Life hacking: how to clean pans from soot and fat without chemicals
'18.04.2019'
Source: myrten
Pans a lot does not happen. One is for pancakes, the other is for roasting vegetables, the third is for roast and for other occasions a copy. But in order to maintain them in perfect condition, will have to make a lot of effort.
Despite the fact that after each use of the frying pan, we must wash it, after a while we notice that on the outside there was a thick coating of fat and soot, writes myrten. How to get rid of it?
Pan requires individual care
In the arsenal of a good housewife there are pans of different materials. You need to know that the cast iron skillet can be cleaned in one way, and ceramic - completely different. Consider the main types of dishes for frying.
Frying pans with non-stick coating - comfortable and light, but at the same time very sensitive to mechanical stress. Using a metal sponge when cleaning it means hopelessly ruining a good thing.
Cast iron - one of the most reliable and beloved. It is almost impossible to find a pan from real “Soviet” cast iron in the stores. They are passed from generation to generation, regularly carrying their service.
Frying pans with ceramic coating. Remarkable in their properties, only you need to handle them very carefully.
Enameled pans. Reliable, serve for a long time, only release them almost ceased.
Stainless steel pan with a weighted bottom - A good modern option. They look good, are convenient for cooking, easy to clean.
Aluminum frying pans. They gradually give way to other species, but are still often found among kitchen utensils.
Duralumin in many respects similar in their properties to cast iron, while they have less weight and are not so durable.
Why, despite the constant care of the dishes, does carbon deposits form on the pans? When cooking, the heated fat spreads along the walls, gets on the outside, “sticks” to its surface under the influence of temperature.
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Gradually and imperceptibly it grows thick and rather thick, which cannot be removed with a simple dishwashing detergent and a sponge.
Modern chemistry offers a lot of powerful tools that can cope with this task quite easily. However, chemicals that remove fat deposits from the walls of dishes are not entirely safe. Wash them completely will not work, then they will fall into the food.
Housewives who care about the health of their households will not use this chemistry. They will take advantage of reliable and proven recipes of our grandmothers.
Care for Teflon and ceramic pans
When it comes to frying pans with non-stick coating, the choice of means to care for them is small. A soft sponge and eco-friendly cleanser is all that fits.
Even ordinary baking soda in this case will not work - you damage the coating layer and the dishes will not be suitable for further use.
Therefore, the only way out is not to leave it for a long time with leftover food, but immediately after cooking carefully and gently rinse with a napkin or sponge.
You can use baking soda for washing with ceramic, but also immediately after use and very carefully.
If more cardinal cleansing is required, boiling in a saturated solution of soda ash and ordinary detergent can be recommended. On a liter of water 3 you will need a glass of detergent and 3-5 tablespoons of soda ash. In a warm solution, put the pan and boil 25-30 minutes. After boiling it should be rinsed well under a stream of hot water - it will be like new.
These dishes are more durable, and there are much more options for effective decontamination. Consider the most popular ones.
Salt, vinegar and water
First, salt is poured into a thin layer on the bottom and poured with nine percent table vinegar. We put the pan on the fire and wait for the liquid to boil, then add a couple of tablespoons of baking soda and reduce the heating temperature. Twenty minutes later, when almost all the liquid evaporates, remove the dishes from the stove and rinse well with hot water.
Wood Ash
Old and proven method of mechanical cleaning, extremely effective. Ideal for those who use stove heating.
Pour some ash onto the moistened cloth and carefully wipe the dishes with this composition. With a large degree of pollution will take a lot of effort and patience. After cleaning my usual way.
Activated carbon
You will need to grind powders sold in pharmacies into powder and apply powder slightly diluted with water on problem areas. After 15 minutes, wash off with a regular household sponge.
Baking soda
Simply apply the powder to a wet sponge and clean. Heavily polluted areas pre-stand for some time with a layer of wet soda, and then rub it with a cloth or sponge.
Salt
Salt is useful for cleaning any dishes with the remnants of burnt food. It is necessary to pour it on the bottom of the dish and wait until it softens the carbon and then clean it with a sponge. Soft metal sponges will facilitate the process.
Cleaning cast iron pans from a thick layer of fat
Cast iron is a strong and durable metal. Dishes from it serves more than a dozen years. And there are a lot of cleaning methods for it. Consider the most effective and interesting.
There are several ways to clean with fire. These include roasting in a flame of a blowtorch, followed by brushing with a metal brush and rinsing and roasting on hot coals.
In the second case, your pan will become like new, only you need to carefully monitor the process. The firing method can also be applied to duralumin dishes, however, there is a danger of not keeping track of the process - and then it will melt.
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An interesting way to clean with ordinary sand and fire. Fill the pan with sand and set on fire, not too strong.
The sand should glow well, which will take hours in 2-3. Now we remove the dishes from the fire, free them from the sand and knock it well with a wooden mallet. All nagar showered, and you just have to rinse the pan.
The scourge of cast iron pans - rust
With all the virtues of cast iron, there is one serious drawback - from time to time it begins to rust. It will help to cure this disease simple operation. After the usual cleaning, we will conduct resuscitation with the help of temperature and fat.
On a 40 minute, we put a dry and clean pan in the oven with a temperature of 120 degrees. After that, grease it with oil or vegetable oil and heat it in the oven for another hour, raising the temperature to 200-230 degrees. After an hour, remove from the oven and cool, and then, already cold, lubricate again. That's all, the pan is ready for work again.
Cleaning pans with silicate glue
This wonderful method has been known for a long time, but it has been successfully used in our days. In a large tank, one in which our pan fits easily, pour water, pour a standard 100-gram bottle of silicate glue, half of the rubbed bar of laundry soap and a pack of soda ash.
We put the tank on the fire, submerging our smoked utensils in it and boil for an hour on low fire.
After removing from the heat and slightly cooling, remove the dishes and rinse with clean water.
