RHUBARB TO THE RESCUE!

To clean a burnt pan, tear up four or five large rhubarb leaves, add half a pint of water and bring to the boil. Turn down the heat and simmer with the lid on for as long as it takes for the burnt bits to loosen so you can scrape them off easily. This badly burnt pan took 20 mins. Eco-friendly and it really works!

Caroline Davis, by email