I made that mistake 1 time... I had to heat the inside with my heat gun, wipe it out with a clean terry towel, then I filled it full of hot water and set it on high heat. When the temp got to about 300, drain 1/2 of the water into pour pot and pitch. (yep, it ended up behind my fence.) Do the same with the water in the presto pot. Repeat the steps until you see no wax in the water and the scent smell is gone. The next weekend I took 5 40% off coupons to michaels and bought 5 new pour pots.