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Revive Burnt Cookware With An Everyday Bathroom Essential By Javaria Akbar Oct. 29, 2025 7:39 pm EST

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Investing in high quality cookware makes sense if you spend a lot of time whipping up new recipes in the kitchen. Select the right skillet or saucepan and it can last a lifetime with the proper care. If you've accidentally burned the surface of your expensive frying pan and are worried it can't be brought back from the brink, there's an everyday bathroom essential that can come to the rescue — Epsom salt.

Epsom salt looks like rock salt, but it isn't used for cooking. Instead, it's often added to hot baths to help relax the muscles and ease aches and pains. Also known as magnesium sulfate, this product's crystal texture makes it

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