Vinegar can be used to clean pans and it works well.
You can use the vinegar in the pan and then also add some baking soda and scrub the pan clean.
If there's burnt food in the pan you can add vinegar, water and even some baking soda and boil it to clean the burnt food from the pan.
To clean burnt pans soak the pan in some boiling water or if the burnt food etc is inside the pan put some vinegar and water into the pan and boil the mixture.
Then use a scrub brush Barillo pads to clean the burnt food or burnt residue off the pans.
A good way to get burnt food off a pan is to pour a cup or two of vinegar into the pan and then add some water to the vinegar in the pan.
Next turn the stove on and get the water and vinegar mixture boiling and then let it simmer for a few minutes.
Then the burnt food should come off of the pan easily.
Start by boiling a mixture of vinegar and water in the pot or pan.
This will loosen the burned on food.
Carefully remove the pots and pans from heat, dump out the liquid, and add baking soda.
When they have cooled enough, scrub pots and pans with more baking soda and a plastic scrubber.
Fill your dirty pan with equal part water and vinegar.
Bring the mixture to a boil and then add 2 tablespoons of baking soda.
Remove from heat and let soak for up to 15 minutes.
Discard the liquid down your drain and then use a sponge or scouring pad to scrub away any remaining burnt-on bits.
You can also use some baking soda with the vinegar solution to help clean the burnt food in the pan.