I think I F’ed my frying pan after putting it through the dishwasher

[adam-aussie-vac]

Hey guys so after taking my frying pan out of the dishwasher here’s what the bottom looks like, and the inside of the lid isn’t much better

I think it probably does still work as I used it earlier for making pancakes

What would cause such a thing and how can I get it back to “normal”

 

[ozzie908]

Wire wool

and a lot of elbow grease. Its the dishwasher detergent it eats into the Aluminium and caused blackening its perfectly harmless just wash by hand in future

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

Oh OK,

Do you know if it would be possible in a way to put the bottom of the frying pan in the dishwasher and hand wash the other part?

 

[ozzie908]

Is the bottom

Lined inside with teflon or some other non stick? I always put the bottom in the dishwasher just wash the lid by hand

 

[tomturbomatic]

An acid cleaner will remove the discoloration. You might need to use a good metal polish afterwards.

 

[ea56]

Try cleaning the inside of the lid with Barkeepers Friend, that should remove the  blackening and polish it too.

 

HTH

Eddie

 

[brisnat81]

If the inside is stainless steel or Teflon you can just keep washing the base in the dishwasher. But over time the rainbow coloured sections will turn black. These sunbeam pans still had an aluminium outside layer on the base, even if the inside was stainless. Use some steelo or another soap impregnated pad to clean up the oxidation.

Because it’s fawn/toast coloured, due to age I’d hand wash it. At some stage the moisture barrier where the terminals enter the element will break down and you’ll get a short to ground.

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

Oh that wouldn’t be good

And I think I do have some barkeepers friend to polish the lid, what does generally the toast color mean for a frying pan?
And I think it is actually Teflon on the inside

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

Oh yeah here is how the insulated connections look

 

[rinso]

I never put any cookware that has a non-stick coating, in my dishwasher. Also, in my experience, the rainbow pattern on other items, is a sign that I've used too much detergent. I wipe them out or if need be, wash them in warm soapy water. Over the years, I found that doing this makes the non-stick coating last much longer. That's just my experience, others may have something different.

 

[qsd-dan]

No aluminum in the dishwasher, hand wash only. Same goes for most non stick coatings. Throw away anything with a Teflon coating, it's extremely toxic.

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

Ah That’s something you’ll have to tell to my mum,

As she almost exclusively use Teflon pans but pots and the like are a different story, is this with all Teflon or with older generations of Teflon?

 

[qsd-dan]

is this with all Teflon or with older generations of Teflon?

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