Scorched wort on element

[Invalid Stout]

Somehow I got wort scorched onto the kettle element of my boiler, even though it was completely submerged the whole time.

Is there a miracle cleaner that will get this burnt-on gunk off?

I've tried oven spray which helps a bit but I'm still looking at a lot of scrubbing.

I know kettles are cheap but it seems a terrible waste to just buy a new one if it can be saved.

[Jim]

There's a few tips here.

[jimw86]

If its burt black and taken the plating off then I would replace the element as it will lead to the element tripping, as I found out!

[mat69]

this happened to me the other day,i mashed one day and left over night to boil the next.the element kept cutting out and i couldn't get a boil going,i think a lot of stuff (technical term for it )had settled on the element and burnt the element.had to transfer to another vessel and clean the boiler element then transfer back to finish me brew..a proper carry on i tell ya

[ChrisG]

this happened to me the other day,i mashed one day and left over night to boil the next.the element kept cutting out and i couldn't get a boil going,i think a lot of stuff (technical term for it )had settled on the element and burnt the element.had to transfer to another vessel and clean the boiler element then transfer back to finish me brew..a proper carry on i tell ya

Had that happen to me as well, real pain in the ahhhh arm I now have a supply of elements just in case.

[maxashton]

Mine tripped all the time when it was clean, I ended up having to disable the boil dry trip.

Note, you should not do that, and I won't tell you how to do it.