Hi Friends, Can you suggest a way to clean this pan?

[Paper Roses]

A neighbor is moving and put a lot of stuff out for free. I had to look!
I took a Le Cuisinart 10" skillet. I can clean the stainless exterior but the black interior is in need of attention. It has stains and discoloration.

Since I use only Cast Iron and Farberware, I never had to try and clean a pan like this.. I Googled for a solution but everything referenced Dutch Ovens. It is stained, not burned up stuff.
Any Ideas or do I donate it?

[Kali]

1. black interior? is it teflon?

get rid of it.

[MOMFUDSKI]

3. Look on the All Clad website for

directions to clean it.

[Wicked Blue]

4. I'd fill it with hot water, add a cup of baking soda and let it soak

Overnight, if possible. The baking soda loosens up whatever is stuck.

[sinkingfeeling]

5. Is it Cuisinart or Le Creuset? The latter is enameled

cast iron..

[Paper Roses]

6. Hi, the pan is Cuisinart.

Stainless, glass cover. Some kind of black interior. The pan looks like new. I cleaned some scorch marks from the exterior with (yellow cap) oven cleaner.. That looks like new, The interior(black) has stains, not burned on stuff. I'll go to the website to see if it is usable. I know not to use Teflon. I thought that since it was so new, it might be some other kind of coating. Now it is sitting in hot water with Dawn.

Will check in the AM to see if this makes a difference. I think the model # is on the bottom..
Hope for good news, I could use this size, especially with the glass cover.
If the model # is there, it would be a great help. If it is Teflon, out in the recycle. I might keep the glass cover since it fits my Cast Iron #8 deep skillet.

[sinkingfeeling]

7. Found this for you. I have several stainless skillets with

their nonstick interiors.

The Cuisinart pans are triple-coated with a Teflon derivative called QuanTanium. Each QuanTanium layer is reinforced with titanium and ceramic particles, which Cuisinart claims give the pans maximum protection from wear and tear. Visually, the Cuisinart – Chef's Classic pans are stunners.Mar 23, 2020

[hippywife]

8. Have you tried...

scrubbing it with just the Dawn and a wet, non-scratch scrubby sponge. Sometimes too much water makes dish soap less effective, especially if it's cooked on grease.

A photo of what it looks like might also be helpful.

[yellowdogintexas]

9. please donate it to a good resale shop if you are not

going to keep it. Someone who badly needs a good pan will get good use out of it.

Our recycling will not accept that sort of item anyway

[Paper Roses]

10. Hi everyone who answered my post about this pan.

I soaked it overnight with Dawn and water. Looks great. Still not sure what the black costing is so I called Cuisinart this AM. Very helpful...and...the do not use Teflon. I'm in luck! She checked the model # for me so it is safe to use. As an extra, the representative gave me cooking and cleaning tips.

Thanks to all for advice.

[sl8]

11. I'm curious, did she say what the coating was?

Teflon is a brand name (trademarked?) for Dupont's PTFE coatings. Other companies use very similar PTFE, but they're not called Teflon.

On edit
Wikipedia says,

" The commonly known brand name of PTFE-based composition is Teflon by Chemours, a spin-off from DuPont, which originally discovered the compound in 1938. "

[Paper Roses]

12. Hi, I called Cuisinart again and have the info you requested.

They do not use Teflon. The coating: I wrote down the compound ingredients as told by the rep.
Quantanium= it is a compound of Aluminum, Titanium, Fluropolymers and carbon..
If you have questions, the # is 800-726-0190. The Rep was very helpful and in addition to my question, she advised me to use either a wooden spoon or silicone instead of a metal utensil for use on the pan.

Please see link, it is confusing to me but it indicated that the coating is safe.
As a P.S., I was told not to use the pan at high heat..use it about 350 degrees and heat the pan before cooking. Do not use cooking sprays.

Since I won't be using the pan often, I guess this is OK. Who knows. Call them is you have questions. Pardon any misspellings of the chemicals, I had to write quickly.

[sl8]

13. Ah, very good, thank you.

Thanks for calling.

Quantanium is a PTFE coating, made by Whitford.

As far as I know PTFE is perfectly safe to use, as are Teflon and other PTFE coatings, as long as you don't overheat them, in which case they emit a poisonous gas.

I believe all the recent concern is regarding the chemicals used in the manufacture of PTFE, not the safety of the end product.

Thus was interesting:
https://therationalkitchen.com/nonstick-cookware-brands-ptfe-or-ceramic/