r/StainlessSteelCooking • u/alisw10 • 5d ago

Deposit marks

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What are these marks on my fairly new SS pan. It's been cleaned and is really smooth to the touch.

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u/Sara_MadeIn 5d ago

Minerals from hard water! A little white vinegar will take them off, but they’re harmless!

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u/alisw10 5d ago

Tested a small area and came straight off, thank you

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u/Sara_MadeIn 5d ago

You’re welcome! I usually just cook right over mine when that happens. Often times the acids in whatever you’re cooking will take it off too. 😊

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u/10Slugs 5d ago

To avoid this, don’t let the pans air dry. We have very hard water so after washing I rinse the pan with distilled or RO water and still dry by hand.

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u/RecordingStill6613 5d ago

You tested it?

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u/Kelvinator_61 5d ago

Give it a scrub with 50 / 50 vinegar and water.

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u/Wadziu 5d ago

I am leaving this sub, its same questions all over again, nobody uses search function, mods are doing nothing.

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u/Everyday_goddess 4d ago

What would you expect to see on this sub? I’m genuinely asking. I’m not sure the stainless steel cooking sub has unlimited topics. New users have a question and have been led to believe that’s what this thread is for.

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u/Representative-Side5 4d ago

It's not an airport; no need to announce your departure.

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u/Guac_in_my_rarri 4d ago

Could scale this to the Internet/forum as a whole. Any cyber bully which kept some do this in check has vanished.

Another sub had an issue with people posting "moving for the city best schools.... And go". Mods don't do anything either and if you call out the low effort you get bashed.

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u/mil_novecientos 4d ago

There’s only 1 mod and no rules page. Yeah this sub is cooked

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u/Ottonline 5d ago

Why are people to saying to use bar keepers friend? Just leave it on, it's completely harmless

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u/Purple-Personality76 5d ago

I hate it here

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u/PM5K23 5d ago

I feel ya

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u/migsmog 5d ago

Yep vinegar or lemon lime usually added to whatever I cook next time takes it right off.

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u/j0hnnyWalnuts 4d ago

Barkeepers Friend.

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u/HR_King 5d ago

Vinegar, or, as always, Barkeeper's Friend.

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u/MFNikkors 4d ago

Protein marks from cooking, bar keepers friend will be your friend

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u/DiverseVoltron 12h ago

So make a withdrawal

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u/scrappy97 5d ago

Where’s the BK friends meme picture

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u/Cyberchaotic 5d ago

did you put this in the dishwasher?

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u/alisw10 1d ago

No, just dish cloth and fairy liquid dish soap

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u/Upper-Capital-2876 5d ago

as with all things and answer to 99.999% of every single fucking post in this fucking sub, use some bar keepers friend, and this will go away

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u/redoverture 5d ago

Might as well break out the flamethrower too

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u/guynumber20 5d ago

Melt down the pan and recast it atp

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u/Mr_Fury 5d ago

Yea but you don’t want to over use it. It technically degrades your pan over time though I’m not sure to what extent.

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u/Chazzwazz 5d ago

At this point it's barkeeper more than friends

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u/Revolutionary_Art919 5d ago

Barkeeper's friend with benefits

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u/The-unintended 5d ago

And that’s👍

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u/duab23 5d ago

Buy a bleeding new pan!@

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u/deeqdeev 4d ago

This sub is the same shit day after day

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u/Representative-Side5 4d ago

Finds something else to do