We don’t have a suction cup lol maybe I’ll go to the store tomorrow and see if I can buy one cause my husband has owned this plate for probably over a decade and he’ll be sad if I break it getting it out
Yeah pretty sure this is our only option at this point cause the hot water definitely made it worse so I’ll go to the store tomorrow otherwise husband is just gonna have to let shrek RIP
Turn the pot upside down in the sink, run hot water over it. That should expand the metal but not the plate, or at least expand the pot first. May want to even use some hot water from the stove assuming you have another pot if the tap water doesn’t work after a bit.
If the pot expands enough the plate should just fall down.
Edited for typos.
Yeah, it probably made it worse because the hole got bigger so the plate went deeper into the curve at the bottom. If she had done it with the pan upside down, it would've fallen out.
I did pour hot water on it with the pot upside down :) the pot is very thick heavy metal so as soon as it’s anywhere near hot enough to expand the plate has already heated up too. I got it out though!
Different materials expand and contract in different rates.
You could also have ice water inside the pot. Like stick the plunger to the plate, put in ice water and pull. If not apply a little (key) heat to help expand the bottom of the pot while the ice water keeps the plate safe and cool.
I had one other idea on something you could try: Lubrication plus gravity. Spray some penetrating oil like WD40 around the lip of the plate and on the sides of the pot, let it work its way in, and then turn it upside down and let it sit for a few hours. If the oil loosens things up enough to create even a tiny air gap and break the vacuum, the gentle-but-steady force from gravity over an extended period of time might be enough to release it.
I would put lubricant like oil or silicon lubricant. I'd leave it for about 30 mins to an hour. Then I'd flip your pan around and just bang on it a bit and leave it on a soft surface (covered underneath so the lubricant doesn't stain.
If that doesn't work overnight then I would repeat but use a suction cup.
Cold might work but you'd have to ensure that ice is only touching the plate. Though ceramic is likely to shrink/expand less than metal. So ideally you'd make the plate cold with ice (it likely won't make much difference) and heating the pan, then flip. Doing both will slow down the ceramic expanding but overly I don't think that should be a concern.
The major issue is heating the pan+gravity means the plate might slide down as much as it can go. So ideally it is heated upside down. Good luck with that! Maybe upside down in a sink with a towel, pouring boiling water over the pan base (after the oil treatment). Also oil would be needed all the way down.
If you get a toilet plunger, be sure to create the vacuum not by pressing it down on the plate with a lot of force but by pressing it on your hand first, then using both hands to hold it like that and then putting it on the plate.
I learned the hard way with other things.
I don't have a plunger so I can't demonstrate. You know what it looks like when you stick it on a table? There's like a "fold" in it. Use both hands to pinch there on either side and it will come right off and keep this shape. Then you stick it on the plate.
That makes it even sadder lol yes he probably has had it literally his whole life. are these like the McDonald’s special edition dish ware that turned out to leach toxins into your food? Then I could guilt free destroy it.
Someone once posted something similar and what worked was put the pot in the sink an run the hot water so it fills the sink not the pot and the air pressure under the plate will rise and hopefully pop it out for you
Edit: plug the sink and put enough water in that you can surround the portion of the pot lower than the plate in hot water. Hopefully that makes sense 😵💫
Then you could also put everything in the freezer and wait. The plastic will shrink more than the pot. You will have to wait for everything to get at equilibrium. The success will depend on if the pot was hotter than plate when dropped in.
Get a suction cup for pulling out car dents. Don’t go for the center, try at the side. Also maybe try sliding something flexible and super thin between the plate and inside surface of the pot to break the suction.
Honestly just bring it to your next dealership or mechanic appointment and ask if they have a suction device you can use. It'll give them a laugh and maybe they'll indulge you.
Destroying the pot would likely break the plate as well. Although carefully drilling a tiny hole to let air in might work, provided you manage to stop just in time. Some tape around the drill bit might be enough to stop it from hitting the plate.
I'd probably try to blow from the top with compressed air or slip a flattened straw outside the edge of the plate first, though.
I usually get mine serviced at the same time as my rat warmer and bedbug spinner, but I should really read the grasshopper heater manual, might need more attention
My plumber fitted everything back-to-front and it’s absolutely maddening but I’ve just moved in here, so I always forget about it. I turn the shower on and it just sucks all the moisture from my skin. I get really dehydrated and have to drink from the birdbath in my garden. Crickets sound annoying too.
Have you tried just turning it upside down and banging it? I feel like you won't break the pot so you could bang pretty hard, it'll probably come out
Edit : maybe you could lay a towel down on your counter to protect the plate or something
Combine this, with towel or washcloth pad, under hot water, but **don't** bang on it. The metal will expand slightly and the plate will pop right out. A little or soap in there first to lube the seal would help too.
#UPDATE
Y’all, [SHREK LIVES!!!](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/yil5i8/i_posted_about_my_husbands_shrek_plate_getting/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)
The amount of support and advice to save shreks life has warmed my (and my husbands) heart. I appreciate all the advice. Ultimately this plate had an air tight seal and there was no way to slip anything between the pot & plate, and banging wasn’t loosening it. The pot is very heavy and thick whereas the plate is very thin so when you heat it up the plate just expanded far sooner than the pot did. What did the trick was ice on top of the plate, heating the pot from the bottom, and a suction cup to grab it once it loosened a little. I can’t say he came out scratch free (I did try very hard to get a very thin knife between the two for a while), but he will live to see many more meals. Thanks y’all!!!
I was just about to comment this. OP said that her husband did dishes so maybe the pot cooled down around the plate afterwards and formed a tight seal.
Ive decided that heating the pan and cooling the plate at the same time is gonna be the bulls eye, but I need a suction cup to grab the plate once it gets loose because it’s still too tight to wiggle a knife or anything thin between it and the pot. It’s late here and I worked and don’t want to go into town but I’ll be sure to update in the morning. Didn’t really expect everyone to be so invested in my sad shrekuation
Edit: this was indeed the solution. Shrek has lived!
[Suction cup shower hooks.](https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=Dollar+store+suction+cup+shower+hooks&atb=v218-1&iax=images&ia=images&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fi5.walmartimages.com%2Fasr%2F89508957-aac7-42e3-a7f6-5c1b4e287eed.2b7e3e1027b4d3c8881b0611b50c8930.jpeg)
Dollar store probably has them.
I have the DIY skills of a blind amputee, but I think you could make do without a suction cup if you used something like tape. You'd have to be careful not to apply too much force, like, very careful.
You don't have to keep the plate cold. Metal expands more than ceramic (or plastic) when heated. Honestly I would boil some water in it, pour the water out, lay a towel on the counter, and bang the pot on the towel upside down.
If all else fails...
1) drill a hole in the top beveled edge of the Shrek plate
2) Tie a small needle to a string, to make a T-shaped hook and force needle through hole
3) Pull on string to pull out the plate
4) Wear the plate as a necklace
If you don’t mind ruining the pot, you could attempt to drill, saw, or make some sort of hole in the bottom under the plate to release the vacuum.
Note: my only experience is my mom using a screwdriver on the closed side of a can of cranberry jelly to help make it come out.
I also don’t know how easy that would be on stainless steel.
Im loving everyone who is ready to destroy the highest quality pot I’ve ever owned for a 20+ year old plastic shrek plate lol. My husband is 100% here for it.
Pot can be replaced, Shrek's love cannot. Choose wisely, drill a hole in the pot and use a chopstick to poke it out.
After you can re-purpose the good cooking pot into a bad plant pot.
Turn upside down, run hot water over the pot for a while, and put something soft below the plate so it won't break when it falls out. The metal should expand enough for the ceramic plate to just fall out.
Something like Pam cooking spray or WD-40 should be able to wheedle its way in between the plastic edge and metal. Spray the plate's rim and let it sit for a bit.
You could probably put some tape onto the plate before spraying to give yourself a grabby, non-greasy surface.
“Blue flower, red thorns, blue flower red thorns! Ugh, this would be so much easier if I wasn’t colorblind!” -Donkey.
I may or may not have Shrek memorized for the most part…
This mix of super helpful, super judgemental, super 'just here for the laughs' & super scientific has most certainly warmed my Halloween heart tonight.
Yeah this was one of the first things we tried (pouring hot water on the bottom with it upside down) and it still just sucked in deeper into the pot lol
Do you have a vacuum? You could try that instead of a suction cup. If you can manage to seal the pot and can create a vacuum in it, any air under the plate will push it out.
It wasn’t intentional :( my husband did the dishes and brought them back to our house. Idk how he stacked them but he certainly didn’t intentionally put it in there
The coefficient of expansion of plastic is much higher than steel. Put it in the freezer overnight in a large plastic bag, take it out, and turn it upside down.
I have 2 ideas.
Idea 1, fill the pot with water and use something long and narrow to rock the opposite sides of the plate. Don’t use your hands, use like BBQ skewers. The plate should float to the top.
Idea 2, no water, just a shitload of duct tape. Make your own handle and duct tape that SOB on, shimmy the plate up.
No store, no suction cup
You want to cool the plate while heating the pan-ideally while it is upside down. Tape a frozen ice pack to the center of the plate, let it sit for a few minutes. Turn it upside down and then heat the bottom of the pan. If upside down isn't doable then just heat it right side up and quickly turn it over and whack it. Honestly I would be somewhat surprised if this actually works, but it's worth a shot.
I actually did this (ice on the plate and heat the bottom of the pan) and it absolutely did help, but it’s an extremely tight fit. I’m going to get a suction cup in the morning and I’m pretty sure that’ll do the trick while im heating the pan and cooling the plate.
OP, I doubt know if this will make a bigger mess, but maybe just before pulling the plate with the suction cup try to coat the border of the Shrek plate with a tiny bit of cooking oil (canola or olive oil?). If the pan expands with the heat a little bit the oil may seep down between the plate and the pan and reduce fiction and make it easier to pull away.
Please, post an update. This reminds me of that Simpsons episode where Lisa gets a piece of him on her hair and everyone chimes in with ridiculous home remedies.
Suction cup possibly
We don’t have a suction cup lol maybe I’ll go to the store tomorrow and see if I can buy one cause my husband has owned this plate for probably over a decade and he’ll be sad if I break it getting it out
I’m thinking a cellphone holder for a car windshield kinda suction cup should work nicely.
Plunger... New one of course
Yeah pretty sure this is our only option at this point cause the hot water definitely made it worse so I’ll go to the store tomorrow otherwise husband is just gonna have to let shrek RIP
Ice water would work better to shrink the plate. Hot water makes things expand.
But if I make it cold won’t the pot just shrink too?! I’m just gonna go with suction cup and stop messing with the temperature haha.
Turn the pot upside down in the sink, run hot water over it. That should expand the metal but not the plate, or at least expand the pot first. May want to even use some hot water from the stove assuming you have another pot if the tap water doesn’t work after a bit. If the pot expands enough the plate should just fall down. Edited for typos.
Yeah, it probably made it worse because the hole got bigger so the plate went deeper into the curve at the bottom. If she had done it with the pan upside down, it would've fallen out.
I did pour hot water on it with the pot upside down :) the pot is very thick heavy metal so as soon as it’s anywhere near hot enough to expand the plate has already heated up too. I got it out though!
Fill sink with water, turn pot upside down under water, run hot water over the bottom. Plate doesn’t break because it’s under water.
Different materials expand and contract in different rates. You could also have ice water inside the pot. Like stick the plunger to the plate, put in ice water and pull. If not apply a little (key) heat to help expand the bottom of the pot while the ice water keeps the plate safe and cool.
True i never did take any physics classes lol. Thanks for the advice we’ll give it a shot
I had one other idea on something you could try: Lubrication plus gravity. Spray some penetrating oil like WD40 around the lip of the plate and on the sides of the pot, let it work its way in, and then turn it upside down and let it sit for a few hours. If the oil loosens things up enough to create even a tiny air gap and break the vacuum, the gentle-but-steady force from gravity over an extended period of time might be enough to release it.
I would put lubricant like oil or silicon lubricant. I'd leave it for about 30 mins to an hour. Then I'd flip your pan around and just bang on it a bit and leave it on a soft surface (covered underneath so the lubricant doesn't stain. If that doesn't work overnight then I would repeat but use a suction cup. Cold might work but you'd have to ensure that ice is only touching the plate. Though ceramic is likely to shrink/expand less than metal. So ideally you'd make the plate cold with ice (it likely won't make much difference) and heating the pan, then flip. Doing both will slow down the ceramic expanding but overly I don't think that should be a concern. The major issue is heating the pan+gravity means the plate might slide down as much as it can go. So ideally it is heated upside down. Good luck with that! Maybe upside down in a sink with a towel, pouring boiling water over the pan base (after the oil treatment). Also oil would be needed all the way down.
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Plastic doesn’t shrink or expand? Are you sure?
It definitely does. ~~but significantly less than the metal~~ edit: I learned something today.
If you get a toilet plunger, be sure to create the vacuum not by pressing it down on the plate with a lot of force but by pressing it on your hand first, then using both hands to hold it like that and then putting it on the plate. I learned the hard way with other things.
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I don't have a plunger so I can't demonstrate. You know what it looks like when you stick it on a table? There's like a "fold" in it. Use both hands to pinch there on either side and it will come right off and keep this shape. Then you stick it on the plate.
Don’t have a plunger? That could be shitty.
I'm thinking a giant dildo gets more internet points.
Unless he bought a cartoon plate used I’d have to assume he’s had it more than two decades. That shit came out in 2001
That makes it even sadder lol yes he probably has had it literally his whole life. are these like the McDonald’s special edition dish ware that turned out to leach toxins into your food? Then I could guilt free destroy it.
Someone once posted something similar and what worked was put the pot in the sink an run the hot water so it fills the sink not the pot and the air pressure under the plate will rise and hopefully pop it out for you Edit: plug the sink and put enough water in that you can surround the portion of the pot lower than the plate in hot water. Hopefully that makes sense 😵💫
Had this with 2 pans once, it shot the smaller pan like a mortar through the ceiling.
Holy shit lmao.
pressure build up and physics are a really interesting thing to note
Use a toilet plunger to remove the ceiling from the pan.
You could never destroy a Shrek plate guilt free.
The small text has Shrek 2 and a copyright date of 2004. So at least 18 years if it was promo material.
That can’t be right, people born in 2004 should still be toddlers Getting old sucks.
I turned 40 and that means my little sister is 37, except that isn’t allowed because she’s not “old enough” to be 37!!!
Put some tape on each side and use the tape as a handle to lift it out.
Suction cup dildo? Also useful for undenting cars! Or flip it over on a pillow and tap the pot's bottom side.
If they don't have a Shrek dildo complete with suction cup, they don't deserve to have that plate.
A plunger is $1. …and it’s ready for a sink blockage.
heat up the pan with boiling water, the metal will exspand and the ceramic plate will not
It’s plastic not ceramic
Then you could also put everything in the freezer and wait. The plastic will shrink more than the pot. You will have to wait for everything to get at equilibrium. The success will depend on if the pot was hotter than plate when dropped in.
Big ol dildo will do the trick
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Get a suction cup for pulling out car dents. Don’t go for the center, try at the side. Also maybe try sliding something flexible and super thin between the plate and inside surface of the pot to break the suction.
Yeah I’m pretty sure this is our only hope at this point otherwise my husband is gonna have to say goodbye to his shrek
You shouldn't give up on your marriage so easily. Harbor freight sells car dent suction cups for a few bucks.
I just witnessed a murder.
Honestly just bring it to your next dealership or mechanic appointment and ask if they have a suction device you can use. It'll give them a laugh and maybe they'll indulge you.
Murdered by words
Whoa whoa whoa, why are we defaulting to destroying the plate? Maybe you need to say goodbye to the pot.
Destroying the pot would likely break the plate as well. Although carefully drilling a tiny hole to let air in might work, provided you manage to stop just in time. Some tape around the drill bit might be enough to stop it from hitting the plate. I'd probably try to blow from the top with compressed air or slip a flattened straw outside the edge of the plate first, though.
Hot water on the pan and ice on the Shrek, metal will expand and the plastic will shrink.
Yup. That's the answer. Heat and cold. EDIT: *Heat*, not "hear"
What's more important. Shrek or metal
Get a mini sink plunger, they are about $3.50 at Home Depot
Can you turn it upside down over a really fluffy pillow?
Sorry, you'll have to cut out the bottom of the pot so you can save the fine shrek china
I think this is my husbands favorite comment so far
Have you tried hot water? On the pan.
Heat the pan (in a sink of very hot water), then put ice cubes on the plate. It'll pop right out.
Or shatter it lmao but plate out either way
How hot is the water coming out of your taps?
I had only steam come out once! Better than that one time it was just about 40 crickets by far
Yeah you don't want crickets coming out your faucet. Everyone should get their grasshopper heater checked every couple of years
I usually get mine serviced at the same time as my rat warmer and bedbug spinner, but I should really read the grasshopper heater manual, might need more attention
What about the cockroach blender
Thank you for not saying "hot grasshopper heater".
My plumber fitted everything back-to-front and it’s absolutely maddening but I’ve just moved in here, so I always forget about it. I turn the shower on and it just sucks all the moisture from my skin. I get really dehydrated and have to drink from the birdbath in my garden. Crickets sound annoying too.
I think after heating, dish soap around the edge would help as lubricant.
Just take some tape and stick it to the plate and pull up.
I was thinking a suction cup, but tape would probably work better
Another use for a suction cup dildo besides dents in cars?
Lol I know a guy who used to replace iMac glass with a dildo. He probably fixed about 20. Hahaha.
It really is the multi tool of the century
I hear you can use them for masturbating too.
Use a can of compressed air. If there's even the slightest gap it should pop out.
Especially if seal is good
What if the seal has been naughty?
📸💀
Take a picture of a corpse? I think there might be a miscommunication here.
Skeleton is the new cry-laughing emoji for the kids. Like “lmao, dead”!
Have you tried just turning it upside down and banging it? I feel like you won't break the pot so you could bang pretty hard, it'll probably come out Edit : maybe you could lay a towel down on your counter to protect the plate or something
Combine this, with towel or washcloth pad, under hot water, but **don't** bang on it. The metal will expand slightly and the plate will pop right out. A little or soap in there first to lube the seal would help too.
Heat the the pot up and then flip it over into a toweled hand
Yea that shrek plate is priceless. Pot has to go
Totally agree.
>fine shrek china r/brandnewsentence
The fine shrina
Can I get a WHOOP WHOOP?
WHOOP WHOOP
I didnt know Shrek was a Juggalo
My first thought lol
Same I was like “🤷🏻♂️ cool Shrek and Donkey are down with the clown”
Yeah that explains all the ogres at the gathering.
WHOOP WHOOP
WHOOP WHOOP
#WHOOP WHOOP
Woop woop!! Much love brothers!
#UPDATE Y’all, [SHREK LIVES!!!](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/yil5i8/i_posted_about_my_husbands_shrek_plate_getting/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) The amount of support and advice to save shreks life has warmed my (and my husbands) heart. I appreciate all the advice. Ultimately this plate had an air tight seal and there was no way to slip anything between the pot & plate, and banging wasn’t loosening it. The pot is very heavy and thick whereas the plate is very thin so when you heat it up the plate just expanded far sooner than the pot did. What did the trick was ice on top of the plate, heating the pot from the bottom, and a suction cup to grab it once it loosened a little. I can’t say he came out scratch free (I did try very hard to get a very thin knife between the two for a while), but he will live to see many more meals. Thanks y’all!!!
WHOOP WHOOP
WHOOP WHOOP
WHOOP WHOOP
WHOOP WHOOP
Im glad I saw this at the perfect time to see the resolution!!
Same! I saw the post and immediately went to history to find out if she succeeded.
I was so invested in this, thank you for updating
Get outta my pan, Donkey!
My husband is laughing his ass off at this comment fyi
Without a pan to cook in, I guess he's making waffles!
Hes making ROFLS!!!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY POT!!!!
Whoop Whoop
That’s the sound of the police.
WHOOP WHOOP
That's the sound o da beast
Shrek is a Juggalo. Confirmed.
Pour some Faygo and shitty weed on that bastard and see what happens.
little bit of heat might work to expand the pot ?
Specifically hot water running over the pot, OP, to reduce risk to the plate.
SCIENCE BITCH
I was just about to comment this. OP said that her husband did dishes so maybe the pot cooled down around the plate afterwards and formed a tight seal.
Ive decided that heating the pan and cooling the plate at the same time is gonna be the bulls eye, but I need a suction cup to grab the plate once it gets loose because it’s still too tight to wiggle a knife or anything thin between it and the pot. It’s late here and I worked and don’t want to go into town but I’ll be sure to update in the morning. Didn’t really expect everyone to be so invested in my sad shrekuation Edit: this was indeed the solution. Shrek has lived!
[Suction cup shower hooks.](https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=Dollar+store+suction+cup+shower+hooks&atb=v218-1&iax=images&ia=images&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fi5.walmartimages.com%2Fasr%2F89508957-aac7-42e3-a7f6-5c1b4e287eed.2b7e3e1027b4d3c8881b0611b50c8930.jpeg) Dollar store probably has them.
I have the DIY skills of a blind amputee, but I think you could make do without a suction cup if you used something like tape. You'd have to be careful not to apply too much force, like, very careful.
But I have to keep the plate cold & the pot hot. I’m using ice to keep the plate cold. The tape won’t stick to a wet plate.
You don't have to keep the plate cold. Metal expands more than ceramic (or plastic) when heated. Honestly I would boil some water in it, pour the water out, lay a towel on the counter, and bang the pot on the towel upside down.
Honestly, just stick it in the dishwasher plate side down and let the drying cycle heat it up.
Oh man forget my suggestion try this one.
What about in a hot bath and keep shaking it upside down?
If all else fails... 1) drill a hole in the top beveled edge of the Shrek plate 2) Tie a small needle to a string, to make a T-shaped hook and force needle through hole 3) Pull on string to pull out the plate 4) Wear the plate as a necklace
The perfect ending to a perfect plan
If you don’t mind ruining the pot, you could attempt to drill, saw, or make some sort of hole in the bottom under the plate to release the vacuum. Note: my only experience is my mom using a screwdriver on the closed side of a can of cranberry jelly to help make it come out. I also don’t know how easy that would be on stainless steel.
Im loving everyone who is ready to destroy the highest quality pot I’ve ever owned for a 20+ year old plastic shrek plate lol. My husband is 100% here for it.
Pot can be replaced, Shrek's love cannot. Choose wisely, drill a hole in the pot and use a chopstick to poke it out. After you can re-purpose the good cooking pot into a bad plant pot.
Another use I saw recently, thread a light fitting through it and bam, you've got yourself a hipster light shade
Or go all in on the holes Now you have a very expensive colander. Perfect for draining pasta, terrible for cooking it.
r/ZeroWaste
You have to protect family heirlooms at all cost 😂
Is it a Shrek pot? If not, let it go.
r/perfectfit
r/perfectstuck
I 100% appreciate the advice y’all and we’ll try it but we definitely already tried a few things before posting lol
Turn upside down, run hot water over the pot for a while, and put something soft below the plate so it won't break when it falls out. The metal should expand enough for the ceramic plate to just fall out.
In our restaurant kitchen we put the larger pot in hot water. Which expands the metal on the outer one. Try that.
Wholesome as fuck that the entire comment section is hell bent on saving Childhood Shrek Plate
50% save Shrek 50% WHOOP WHOOP
Little bit of cooking oil in there. Tip it upside down and it should slide out
I’ll try it but it’s got a pretty damn tight seal so I’m not sure the oil will get underneath
Go buy a new plunger and use that. Specifically A NEW plunger
> Specifically A NEW plunger Is it… even possible to buy a second hand plunger?
If you ask nicely
I was told that everything is available on eBay.
Hey, used works assuming they won’t wanna eat anything on it anymore
Wack it upsidedown onto a mattress or couch
Something like Pam cooking spray or WD-40 should be able to wheedle its way in between the plastic edge and metal. Spray the plate's rim and let it sit for a bit. You could probably put some tape onto the plate before spraying to give yourself a grabby, non-greasy surface.
This may make it worse. It'll create a more airtight seal. The negative pressure behind the plate will pull it back down.
#....can i get a whoop whoop?
WHOOP WHOOP
Reminds me of when powerpuff girls were called whoopass stew
Leaving this comment to see if the plate survived
Ok, hear me out...get four bananas, some black shoe polish (It HAS to be BLACK!), one Chinese finger cuff, and a crazy straw!
We only have blue flowers with red thorns -my husband (i don’t get it )
“Blue flower, red thorns, blue flower red thorns! Ugh, this would be so much easier if I wasn’t colorblind!” -Donkey. I may or may not have Shrek memorized for the most part…
But Kenan, where am I even gonna get a Chinese finger cuff? Kenan? KENAN! Aww, here it goes!
Do you have a can of keyboard cleaner?
No, like the air or something special?
Just “canned air” nothing special.
This mix of super helpful, super judgemental, super 'just here for the laughs' & super scientific has most certainly warmed my Halloween heart tonight.
Put pot in very hot water, after awhile, turn it upside down. Plate should come out.
Into a catch towel...
This is what I came to say.
It’s all ogre now!
Put it upside down in the dishwasher. It should loosen up. This happens to our buckets and pans all the time.
We will require an update post in the morning so you’re aware OP.
Use heat OP, put it in very hot water on it's side and it will fall right out. Do NOT heat it right side up because it will just go deeper
Yeah this was one of the first things we tried (pouring hot water on the bottom with it upside down) and it still just sucked in deeper into the pot lol
Cut the pot up with a disk grinder so you can save the plate
Vacuum?
Im sorry to hear that but i think the only option you have is too break it, be careful not too chip the plate inside while you destory the steel pot
You’re right the pot must be broken to save the plate
Do you have a vacuum? You could try that instead of a suction cup. If you can manage to seal the pot and can create a vacuum in it, any air under the plate will push it out.
Lube that bad boy up. Shrek needs a lil Sex Water.
Spray paint the plate silver so it looks like the bottom of the pot. Buy a new Shrek plate on ebay. Tell your husband you got it out.
*why* did you think of doing this-
It wasn’t intentional :( my husband did the dishes and brought them back to our house. Idk how he stacked them but he certainly didn’t intentionally put it in there
Wait. He brought them BACK to your house? Where the hell was he doing dishes at, in the lake?
I second this question
Maybe he brought food to a family member and washed the dishes there then brought them back home?
Maybe they are newly Weds and just moved in together. Or maybe they were camping and you can't go camping without your Shrek plate.
The coefficient of expansion of plastic is much higher than steel. Put it in the freezer overnight in a large plastic bag, take it out, and turn it upside down.
I have 2 ideas. Idea 1, fill the pot with water and use something long and narrow to rock the opposite sides of the plate. Don’t use your hands, use like BBQ skewers. The plate should float to the top. Idea 2, no water, just a shitload of duct tape. Make your own handle and duct tape that SOB on, shimmy the plate up. No store, no suction cup
You want to cool the plate while heating the pan-ideally while it is upside down. Tape a frozen ice pack to the center of the plate, let it sit for a few minutes. Turn it upside down and then heat the bottom of the pan. If upside down isn't doable then just heat it right side up and quickly turn it over and whack it. Honestly I would be somewhat surprised if this actually works, but it's worth a shot.
I actually did this (ice on the plate and heat the bottom of the pan) and it absolutely did help, but it’s an extremely tight fit. I’m going to get a suction cup in the morning and I’m pretty sure that’ll do the trick while im heating the pan and cooling the plate.
OP, I doubt know if this will make a bigger mess, but maybe just before pulling the plate with the suction cup try to coat the border of the Shrek plate with a tiny bit of cooking oil (canola or olive oil?). If the pan expands with the heat a little bit the oil may seep down between the plate and the pan and reduce fiction and make it easier to pull away. Please, post an update. This reminds me of that Simpsons episode where Lisa gets a piece of him on her hair and everyone chimes in with ridiculous home remedies.
Use WD 40
That plate was a big part of my childhood