Wisdom From Grandma

Comment by Laura

July 18, 2006 @ 8:18 pm

Ok here is your tip if you put a spoonfull of peanut butter in it an mix it up good you will not taste the burned soup or beans

Comment by SonyG

July 14, 2007 @ 9:39 pm

WOW! Everytime I cook beans they are so good the first night and the second night, I always burn them when reheating. My guy is always so mad at me because he loves beans and always wants them for 2 or 3 days. This time I lied and told him I caught them before they burned but I could taste in them and so I came on line and looked up how to get rid of burn taste when cooking and came directly to this site. I just tried the peanut butter tip and OH MY GOD!!! The taste is gone! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SOOOO VERY MUCH, LAURA! I will remember this tip FOREVER!!!

Comment by I tried it

October 15, 2007 @ 1:23 am

I did this just now with a delish pot of chili i was making and lowen-be-hold I fogot it for 10 minutes and burned the bottom layer — I used the peanut butter method listed here and seems to have helped but I know this chili could have been so much more…

Comment by Jayne Baker

January 23, 2008 @ 6:19 am

WOW. I thought I had ruined an entire pot of the best potato soup. I was very very leary of the peanut butter. I added about a teaspoon to just one bowl (in case I had to experiment with other “remedies”. THE PEANUT BUTTER WORKED. Another batch is in my rice cooker in the micro wave ….hey, why tempt the fates…with another spoonfull in it.

Thanks to who ever tried this the first time. It didn’t seem like the potato thing would work…considering it’s POTATO SOUP! LOL

Comment by Susan

February 14, 2008 @ 9:55 am

I tried this. Works GREAT getting the burned smell/taste out of the beans. Just had to figure out how to get some flavor back in so it didn’t taste like peanut butter! Thanks for the tip!

Comment by Shmuel Shimshoni

May 8, 2008 @ 3:21 pm

Wow !!! The peanut butter treatment was great. But after getting the whole thing mixed together the well cooked beans ended up quite mashed. So I added some fried onions and a bit of salt pepper.
I wonder if i will ever again get such scrumptions results by actually trying to pre-scorch a batch of beans again.
Thank you for the idea and the support it got as well.
Shmuel

Comment by Mike J

September 15, 2008 @ 2:07 am

What the heck could POSSIBLY fix that, I was TOTALLY skeptical but figured I had nothing to lose…. So in went the peanut butter….and just a little more…. and finally a third tablespoon (heaping) and I was amazed !!
Thank you for whoever though of such a ridiculous idea.. it actually worked

Comment by Debra

October 7, 2008 @ 9:57 pm

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!! My son and I are making chilli to can. 36 quarts in 2 pans. One is in the roaster working perfectly. The other is in a kettle on the stove. The stove had a burnt flavor though we were just starting out. I found this, tried it and IT WORKS!!!! Now, I can put up all 36 quarts and my husband will not know that I burnt anything! Did I say Thank You?????

Comment by bernadette donnelly

October 21, 2008 @ 2:53 am

Hello,

Thanks for the tip, I used the peanut butter and saved a turkey stew with dumplings. I also added a little milk as that is what someone else suggested.

Bernadette

Comment by Carolyn Saunders

October 29, 2008 @ 6:57 am

I just tried the peanut butter in some left over chicken and dumplings that I allowed to burn on the bottom of the cooking pan. The mild burned taste spoiled the wonderful company meal for me–the smell of the scorched bottom of the pan was actually worse than the taste. I wish that I had checked the internet Sunday as the peanut butter removed any trace of the burned smell and saved the remainder of the good soup. Thank you so much for your suggestion!!!

Comment by Cindi

November 30, 2008 @ 1:29 am

OMG it worked!!! It doesnt tasted burned now, however it does have a bit of a peanut taste I gonna wait it out let it simmer any suggestions??

Comment by Samantha

December 6, 2008 @ 7:27 pm

Hi;
I was making this great chili, while I was cutting up the veggies I forgot to stir it. I burnt the bottom and tried to save it by stirring it, bad idea.
I called my Mom and she said to look online, I saw the penutbutter thing and wasn’t sure, after seeing it a few times on different sites I thought I would try it in a small bowl. WOW, the burnt tast is gone.
Thank you ssssooooo much for the tip.

Comment by Mike Derry NH

December 9, 2008 @ 10:27 pm

I tried it in my chowder it did not work i can taste the peanut butter i wasent one of the lucky ones it failed my recipee so i flushed it and started over
thank you anyway it was worth trying

Comment by chris phillips

December 18, 2008 @ 7:19 am

Thank you! I tried putting peanut butter in a potato chowder I made which I had burned on the bottom. It really worked. The burned taste was gone! My husband didn’t like the stupid chowder anyway though! What a lot of work for not! girls…..let’s forget cooking and get take out!

Comment by Pamela

January 2, 2009 @ 8:21 am

I burnt the beef stroganoff when I left the room to make a call and found the peanut butter remedy by googling. Amazing! I knew there had to be something that would save dinner!

Comment by Angel

January 5, 2009 @ 12:54 am

Thanks for the tip.
For those who cannot eat peanut butter, almond butter works as well. You need to use twice as much and wait a bit longer for the burnt taste to disappear.

Comment by Lesley

January 19, 2009 @ 4:35 am

Peanut Butter did the trick! I saved my gumbo and about $55.00 worth of ingredients.

Thank you!

Lesley
Columbus, OH

Comment by julia

January 24, 2009 @ 12:43 am

peanut butter did not help burned taste/smell of cheddar cheese potato soup. the cheese just began to burn but it destroyed the soup. i tried a lot of peanut butter but it didn’t help. The more i added it started to taste like p.b. but not potato soup.
i had to throw the whole pot away. I called a chef and he said there was nothing i could do.

Comment by Jodi

March 7, 2009 @ 7:26 am

Alas, peanut butter to the rescue! Who woulda thunk? Thank you for saving dinner!

Comment by eli

March 15, 2009 @ 9:15 pm

I cannot believe this worked!!! amazing!! I thought there was no way I could save my stewed chicken but one teaspoon of peanut butter and it worked like a charm!!

Comment by cori

March 17, 2009 @ 5:03 am

PEANUT BUTTER SAVED THE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“wow” is all I can say.. whomever thought of it..is AMAZING..it WORKS!!

Comment by Nicole

March 22, 2009 @ 5:18 pm

This helped a little but, not entirely though.

Comment by stacy fennell

April 25, 2009 @ 5:59 am

I just burned the pintos while taking care of my disabled mom. Thanks for the tip, it worked wonderfully. This tip definitely saved my supper!!!

Comment by clara lomeli

May 3, 2009 @ 2:04 am

i made my homemade split pea soup. the burned so i did the peanut butter trick. omg it worked thank you

Comment by Carol Rmaseier

May 24, 2009 @ 5:21 pm

Thank you. I just made a roaster full of beef burgers for a bachelor party. Actually I made it the morning before and heated it up. I ended up burning the bottom and could tast the burnt taste. I mixed in some peanut butter and no one could taste it. IN fact it was a big hit. Thank you again.

Comment by Alan Okamura

June 3, 2009 @ 6:27 am

Peanut butter to remove burnt taste from food! Who would have thought of this. I made some gumbo but accidently “overcooked” my roux. At first I thought it looked okay, but when I added it to the stock and tasted it, the gumbo had a distinct burnt taste. I added about a tablespoon of peanut butter to about 2 quarts of liquid. Voila! The burnt taste disappeared! Thank you Laura!!!

Comment by Madeline

June 8, 2009 @ 6:50 pm

Has anyone ever used the peanut butter trick with burnt tomato sauce? I want to try it but I am afraid of the flavors not mixing well.

Comment by Linda Mason

June 18, 2009 @ 4:57 am

I burned my home made chili, tried the peanut butter idea and it worked! Thank you!!!

Comment by Pamela

July 2, 2009 @ 6:44 am

I KNEW THERE HAD TO BE AN ANSWER TO MY SCORCHED BEANS,i WASN’T SURE OF THE OUTCOME IT SOUNDED WEIRD THEY ARE GREAT. I PUT SOME BEANS AND PEANUT BUTTER IN THE MICROWAVE TO GIVE IT A TRY, IT WORKED WONDERFUL, I’M EATING THE BEANS AS I WRITE MY COMMENT AND THE REST OF THE BEANS ARE REHEATING ON THE STOVE. THANKS A MILLION AFTER HOURS OF COOKING THE SMOKED MEAT AND BEANS THEY ARE SAVED. I ALREADY PASSED THE INFO ON TO MY MOM. THANKS, THANKS, THANKS

PAMELA

Comment by This chick !

July 18, 2009 @ 5:11 am

THIS DOESNT NOT WORK !
It tastes Like Chicken & peanutbutter !
it is discusting !

Comment by Darlene (Nick adn Angel's Mother)

July 18, 2009 @ 9:26 pm

Okay, I am about to go and try this… I have 1 hour to get to church and am cooking a pot of beans for our potluck. We are all vegan; I am glad the burnt beans remedy is vegan…smile…wish me well..

Comment by jay

August 22, 2009 @ 1:55 am

My ex wife just had back sergury, as we remain friends I thought I’d make her a big pot of chili to help out . I used the peanut butter trick a little extra garlic and some cinnamon that did the trick, slight burnt smell but the taste is good, that would have been embaresing to tell her and the kids I burnt the chili since I cook for a living. good trick.

Comment by charvon harry

August 25, 2009 @ 12:44 pm

OMG! who would have thought about “PEANUT BUTTER” i have read the previous remarks and i must say the peanut butter is the greatest. i scorched some beans today and i really was upset. i knew if i got on the internet they would have a remedy for this little disaster. years and years people have been tainting their food with a a burnt aroma and/or taste. i figured someone would have the wisdom to know what to use and here it is. “PEANUT BUTTER” so simple and right in your kitchen cabinet. just brilliant! thanks grandma for all your wisdom. God bless!

Comment by charvon harry

August 25, 2009 @ 12:49 pm

oh, added this with the previous comment….P.S…. i also added some milk with the peanut butter and the burnt/scorched smell and taste disappeared!

Comment by Donna Shedeed

August 27, 2009 @ 12:09 am

I had just run upstrs, and would you know my choclate pudding burned on the bottom, I ran and asked google what to do and here came all the answers, I love it. I melted some peanut butter w/nuts into my choclate pudding and it made it even better. made my day

Comment by leah

September 8, 2009 @ 6:29 am

Omg.!!!!! I’m making a pot of gumbo as we speak……..went upstairs get n ready 4 school…came back down and my gumbo was burning. Transferred it into another pot. The rice was burnt at the bottom.I couldn’t sut throw it away…swear the peanut butter trick really works. ( I used crunchy) don’t tell the kidz……

Comment by bsaavedra

September 24, 2009 @ 2:47 am

i was making a really beautiful spaghetti sauce from fresh tomatoes from the yard, left the hear on too high on the bottom of the pan got burnt and ruined my sauce so i thought, used a bit of peanut butter, hate to say it but it actually works, i think the peanut butter coats the taste buds that recognize the burnt taste, weird, but it def works

Comment by Smokin Joe Joe

October 7, 2009 @ 7:15 am

My boyfriend made his famous chili last night. He is gone tonight watching the game with his buddies and anxious for his chili when he gets home. ‘Warmed’ it up on his (funky) gas stove and burnt it bad! This is the only site that had any answers! And it worked! Still a bit of a smell but the smokey burnt taste is gone! What a great secret. I cannot taste the difference and I am hoping he wont either! Thanks!

Comment by Adrienne

October 17, 2009 @ 8:32 am

Wow! I made an Asian bean soup dessert and was really bummed that I burned the bottom. The peanut butter took care of it. Who would have thought?! Thanks!!

Comment by Christine

October 18, 2009 @ 12:57 am

I cant believe this worked !!!! I made chicken stew and dumplings and was heating up the leftovers and burnt the bottom of the pot !! I used 2 tablespoons of peanut butter because i had alot of stew !!! Im very happy !!

Comment by Lisa

October 20, 2009 @ 11:32 pm

I scorched my red beans, while talking on the phone. Transferred them to another pot, but the burnt taste was still there. I googled my problem and your answer was the best. It worked like a charm. Thanks so much for this wonderful tip. Peanut Butter to rescue.

Comment by Lynn Rowlett, Tx

November 2, 2009 @ 5:29 am

I made a large pot of broccoli cheese soup to take to my sons school to feed 65 people and the pot I used caused it to to burn on the bottom. I immediately dumped the soup into another pot but it still had a burnt taste. I used three tsp. of peanut butter and wa la it saved the day! Thank you!

Comment by Julie

November 20, 2009 @ 1:41 am

This is unbelievable!! thought I burned chicken chili and this saved it and our budget! It made me sick to even think about throwing this whole pot down the drain!
Thanks grandma!!!!

Comment by Kimmer

November 26, 2009 @ 12:47 am

Yahoo! Thank goodness for whomever posted the Peanut Butter trick. Now I wont have to hear my hunny singing “When Its black its Done Kimmy”..lol!!! Thank you.

Comment by Trish

November 29, 2009 @ 4:10 am

Wow! I have no idea how this works but it does. I was using a new pot for my beef stew when I accidentally left the gas too high and burned the bottom of pot. I transferred the stew to a new pot but it still smelled and tasted burned. I added three spoons of peanut butter and mixed it in. Then had my husband taste it. No burnt taste or smell!

Comment by Connie L

December 19, 2009 @ 1:34 am

Thank you so much for saving my Gumbo soup! I burnt the bottom of the pan and the gumbo tasted burnt, so I used the peanut butter remedy and lo and behold, it works! I was sceptical at first but it does taste so much better! Thank you again, I can’t wait to eat it and share it with my family for Christmas party!

Comment by Karen

December 25, 2009 @ 6:53 am

I made fruit compte and burnt the bottom, the entire bowl tasted burnt, added the peanut butter and it worked. Thanks.

Comment by Sandy B.

December 31, 2009 @ 8:21 am

After reading many of the comments, I still was very skeptical. I burned a potato chowder. So, I poured it into a new pan, and after taking a few breaths to get the encouragement up to try the peanut butter, I grabbed for the only jar I had – chunky peanut butter!. Okay, I say to myself, if anyone asks about the peanuts, I’ll just say it’s a new receipe.

I had only three large spoonfuls left, and hoped it would work… crossed my fingers and took a sip. WOW!!! I am totally impressed! If I had more PB it would’ve taken the taste completely out, but as it was, it really wasn’t that bad. As for the peanuts…. Only a few people noticed!!! Thank you for the brilliant idea!

Comment by Jess

January 1, 2010 @ 10:22 pm

HEY! Peanut Butter works with burnt collard greens pretty well too.

Comment by Peanut Butter Lover

January 14, 2010 @ 1:47 am

This is SO funny, Just the other day my husband and I were talking about peanut butter and how much I love it. I joked that I could put it on ANYTHING and it would taste good, he disagreed. Low and behold I was simmering a pot of Beef Stew that I made with Marsala wine and wouldnt you know I burnt it to the bottom. I quickly changed pots but the burnt taste remained. I saw this and decided what the heck and it actually DID work. I cant wait to tell him….after he eats it of course!!

Comment by Cindy

January 27, 2010 @ 7:07 am

Just tried a teaspoon in Mac N’Cheese and it smells a tad like peanut butter but dosen’t taste like it.. Great tip… Thanks

Comment by angie

February 10, 2010 @ 8:48 pm

THANK-YOU THANK-YOU SOO VERY ,MUCH! I THOUGHT THAT 62.00 WORTH OF FRESH FOOD WAS ABOUT TO GET DUMPED, IM GOING TO TRY THE PEANUT BUTTER RIGHT NOW…GOTTA FUNCTION AT 2:OO TODAY,, AGAIN TYTYTYTYTY

Comment by peg

February 18, 2010 @ 5:19 am

The peanut butter trick saved a huge pot of turkey chili! I was so thrilled to be able to “save” the chili since I was making it for someone else. It was an easy and helpful solution which I will use again if I ever need to.

Comment by locstress1

March 13, 2010 @ 3:17 am

How about in an alfredo? and I can’t do peanut butter have an allergy.

Comment by CATSPEAK

March 13, 2010 @ 8:38 am

WOW! I scorched some Wonderful Red Lentil soup after I smugly left the room 1/2 hour after I checked the pot. I raced to the pot, poured off 75%, and salvaged it with the “PNUT BUTTA” Plan…I thought at first that it was a nefarious scheme, but thought “What the heck!” I am here to tell you it worked! There is a very faint hint of peanut in the soup- and it is a delicious addition. Clever, clever. Thank you!

Comment by penny

March 15, 2010 @ 5:39 am

OH MY! This really works, I made beefstew and the pot always sticks, so I cooked on low and it still burned.
I googled you and yes it really works. Thanks Again

Comment by Wendy Wilson

March 18, 2010 @ 6:20 am

OMG, I had to make a stew for 30 people at work and it burned. The Peanutbutter worked. What a life saver….

Comment by T. M. Mensah

April 22, 2010 @ 10:46 pm

Wow! I Know that this tip was posted awhile ago but I MUST say THANK YOU so much for the advice. My stew has been saved! I used a bit more than what was suggested, but it turned out just fine, Enhanced it even! My husband is from Ghana and they have a common dish they make called “Groundnut Soup)= (peanut butter soup), and from my experiences with such a tasty dish, I did not hesitate to try your advice. Again, I thank you, thank you, thank you.

Comment by stephanie

May 7, 2010 @ 6:07 am

THe peanutbutter got rid of the burnt taste in my potato soup but it has now a peanutbuttery taste. I made a crock pot full of soup , how much peanutbuter should I have used?

Comment by tom

July 8, 2010 @ 7:42 pm

add some brown sugar, about 1 tbls per 2 litres .it worked for me yesterday.

Comment by Jason Brossard

July 25, 2010 @ 2:12 am

on snap ..who woulda thought peanut butter worked..my beans are saved!!! ,thanx all

Comment by Marie&Michelle

July 26, 2010 @ 4:44 am

Well I have to hand it to you, My sister and I were making broccoli and cheese soup and left it just a min to long…and yes burnt the bottom so the whole pot tasted burnt! Then came across this page and I have to admit I said it wouldnt work but my sister insisted we try..well it DID work..I am so impressed!!! Thumbs up for peaunut butter!!! Our soup tastes awesome and no one is the wiser!! FABULOUS!!!

Comment by astrid

August 13, 2010 @ 11:08 pm

I cooked the most wonderful gumbo however the next day when i was reheating it i burnt it i was so upset so i got on the internet and found the peanut butter trick it worked and i also keot adding my other spices to balance the flavos thanks a bunch

Comment by oscar bullfrog

September 2, 2010 @ 12:42 pm

ummm, well , truying the peanuit butter adjustment … resluts tomorrow …

Comment by Oscar BullFrog

September 3, 2010 @ 2:24 am

i kept this page open to re-comment on experiment w/peanut butter.

W 0 W ! i used a little too much for perfect nutrality, buthe stew now has an interesting and beneficial extra flavor trail to it.

tnx soooo much. i never woulda thunk this one. so the 325am trip to store was totally worth it.

Comment by tracey

September 4, 2010 @ 7:13 am

Thanks for saving me over a 100 dollars and a lot of time,cant beieve it actually worked.

Comment by ursula browning

September 11, 2010 @ 11:40 am

Was making green chicken enchilada plates for78 paying Customers. Burnt three gallons of the sauce and had to deliver in 30 min. Thought all was lost and no time to buy more ingredients. Googled how to get burnt flavor out off cream of chicken soup and found Peanut Butter! Didn’t think it would work.Really, Peanut Butter? To my surprise IT WORKS! No peanutbuttery taste. Jiff saved the day. Thanks the tip was a life saver.

Comment by dawn b

September 19, 2010 @ 3:38 am

canning sauce took 2 days to simmer down fresh tomato and all the work i have added potatoe and peanut butter and it seems better think ill add some more garlic and basil

Comment by Jesse

September 21, 2010 @ 8:01 am

Wow…..I was in tears, the second time this month that I set out to make something great and my husband, bless his heart, thought he would be helpful and turn the beans up a little so they would cook faster, low and behold he burnt the bottom. I was devistated, I poured them into another pan and the ran to the computer, WHO WOULD HAVE THUNK IT?!!! LOL Peanut butter worked like a charm, and I was very surprised that you could not taste the peanut butter at all.!!!Thank you thank you thank you!!!!

Comment by onya

September 30, 2010 @ 5:41 am

interestingly enough, i just slightly scorched some peanut butter stew. I am so mad at myself, but I have a 3 year old and he had a potty issue so there went that. At any rate, I added more peanut butter and it seems to have helped a bit. My hubby will be home soon and I wonder if he will notice.

We shall see…

Comment by Kim

October 1, 2010 @ 12:46 am

All I can say is WOW!!! I’ve been cooking an 8 qt pot of chili since this morning but of course, no matter how low I had the heat beans & meat wanted to stick to the bottom. I switched pots and added peanut butter to get the scorched taste out and VOILA! it worked! It actually gave an interesting flavor to the chili that the family likes. I did add a little more onion and garlic to offset it. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! I was amazed that this did the trick.

Comment by Jessaroo

October 19, 2010 @ 3:07 am

Just tried to save 4 qts. of broccoli cheese soup using this trick. Unfortunately, it didn’t work for me. I ended up with peanut butter/broccoli/cheese soup, which is not very good! LOL Maybe because of all the cheese, I’m not sure…. but I’ll definitely keep it in mind if something else would burn since so many people have had luck with it.

Comment by Ash

November 8, 2010 @ 6:56 am

I tried the peanut butter in a pot of chili that tasted burnt. It made it taste too peanut buttery. A second pot of chilli that was cooking right beside it didn’t get burnt and tasted much better than the peanutbuttered one. It DOES disguise the burnt taste but still will not be as good as if it never got burnt.

BETTER TIP: If a pot is burning at the bottom, gently transfer the contents to another pot, leaving out the burnt layer. THAT works.

Comment by Ruth

November 16, 2010 @ 7:20 am

Thank you!! Thank you!! The peanut butter remedy saved the meat I was browning for stroganoff. Once i scrapped out the blacked stuff on the bottom of the pan and made the sauce for the stroganoff i added the peanut butter. WOW!! No burnt taste!

Comment by Brittany & Brenda

November 22, 2010 @ 2:47 am

My Grendma and I put tw teaspoons of penutbutter.Just to tell you.The penututter thing works it really does!

Comment by brandy

December 6, 2010 @ 10:22 pm

I burnt the beans!!My husband and his employees are on their way here for lunch…so i found this website. I tried the p.b…it worked a little..i added a little milk. They still taste a little burnt and now a little like p.b. but i think they are edible now..thanks!

Comment by Pam in Mobile Alabama

December 13, 2010 @ 2:24 am

Thank You!Thank You!Thank You!Thank You!

I thought all was lost! It’s a Sunday miracle!
It really works. Mine were badly scortched and the peanut butter pulled alot of it out so I took the broth from ther rids I’d baked and it sealed the deal.

Comment by Amy Bradley

December 15, 2010 @ 10:08 pm

Trying it in a huge batch of homemade hot chocolate right now and I think it is working! Have to serve 40 staff members in about an hour. Thanks for the tip!

Comment by Michael & Nicole

December 18, 2010 @ 8:41 am

OMG! The peanut butter thingy works! My husband made a homemade pot of chili and accidently burnt it…we ran to the internet and found the peanut butter remedy! And it worked!!! We also added some more garlic powder, red pepper flakes, and chili powder…and we saved his whole pot of homemade chili!!! And it was delicious!!! Thank you!

Comment by sheryl

December 20, 2010 @ 5:18 am

my catfish courtbouillion started to scorch, i found this site and i tried the peanut butter,, and it really
worked. amazing thanks

Comment by Trisha

January 2, 2011 @ 6:34 am

I was making this huge pot of cabbage casserole with sausage and ground meat and turned the heat up to get it boiling so I could simmer it (how dumb was that!) and I heard it boiling and all of a sudden smelled the burnt smell. I was horrified! Found this and added the peanut butter (twice b/c of the size of the pot), and it did work as far as not having a burnt taste or smell anymore, but my sensitive nose and tongue can smell and taste the peanut butter, but no one else has said anything yet. LOL! In my opinion, that’s a plus for peanut butter.

Comment by Ashley

January 7, 2011 @ 8:19 am

It definatly lessened the burnt taste but its still there. I added 3 spoonfuls and didn’t want to add anymore beacuse it started tasting like peanunt butter. thanks for the tip I just wish it would’ve worked better.

Comment by samantha

January 11, 2011 @ 2:05 am

OMG i didnt believe it would work but it did!!!! i had to try it because i burnt my chili in the first pot it was in so i transferred it to another and called my daughter to come and try it before and after i tried the peanut butter trick. and she said that it worked. totally unbelevable now i totally am going to pass down that trick!!!!!

Comment by Old Fart

January 18, 2011 @ 8:13 am

I love you Grandma. thanks

Comment by Evelyn

February 5, 2011 @ 11:39 pm

Yepper, the peanut butter worked, and the soup does not even taste like Jiff! Thanks!

Comment by Kristina Johnson

February 6, 2011 @ 1:01 am

Just tried this with soy nut butter since my son is allergic to peanuts. I only had to use about 2 teaspoons of the soy nut butter. My chili has a slight smoked flavor now but the majority of the burnt flavor and smell is gone. Yippee!

Comment by Michael H

February 7, 2011 @ 3:10 am

I made a pot of chili yesterday and burnt the bottom. Today as I reheated the pot for the Super Bowl, the burnt smell was still there. I tried the peanut butter trick and it TOTALLY worked. No more smell. Thanks a bunch!

Comment by Keith Prescott

March 10, 2011 @ 8:20 pm

Ok … I didn’t scorch my chili, I burnt it !!! I used up all my venison, so I couldn’t make a new batch. Needless to say, I was not a happy camper! Then I found this site, and now my chili is saved !!!! Amazing !!!

Comment by Desparate Dee

April 5, 2011 @ 9:52 am

This trick really works. My scorched pinto beans were saved by a teaspoon of peanut butter. Thanks George Washington Carver for your work with peanuts.

Comment by trina

April 13, 2011 @ 10:39 pm

OMG, I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING 10LBS OF BEANS & RICE FOR A SHELTER. IT WAS 1130AM, LUNCH TO BE SERVED AT NOON. WELL I WALKED AWAY CAME BACK & THEY WERE BURNING.. OMG, I PUT 3 TABLESPOONS OF PEANUT BUTTER N THEM & IT REALLY WORKED. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT PEANUT BUTTER. THEY WERE SO GOOD THAT THEY WANTED A SECOND SERVING. THANK U SOOO MUCH, IT SAVED MY MEAL & GRATIFIDE THAT I WAS ABLE TO FEED THE PEOPLE ONCE AGAIN A HEARTY MEAL…

Comment by Shane

April 26, 2011 @ 1:28 pm

One huge (unfortunately cheap) pot of the most divine smoked ham hock and split pea soup SAVED!!!!! SAVED!!! oh bless you, miraculous properties of peanut butter.

Comment by Anna Schmauch

May 3, 2011 @ 2:37 am

I agree with everyone above. I let my meat sauce on the burner to cook a few minutes. Left and room for a few minutes and then I smelled that something was burnt. Yes, it was my sauce. I put a heaping tablespoon of peanut butter in the sauce and the taste is gone. Thanks everyone………

Comment by Tulasi Devi

May 11, 2011 @ 6:02 pm

Thanks for this tip! I haven’t tried it yet, but have filed it at the back of my mind for when I have my next cooking “ooops”. Hare Krishna.

Comment by Regina

May 15, 2011 @ 10:00 pm

UNBELIEVABLE! It worked!!!! Thank you so much for the great tip!!!!!

Comment by Llynne Matthews

June 19, 2011 @ 2:26 pm

Brilliant using the internet for solutions to problems. I burnt the bean soup this morning and used the peanut butter hint and it worked.

Thank you so much to whoever first published this tip and my compliments to the person who discovered it.

Comment by Pam

July 1, 2011 @ 6:23 am

Hi all – I was making a huge batch of homemade soup with leftover roast beef and veggies, etc. and the bottom of the pot burned before I realized the pot was really too thin for cooking the soup- even slowly. So, I poured the soup into my crock pot trying to leave out the burned part and went to my computer. I tried about 3 tablespoons of peanut butter and it helped but it is such a big batch that it didn’t take the burned smell or taste complete away. SO… I POURED SOME BOTTLED LEMON JUICE IN THERE AND TRIED IT AND TOGETHER WITH THE PEANUT BUTTER, IT WORKED. Now I won’t have to tell my husband when he comes home… unless he tastes it! Keep your fingers crossed and thanks for the p.butter tip.

Comment by Martina

July 16, 2011 @ 7:49 pm

OMG …Spaghetti sauce totally burned in bottom because pregnant dog had to go out for walk..I forgot I had the sauce on med/ high I ran home ( I’m surprised she didn’t have the puppies right then LOL )googled it tried the peanut butter and it worked yayyyyy. but I did ladle the sauce in another pot and added some more tomato paste . Thank you

Comment by Heidi Lovell Greene

August 1, 2011 @ 9:36 pm

WOW WOW WOW is all i can say i just made a nice pot of pea soup lovely till it burned i saw my dogs eating my soup very sad then i came on this website and find the PEANUT BUTTER trick love it it works thnx

Comment by Judy in Phoenix

August 13, 2011 @ 10:50 pm

I made a wonderful beef stew and kept it in a slow cooker on low overnight. In the morning, had a burnt taste (had a lot of BBQ sauce in it). I looked on line and saw this posting. I was very skeptical, but I have to say, it WORKED! I’ve been cooking for about 40 years and I wish I would have known this tip back then.

Comment by Jeanine null Gibbs

August 18, 2011 @ 9:11 am

Oh thanks!! Just saved my potato soup!!

Comment by Sue

August 18, 2011 @ 10:32 pm

I burnt tomatoes while cooking them down to make sauce. How do I get the burnt taste out so I can continue on to make spaghetti sauce to can?

Comment by Aloysius Pasanelli

August 19, 2011 @ 8:46 pm

Tried it on my gravy(Pasta sauce).Bottom of pot had burnt sauce SO I TRANSFERRED UNBURNT sauce to a new pot and added about 2 tbsp.peanut butter to a quart of gravy.Burnt flavor disappeared.It was a little less tomato flavored and slightly more sweet but no peanut butter taste. I was amazed that it no longer tasted burnt.It save a gravy flavor that had been brewing for 3 hours. Thanks to Laura …Aloysius

Comment by neenee

August 20, 2011 @ 5:21 am

i tried it and it worked but im still tryna get the peanut butter taste out now…ahhhhhhh

HELP

Comment by Dawn Marie

September 15, 2011 @ 3:29 am

I was canning ran downstairs for a fan and forgot to lower the heat scorched the whole batch of tomato’s. Didn’t want to throw all the time and hard work away so I canned them anyway, found this site so I opened a jar of tomato’s I had canned. I added the peanut and to my amazement….woo-la, they no longer had that burnt taste. I may have added to much peanut butter, But hey they will still taste great this winter in homemade soups, chili and stews. Just a little bit of extra protein,. P.S. I am choosey so I used Jif!!!

Comment by June

September 16, 2011 @ 4:12 am

Can someone tell me what the peanut butter method is. How much do I need to add to beans.

Comment by Melody

September 18, 2011 @ 10:49 pm

Thank you very much for the peanut butter remedy. It really worked well with my burned chicken curry.. I added 2 tbsp of peanut butter and the burned smell and taste was gone.

Comment by kathy

September 21, 2011 @ 8:48 am

I tried this peanut butter idea and came up with peanut butter tasting spaghetti sauce. My family refused to eat it so we made a new batch. I was disappointed because this method seems to have gotten some great reviews, but it didnt’t work for me.

Comment by Tamara

October 1, 2011 @ 10:20 pm

Yes! It did it!
After spending 3 days on chili, my husband finally manage to scorch it 2 hours before the party. Peanut butter worked like magic! My only concern now are people who might be allergic to PB. I think I will leave some part of the chili as it is, that way whoever has allergies can still have some (burnt) chili.
Thank you very much for the tip!

Comment by Matt W.

October 16, 2011 @ 10:35 am

“OMG” I’m impressed. I just made a big pot of chili beans and while I was letting simmer I forgot I had the heat to high and burned the bottom of the pot. The chili had this weird ash like taste but after I put in the peanut butter it now has a little nut taste but very good. Im going to put in now every time I make a pot now. Thanx

Comment by Dianne Forand

October 18, 2011 @ 12:05 am

I am canning my home grown tomatoes, and making sauce, I let one pan scorch! dag nab it! I came on here, because the scorch taste was minimal and the pot of sauce is large! I put in three big spoonfulls of Peanut Butter and Viola’! No more scorch taste! Thank you!

Comment by salgal

October 23, 2011 @ 12:05 am

I have just burned our beautiful pot of chili {if you are using a thin pan be sure to set at lowest heat to cook. eve to start the cooking. It takes a longer time to cook but you do not have to deal with burned, anything. Im trying the peanut butter.

Comment by Evonne

October 27, 2011 @ 1:22 pm

The peanut butter trick helped the smell quite a bit, but the burnt taste still lingers Thank you so much, at least my red bean soup didn’t go to waste.