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burned pot bummer
Well....... I might have destroyed one of my nice cooking pots. I put 3 cups of water some honey and some yeast nutrient in a small pot and put it on the stove to boil and sanitize for a couple of minutes. Long story short 4 hours later there was only black tar in the bottom. bummer......
the pot is back on the stove with another full compliment of water and I will be scrubbing and boiling for the rest of the evening until the pot is back in fighting shape again, or i have to buy my wife a new one out of my brewing budget. so looks like I'll be pouring on the elbow grease tonight
wish me luck
ID
oh man that sucks. have fun trying to get that junk off. I wonder what the best cleaner to use would be.
the best cleaner is elbow grease. Added more water and carefully watched the boil (this time). When the water turned black I dumped it out and started over again. then when the water stayed clear all the way to the boil i cooled the pot and got out the steel wool scrubber. It came clean eventually just lots of work.
Good news is the brewing budget has been saved. Guess I'll take a second shot at making a starter for my mead tomorrow night. I'll pay a little more attention this time. 
ID
My favorite cleaner for super tough jobs is a product called "Barkeepers Friend" - it comes in both a poweder form and a liquid. It does a great job of scrubbing without being heavily abrasive like steel wool. It's also super-duper cheap so I always have a bottle laying around.
the is a chemical called Xylene that cleans carbon build-up out of carburetors. I don't know what residue it will leave but it melts the carbon away.
All these cleaning products work great I'm sure but I was really nervous using them in something that i cook food in. so I opted for elbow grease. Also the steel wool didn't scratch up the pot at all anyway. It wasn't a Teflon pot.
ID
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