How to clean a stainless steel grill pan?

[SimSportPlyr]

Last night I used my (model 6435) stainless steel grill pan for the first time, to grill salmon and scallops.

The food came out great, but I'm having difficulty cleaning the pan.

googling for cleaning tips, I find contradictory info: use SOS pad; don't use abrasives.....

I'm trying a paste of baking soda and water, but that isn't accomplishing much.

I don't care about the discoloration, but I want to get the crusty stuff off.

I welcome any suggestions.

Thanks.

[edhead35]

bar keepers friend powder. If you have sensitive hands, use gloves, as it has a mild acid in it.

[Bman]

Bar Keepers Friend.  That shit is simply amazing on stainless steel.

Also, if you can fit your grill pan into a frying pan --- put some water in the pan and get it to boiling.  The crusty stuff will basically fall off.  When wifey burns stuff on our better cookware, I use the boiling water trick with great results. (taught to me by my grandmother)

[SimSportPlyr]

edhead25 and Bman, you guys are awesome.   Thanks!   I'll get some of this stuff.

Do you know if this is generally available locally, in stores, or whether I need to mail order it?

Thanks again.

[glrasmussen]

You can also try a halved lemon and some table salt.

[Bman]

Bar Keepers Friend can be found at Home Depot, Target, or most grocery stores.
If you have crusties, might wanna to a scraping or the boiling trick first.  But the B-K-F will do a great job afterwards.

[edhead35]

edhead25 and Bman, you guys are awesome.   Thanks!   I'll get some of this stuff.

Do you know if this is generally available locally, in stores, or whether I need to mail order it?

Thanks again.

It is usually with the cleaning supplies in most grocery stores with Ajax and dish soaps.

[SimSportPlyr]

Bar Keepers Friend can be found at Home Depot, Target, or most grocery stores.
If you have crusties, might wanna to a scraping or the boiling trick first.  But the B-K-F will do a great job afterwards.

I've love to use the boiling method, but my tray is 13.5" X 18.5" X 1.5", so I'm not sure how I would manage it.

I have Home Depot and Target nearby.   Thanks for letting me know!

[SimSportPlyr]

It is usually with the cleaning supplies in most grocery stores with Ajax and dish soaps.

Perfect.   Thanks!

[swamprb]

I soak my Rib-O-Lator trays in 6" full sized pan with Oxi-Clean powdered bleach, hose n' go!

[Heyjude]

You can always try a thin razor blade to scrape the larger cunks and then the sos pad..
I suggest the soak it and wait method first.. Let time and patience do the work!

[Mmmmm]

It's stainless...if you already have SOS pads go for it. What could it possibly hurt?

[SimSportPlyr]

You can also try a halved lemon and some table salt.

glrasmussen, I haven't picked up Bar Keeper's Friend yet, so I'll try lemon and salt.  Thanks for the suggestion.

[SimSportPlyr]

swamprb, Heyjude, and Mmmmm, thanks for the replies!

[SimSportPlyr]

I tried Bar Keeper's Friend in liquid form (I forgot some of the detail posted here).   Was that a mistake?

I applied BKF and started scribbing with a plastic scrubby.  That didn't seem to be working, so I reapplied BKF and let it sit for about 10 mins.   When I scrubbed, the more lightly crusted areas cleaned pretty easily.

After about 10 minutes of scrubbing and reapplying BFK I had removed about 80% of the discoloration, but I seemed to be approaching a point of diminishing returns.

I have a feeling I'm not doing this right.

Should I let the BFK sit on the SS longer before scrubbing?

Should I use the powdered form of BKF instead?

Should I be using a metal scrubber, like SOS?

Thanks for any guidance.