How to Clean Pots and Pans Without Soap

For your tough-to-clean pots and pans, here's an easy cleaning solution that requires no soap.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Scrub Brushes
• Srub Sponges
• Baking Soda
• Pots And Pans

1. Get a pot that is larger than the one you are trying to clean.

2. 

   Place the dirty pot in the bigger pot.

3. Pour enough hot water into the bigger pot to cover the area of the pot needing washing.

4. 

   Add 2 tbsp. baking soda for every 1 qt. water.

5. Let the pot soak until the dirt particles have loosened.

6. Remove smaller pot from larger pot.

7. Rinse both pots with clean water.

8. 

   Use an abrasive sponge with baking soda to get any remaining food particles off the pot.

Tips & Warnings

• For really stubborn spills or messes, place the smaller pot (the one to be cleaned) inside a bigger pot, and place it on a burner. Fill the bigger pot with enough of the water and baking soda mixture to cover the dirty areas of the smaller pot, and boil.

• Do not use an abrasive sponge on pots or pans with Teflon or a nonstick coating.