/ Source : TODAY

You know you're in for a grueling triceps workout when the faint odor of burnt Brussels sprouts is in the air. For scorched pots, burned pans and drinking glass bakeware, it can be a challenge to get rid of that brown, broiled-in gunk.

Only you tin put downward the elbow grease and pull out a dryer canvas instead! Who knew a laundry staple could rescue you from those epic kitchen disasters?

Donna Smallin Kuper, author of "Cleaning Plain & Elementary," told TODAY that it'southward likely the conditioning properties of the dryer sheet existence released into the water that assistance to remove the gunk. Don't accept a dryer canvass handy? Smallin Kuper recommends simply adding some dish lather and hot water to your disgusting pan and letting it simmer while you practice the other dishes.

TODAY Home put the dryer canvass method to the examination — and we were shocked by the results! Not but did the canvas cut through grease, it basically eliminated the need to scrub. Consider this your ultimate crook canvass. Here's how to clean a scorched pan, drinking glass baking dishes and other pans using dryer sheets.

How to make clean pots, pans and blistering dishes

Supplies:

  • Dryer sheet
  • Warm water
  • Sponge

Instructions:

ane. Pour warm water into the dirty dish.

Pour some warm water in the dish to start. Anna De Souza

2. Place a dryer sheet on the surface of the water. Let information technology sit down for 10-xv minutes, or even overnight for really baked-in messes.

The conditioners in the dryer sail help de-grease your dirtiest dishes and pans. Anna De Souza

iii. Wipe dish with a wet sponge. Any caked-on grease and food should lift easily with the soft side of the sponge.

Now go alee and bounce to your next activity!

This story was originally published on Jan. 25, 2022.