingredient in that aerosol is?

Peter  writes:

>>Mr sheen oven cleaner.
>
>Thanks, I don't know why I didn't try this first but I squirted it
>with Mr Muscle oven cleaner and it dissolved it in under an hour. 
>
>I wonder what the active ingredient in that aerosol is?
>


Sodium hydroxide, aka caustic soda.
-- 
       "The road to Paradise is through Intercourse."
        [email me at huge [at] huge [dot] org [dot] uk]

In article ,
	Peter  writes:

>>Mr sheen oven cleaner.
>
>Thanks, I don't know why I didn't try this first but I squirted it
>with Mr Muscle oven cleaner and it dissolved it in under an hour. 
>
>I wonder what the active ingredient in that aerosol is?


Probably Sodium Hydroxide -- it should say on the container.
In that case, I suspect your sugar syrup had also contained
some fats, as Sodium Hydroxide is good at breaking down burnt
(polymerised) fat.

-- 
Andrew Gabriel

"Rob Morley"  wrote in message 
news:MPG.1d975f8a30b12e9b98984f@news.individual.net...

> In article ,
> usenet_AT_tecno.demon.co.uk@JUNKBLOCK.COM says...
>> I have tried all the solvents I can lay my hands on but can't find any
>> that will remove burned sugar syrup from the white enamel metal
>> surface of the cooker.
>>
>> Any remedies?
>>
> How about a strong solution of biological washing powder, left for a few
> hours?


That would do it, as would plain water, left long enough. They don't 
dissolve the carbon but they loosen its grip on the component and can then 
be brushed off with a wire brush or steel panscrub. It doesn't take much 
effort and is better and cheaper than using any chemical.

Too late for now, I realise, but something to remember for the future.

Mary

Mary Fisher wrote:

> "Rob Morley"  wrote in message
> news:MPG.1d975f8a30b12e9b98984f@news.individual.net...
>> In article ,
>> usenet_AT_tecno.demon.co.uk@JUNKBLOCK.COM says...
>>> I have tried all the solvents I can lay my hands on but can't find
>>> any that will remove burned sugar syrup from the white enamel metal
>>> surface of the cooker.
>>>
>>> Any remedies?
>>>
>> How about a strong solution of biological washing powder, left for a
>> few hours?
>
> That would do it, as would plain water, left long enough. They don't
> dissolve the carbon but they loosen its grip on the component and can
> then be brushed off with a wire brush or steel panscrub. It doesn't
> take much effort and is better and cheaper than using any chemical.
>
> Too late for now, I realise, but something to remember for the future.
>
> Mary


Heh! wire brush or panscrub(brillo pad) on enamel.

Peter wrote:


> I have tried all the solvents I can lay my hands on but can't find any
> that will remove burned sugar syrup from the white enamel metal
> surface of the cooker.
> 
> Any remedies?


How good is the enamel? How fluid was the syrup when it got on it?
Depending on both factors it may dissolve with water or commercial 
cleaner, it may also have marked the surface or cracked it, glass topped 
hobs can be wrecked by molten sugar cooling....

Peter wrote:

> Thanks, I don't know why I didn't try this first but I squirted it
> with Mr Muscle oven cleaner and it dissolved it in under an hour. 
> 
> I wonder what the active ingredient in that aerosol is?


Mr. Muscle is very good, don't let it dry on, though. It's also
an absolute abstrad, read the label and take precautions. The
ingredients should be listed.

>scroll down to Food Industry Products "MAMMOTH OIL 25"


Wow! Now that's some stuff that Delia doesn't list for a well stocked
kitchen.