Cutter pans sticky with oily residue

[Garvey]

I bought some used cutter pans that came in the mail yesterday.  They are beautifully and deeply seasoned.  Obviously from a restaurant.

Anyway, some of them have a sticky residue on them, but the residue is not uniform: it only covers a portion of the pan surface.  Imagine if someone poured oil in a pan but only along one edge and it spread a bit to cover about a third of the pan, and then left it to semi-dry. 

Anyway, I thought I'd put them in the oven to warm up the oily residue and then try to wipe it out. Should I do a salt scrub instead?  Or something else?  They really don't need to be re-seasoned.  I just want to clean the oily messy parts.

Advice?

Thanks!

[Pizzamaster]

Used to deal with this in restaurants all the time. It happens when pans are stored uinder a counter, right near or on top of the oven. Baking them will only harden it more. Easiest solution is steelwool. Seasoing is not a problem. They bounce right back.

[Garvey]

Excellent--thanks!

[dmcavanagh]

Try some of this, can use it along with your steel wool   http://www.barkeepersfriend.com/