With just 2 ingredients, your burnt pans will return to their full shine — a simple and ultra-effective home hack.

I can effortlessly remove old grease, carbon deposits and dirt from a kettle or cauldron. It only takes 17 minutes and my dishes are like new again.

Many of you have probably encountered the problem of scrubbing hardened grease and carbon deposits from old pots, pans, and pans. Yes, getting them back to a decent appearance often requires a lot of effort and time. The grease literally has to be scraped off the walls of the container.

I also have a small cistern, still made in the Soviet Union. We usually use it at the cottage. But since there is a problem with hot water there, it is not always possible to wash the dishes thoroughly.

So, in just one season, a layer of soot and grease formed on my toilet bowl and its lid. I decided to bring it to my city apartment and try to clean this dirt at least a little. And since the toilet bowl is from those Soviet times, it seemed logical to clean it according to my grandmother's old advice.

I prepared a simple solution from improvised means and it worked brilliantly. Half an hour – and there was not a trace of grease and carbon deposits left. Now I want to share this cleaning method with you.

How to remove old grease and carbon deposits

I have a cistern like this. As you can see, there is a lot of grease on it, which has permanently stuck to the surface. The dirtiest part is the lid. That's where I decided to start the cleaning process.

So, to prepare the solution I will need a modest set:

Baking soda – 200 grams
Mustard powder – 50 grams
Homemade soap – 50 grams
Water – 5 liters
Large saucepan

I poured 5 liters of water into the large pot and put it on the stove. While the water was heating, I measured out the necessary amount of ingredients. I grated the homemade soap on a coarse grater. Of course, liquid homemade soap can also be used, but it seemed to me that regular soap would work better.

Once the water was hot and almost boiling, I poured all the dry ingredients into the pot. The water instantly foamed and a violent reaction began. I stirred the solution with a long-handled spoon and dipped the lid of my kettle into it.

Tip: While boiling, turn on the kitchen hood at maximum power; otherwise, the house will quickly become saturated with the smell of household soap, and clouds of steam will rise into the kitchen.

Then I put the pot back on the stove, brought the water to a boil, and simmered the lid on for 20 minutes over medium heat. After the specified time, the fat had almost evaporated, but in some places it still remained. So I simmered the lid for another 10 minutes.

Information. The total boiling time should not exceed 30–35 minutes.
Then, using kitchen tongs, I removed the lid from the solution, rinsed it under a stream of hot water and saw that the grease and carbon deposits had disappeared without a trace.

Tip: If there is still some grease left on the walls, lightly scrub the surface with a plastic or metal brush.

Finally, I decided to boil the cauldron itself, but unfortunately, it didn't fit in my saucepan (it was literally 1 cm short of its diameter). Never mind, the husband will bring a larger pot from the garage and I will definitely clean that one too.