How to Fix a Scratched Non-Stick Pan (Simple Steps)
Is your old non-stick pan all scratched out? Do not want to buy a new one? Well, you don’t have to! You can fix your old scratched pan very easily. So if you don’t know how to repair your scratched non-stick pan, then this is the right place for you.
A non-stick and non-toxic pan is important cookware, where the non-stick coating makes the food to brown without sticking to the surface. It can be quite tricky repairing a non-stick pan. Because, if the upper polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) coat is destroyed, then the pan is if no use!
Also, a scratched non-stick coating can release toxic compounds that may not be safe for you to use. Hence you must be extra careful while doing this job!
Now, let’s know the steps of fixing a scratched non-stick pan.
How to Fix a Scratched Non-Stick Pan
Check out the following steps to fix your scratched pan:
Cleaning the Pan Using a Sponge
The first step is cleaning your Teflon Pan to remove any traces of dirt because dirty pans cannot be fixed and your pan should always be a non-toxic. Use a lightweight sponge and a little bit of dish soap, also using warm water is advisable, as it can help release stubborn dirt particles. After washing your pan, you should leave it and dry until all of the wetness has been removed completely.
Using a Pan-Spray for Non-stick
Get yourself a non-stick kitchenware fixing spray; you can directly buy it from the local store of cooking supplies or purchase it online at an affordable price. Spray the pan’s surface from at least one foot just above the Teflon surface for even coating and improved results and continue to do so until a uniform coating wraps the entire pan.
Let it Sit for Several Minute
Having coated your pan in a uniform layer of cookware spray, allow it to sit at normal room temperature for somewhere between 30 and 40 minutes.
No flies, bugs, or any kind of dirt should land on the wet surface of the pan. Because these will cause toxicity in the pan and you will not be able to get a non-toxic pan.
Bake the Pan
Before baking your Teflon pan, preheat the kitchen oven for about 10 minutes at 500 degrees Fahrenheit. Place the pan safely on the central shelf of your kitchen oven once the oven is heated, and then let it be baked for approximately 40 minutes (maximum 45 minutes). Doing so will enable the pan-spray to settle on the pan surface and recover its once-held sturdy non-stick look.
After the baking is finished, allow the Teflon pan to remain for another hour within the oven before removing it; bring the pan out and let it cool down in ambient temperature.
Rinse Your Pan Appropriately
Once you are done with spraying, baking, cooling the pan down, you will have to rinse your non-sticky pan again with warm water and dish-soap using that same old sponge and check if the coating stays or not.
If it does, your non-stick pan is ready for further cooking. But if it doesn’t, you’ll then need to replicate the entire process.
Verdict
When it comes to cooking, a non-stick pan is very handy. But while using it, you must be extra careful – like not using metal utensils, always using some kind of oil or grease while cooking, cleaning the pan very gently, etc.
Harsh usage can cause scratching of the surface; as I have said earlier scratched pan can release toxins and chemicals, which is the last thing you want! So while cooking you should always try to use non-toxic pans or utensils and check whether your pans are good enough for cooking.
But if your pan is scratched, you can always follow the above-mentioned steps to fix it!
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