• @Lumisal
    link
    172 months ago

    Yes.

    Apparently you can’t hear up tortillas in them without it forever getting scorch marks. I suppose only thing I haven’t tried is using a machine sander on it to try to remove it.

    • mle
      link
      fedilink
      122 months ago

      Are those scorch marks an issue beyond aesthetics though? (Genuinely curious, not judging)

      • @Lumisal
        link
        52 months ago

        They leave a burnt taste in the food

        • @idiomaddict
          link
          41 month ago

          In that case, try boiling a mixture of baking soda and water in it, then scouring it using tongs with copper wool (I’d probably use steel wool, but that might also leave scratches, I don’t know). If it’s giving your food a taste, it is coming off, just really gradually and under high heat.

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      English
      6
      edit-2
      1 month ago

      Barkeepers friend (powdered metal and glass polish/cleaner, typically comes in a cannister) will get that off with a little bit of elbow grease.

      Half the pans I’ve bought i got at a thrift store for like a buck because people thought they ruined them with a little bit of scorching., and I’ve gotten some nice stuff.

      • @Lumisal
        link
        41 month ago

        Unfortunately haven’t found that cheaply available in Finland. I know about it too. It’s the only thing I haven’t tried other than straight up sanding it

        • @[email protected]
          link
          fedilink
          English
          71 month ago

          There’s probably a local equivalent; looks like the primary “ingredient” is Oxalic Acid so a cleaner containing that would probably work just as well

        • @[email protected]
          link
          fedilink
          English
          41 month ago

          So the legend of bar keepers friend is that it was invented after someone boiled a bunch of rhubarb greens and noticed it cleaned the pan. I reckon any green high in oxalic acid (the main ingredient in BKF) should do similarly enough to the actual product to let you know if it might work.

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      11 month ago

      Really? It sounds like you’re burning your tortillas, or your tortillas don’t have enough oil/fat in them.

        • @[email protected]
          link
          fedilink
          11 month ago

          Perhaps you’re cooking them too hot? Or perhaps you’re getting uneven heat (e.g. an electric coil stove)?

          Corn tortillas really shouldn’t be at risk of burning like that.

          • @Lumisal
            link
            21 month ago

            I think it was uneven heating since the steel pan had groves in it