It was love at first use.
I opened a package of GreenPan’s Melamine sponge that I had received at a media Housewares Show, deciding to see how it worked. Their claim of wiping away cooked-on sticky food (aka carbonization that happens when fats burn onto your pan) with only water intrigued me.
I was flabbergasted when it worked! The cooked-on food just wiped away. I tried it a second time to be sure it wasn’t a fluke.
“Made of non-abrasive melamine, this scrubbing sponge is specially designed to clean your GreenPan ceramic cookware and other nonstick pots and pans,” claimed the press materials. Instead of trying it on a nonstick pan, I tried it on one of my All-Clad skillets. That worked.
These non-abrasive melamine sponges at $7.99 for a 2-pack are well worth it, just for that initial wipe. After removing the scum, I used a soapy regular sponge — not the GreenPan one — to finish washing the pan.
I highly recommend this sponge!
Generics of this sponge are available on Amazon for as little as $24 for 100. All the evaluations have found that these plain, unbranded Melamine sponges almost identical to the brand names, of which Magic Eraser is the best known. There has also been some environmental concern, although I don’t think it’s been determined completely yet, that these kinds of products contribute to the microplastics problem we’re having in the ocean.
Thanks for your input b, and for sharing!