Expert's simple hack to get burnt-on food off pans without any scrubbing at all

There's nothing more frustrating than finishing a delicious meal only to be faced with a mountain of dirty pots and pans.

The task of standing over the sink scrubbing them clean can be tedious, but one expert has revealed a simple trick that means you'll never have to scrub a pan again. , a hygiene expert, regularly shares her various tips and tricks - and her latest one is sure to make life easier for many.

She promises that your pots will be "cleaner than they have ever been" with her straightforward method. In a video shared on her account, she reveals her secret ingredient. She advises: "Never scrub a pot or pan ever again. When your pots have debris all of them, what you wanna do is fill the pot with water and use dishwasher soap, not regular dish soap."

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As she demonstrates her hack, she shows a pot full of boiling water with a dishwasher pod in it and explains: "Boil it on the stove until the water comes to a boil, leave it for another five minutes, pour it out. Voila, all that difficult debris just comes right off."

She also recommends keeping the lid on the pan. It's little surprise that dishwasher tablets, designed to tackle tough stains, can leave pans gleaming when used in this way, and her video has attracted over five million views from fellow cleaning enthusiasts.

One viewer commented: "Nice! This is much faster. I just leave water in the pot then clean next morning with one swipe," while another shared: "Omg. I was soaking and scrubbing mine for ive days where were you? ?"

However, some were quick to point out the potential health risks of exposure to the chemicals in dishwasher tablets, with one TikToker warning: "Please do not boil chemical soaps and put that into your air you breathe. Just use water," but the hygiene expert simply advised keeping the lid on while boiling the water to mitigate this risk.