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November 14, 2011 5:35 PM

What broiler pan will be easiest to clean?

I'm the king of the broiler. Steaks, sausages, turkey, chicken, fish... I can broil up some amazing grub.

The problem: my broiler pan has become increasingly disgusting. It's time to buy a new one. But cleaning this old one thoroughly has always been difficult. The ones before that have been difficult, too. Oh, sure, I know about the aluminum foil trick... and, well, it's still been difficult. From Googling, it seems like a common problem.

Surely there must be a better way. Does anyone have a broiler pan I can order online that they can recommend?

posted by eschatfische to Food & Drink (7 answers total)

Is it possible that there is a better way to clean your broiler pan? I used to have the same problem with cast iron frying pans. Once I got one really clean I discovered it was very easy to keep it that way by soaking it in water for a while and then scrubbing it out. Would that work for broiler pans?
posted by snowjoe at 5:46 PM on November 14, 2011

What are you cleaning it with? I have a stainless steel broiler pan that I cannot get clean without scrubbing with Bar Keeper's Friend.
posted by grouse at 6:06 PM on November 14, 2011

Response by poster: Soaking and scrubbing is my usual technique. I haven't tried cleaning the broiler pan with Bar Keeper's Friend, I'll try that. I'd love to find a pan where I wouldn't have to use a special cleanser, though.
posted by eschatfische at 6:33 PM on November 14, 2011

"What broiler pan will be easiest to clean?"

The one which you lined both the top and bottom with aluminum foil.
posted by Mad_Carew at 6:49 PM on November 14, 2011

I don't have a broiler but I do get some nasty baked-on crap on the drip tray of my convection/toaster oven. I found that baking soda and vinegar is the only thing that will remove the cakiest of caked-on food. Yes and it's fun to watch the bubbling.
posted by radioamy at 7:27 PM on November 14, 2011

I'm lazy. I line the tray with aluminum foil, and if juices leak underneath and bake on, I spray the pan with oven cleaner, let it sit for a day, and voila. A quick scrub and almost good as new.
posted by HeyAllie at 10:04 PM on November 14, 2011

I pour olive oil on the pan so my meat doesn't stick. Never had any problems cleaning, especially if I rinse right away.
posted by jander03 at 1:37 PM on November 15, 2011