NOT CLEVER!

Yikes.

What kind of pot? Aluminum, cast iron, something else...?

(I don't have any bright ideas right off but that's probably pertinent...)

try putting it in the freezer...

I actually did this a few years ago.

I am going to assume that it's a heavy pot and you own a barbecue grill, the kind with briquettes (or at least you know someone who still uses charcoal?).

Start a fire on the grill with a few - maybe 6 or so - briquettes. Let 'em get hot, kinda red with some grey ash.

Use tongs and place them in the pot. The plastic will melt/vaporize. Roll the briquettes around if you need to.

Once you're done, scrub the hell outta the pot.

I did this to a cast iron Le Cruset pot and I use it today with no ill effects, after doing the above.

Did it scratch the enamel? I just bought one to make that no-knead bread, so I'm happy to know they're practically indestructible.

ha -- it's been almost five years since that fateful day...

No clue on the pot, but maybe try nuking the honey next time.

Slowly, slowly re-heat the pot. The plastic should come off, roll it like soft gum.

My daughter set a plastic drainer on a hot electric stove burner and melted all over the round burner. We just re-heated it and waited for it to start to get soft. All came off.

Possibly - the thing was a wedding present, and we're married 19 years in May. So it's got wear (er, so do we), but that might not be due to the melted plastic.

Thanks. I hate having to 'baby' cooking utensils. That's why I love the cast iron stuff I got (already seasoned) from my MIL. That really IS indestructible.

I did that. Not sure how may seconds...
but in any case, I did a big inter micro effort, and after endless cleaning, it's taken a few months for the door to cheerfully open.

I would do anything you do with the windows open. Those fumes might be noxious.

You might try just boiling water in the pot if nothing else works. Then spilling the resulting stuff into a can you are throwing away.

Or, boil water but with baking soda added. Baking soda seems to solve most problems.