Getting "Scum" off of your pans

So, like most newly engaged couples we registered for wedding gifts, pots and pans being the one thing I left to my to be husband. So we register, we get married and decide to never use the pans until we live in a house that is worthy.. We got married in June of 09 and moved into our new "rental" home September of 2010. There is no reason why our pans (only out of the box for 4 months should look like this):

I am a little OCD on somethings in our house and having our pots and pans, toaster oven, stove and dish towels looking as if they have never been used are on that list. So how I managed to let this happen is beyond me. That being said, it will not happen again. I unlike many women have a husband that actually helps out around the house. He cooks, enjoys doing the dishes, takes the dog on a bike rides and quite a bit more... but the little details of making sure the bottom of the pan are clean or that the crumbs are not left in the toaster are not on his list. So while he was planting something in the backyard this weekend and taking down the Christmas lights I tackled this nasty thing... and with a little elbow grease and my SCOUR OFF SHAKLEE product our pan is looking (almost) like new again...

I share this with you because a good friend of mine introduced me to this product about a year ago and I am hooked! I used to clean the shower while I was in it, breathing in all of the chemicals that came along with that and when she found out that we would like to have children someday she forced me to try this product. I can honestly say that I have never used a product that was so powerful and non-toxic. With cleaning the pots and pans I only used 1 teaspoon on a scour sponge.

Over the summer I tackled our "rental" oven. I have no idea how the oven gets food in between the glass but this oven was probably the worst I have ever seen.

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