Is there any way to clean aluminum pots and baking trays without scrubbing?
Well, here’s what I do. First off get rid of that crappy aluminum garbage. It, gets in your food, and doesn’t take heat well. Generally terrible stuff for cooking with. Get some nice steel pots and pans and trays. Cookie sheets and muffin trays can be ‘cured’ after a few times in the oven with oil. Just heat the tray to 500 degrees Fahrenheit or so after you are done with it and give it a quick scrub with steel wool. The next time you use it the oils will be baked into the steel and will allow you to remove your cooked goods easily with only a quick cleaning necessary (don’t scrub it hard with soap, just a gentle washing and a quick rinse. The discoloration is the oils baked into the metal and actually make the cookware perform better). I have cookware that I’ve used most of my life and it performs beautifully every day. Remember – quality cookware. You may even enjoy cooking like I do if you have good equipment.
