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    Old 08-19-2010, 11:54 AM
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    I was thinking there was a problem with the last batch of tomatoes I was canning.

    There was. Not sure what I did - or didn't do - but the pressure cooker (22 quart) has a very thick layer of scorch.

    Any suggestions for how to get it off?
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    Old 08-19-2010, 11:59 AM
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    Try salt and vinegar.
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    Old 08-19-2010, 12:05 PM
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    Do you make a paste of it and scrub the cooker with it?

    Pour it in and let it soak? Proportions?
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    Old 08-19-2010, 12:09 PM
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    fill to just above the scorch with water, add a goodly amount - a big handful - of automatic dishwasher powder, boil for a few mintues, and let stand a couple hours. See how much comes out, and you may have to repeat if it is very bad. I have used this on scorched burned pans for years.
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    Ammonia is supposed to remove burned stuff out of pans too. Maybe put some in the pan and seal up in a plastic garbage bag overnight, then wash.
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    Old 08-19-2010, 01:03 PM
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    I never canned tomatoes in a canner without them being in a jar.

    I clean my burned/scorched pans with oven cleaner. Spray it on, let sit and wipe it off. Rinse throughly.
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    Old 08-19-2010, 01:04 PM
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    Originally Posted by BellaBoo
    I never canned tomatoes in a canner without them being in a jar. I guessing the tomatoes got passed a slow simmering temp and it sure doesn't take much heat to scorch them. I use a heat defuser under my simmering pot, even low heat is too hot.
    The tomatoes were in jars. I think I might not have put enough water in the cooker - and I've been canning tomatoes for almost 50 years! Yikes!

    I've scraped off a lot of the soot with a razor blade.
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    Old 08-19-2010, 01:06 PM
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    Sorry I edited my post to add use oven cleaner and half of it got deleted by me I guess.
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    Old 08-19-2010, 01:20 PM
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    Sorry.... Thats all I've got !! Have reheated and boiled burnt on before and it helped. (for some reason I'm thinking aluminum and tomatoes don't mix well can't remember why, I know on foil will eat a hole thru it)

    But do like those pressure cookers!!
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    Old 08-19-2010, 01:30 PM
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    I only use these for canning - so food doesn't actually touch the metal - if I can get the scorch smell gone, I'll use it again - and see how it goes.
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