http://www.stainless-steel-cooking.com/blog/what-are-the-healthiest-and-easiest-to-clean-potspans-for-cooking Your Gourment Stainless Steel Cooking Shop Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:21:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.stainless-steel-cooking.com/blog/what-are-the-healthiest-and-easiest-to-clean-potspans-for-cooking/comment-page-1#comment-339 Random thoughts Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:18:59 +0000 http://www.stainless-steel-cooking.com/blog/what-are-the-healthiest-and-easiest-to-clean-potspans-for-cooking#comment-339 Generally for everyday cleaning, mild detergent is the recommended method. Use only a soft cloth to avoid scratching. For copper bottomed cookware – as a last resort for blackened surfaces if polish does not work – then a steel wool soap pad can help. However, this will result in some scratching. Tarnished copper and brass items are generally cleaned and polished with specific metal polishes. Both enamel and cast iron cookware should be cleaned with mild detergent and water. Do not use abrasive cleaners or pads. Soak enamel items in soapy water to help on stubborn stains. Cast iron should be dried immediately to avoid rusting. Some cast iron needs to be oiled regularly – follow the manufacturers recommendation. Copper pans Tools & Chemicals: Salt, lemon, scrubber or flour & white vinegar. Technique: To clean the bottom of copper bottomed pots and pans cover a freshly cut lemon with salt and scrub. Mix equal parts of flour, and salt with enough white vinegar to make a paste. Let mixture stand on the copper, then rinse. To polish use Catsup/ketchup. Be generous, scrub with a metal scrubbing pad, allow to sit for a few minutes, rinse and polish with a clean, dry cloth.<br><b>References : </b><br> Generally for everyday cleaning, mild detergent is the recommended method. Use only a soft cloth to avoid scratching. For copper bottomed cookware – as a last resort for blackened surfaces if polish does not work – then a steel wool soap pad can help. However, this will result in some scratching.
Tarnished copper and brass items are generally cleaned and polished with specific metal polishes.
Both enamel and cast iron cookware should be cleaned with mild detergent and water. Do not use abrasive cleaners or pads. Soak enamel items in soapy water to help on stubborn stains.
Cast iron should be dried immediately to avoid rusting. Some cast iron needs to be oiled regularly – follow the manufacturers recommendation.
Copper pans
Tools & Chemicals:
Salt, lemon, scrubber or flour & white vinegar.
Technique:
To clean the bottom of copper bottomed pots and pans cover a freshly cut lemon with salt and scrub.
Mix equal parts of flour, and salt with enough white vinegar to make a paste. Let mixture stand on the copper, then rinse.
To polish use Catsup/ketchup. Be generous, scrub with a metal scrubbing pad, allow to sit for a few minutes, rinse and polish with a clean, dry cloth.
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]]> http://www.stainless-steel-cooking.com/blog/what-are-the-healthiest-and-easiest-to-clean-potspans-for-cooking/comment-page-1#comment-338 cassjag Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:35:59 +0000 http://www.stainless-steel-cooking.com/blog/what-are-the-healthiest-and-easiest-to-clean-potspans-for-cooking#comment-338 Quite simply put you cant have your cake and eat it. if you dont want non stick coatings then elbow grease is the answer. the best compromise is anodised pans which you can use metal utensils on but i still wouldn't go in hard as these pans are quite expensive and do not like dishwashers but are a dream to clean. i burnt a pan of pasta till it was nearly on fire and the whole black mess just fell out a quick rinse and back on the gas (with no burnt after taste).<br><b>References : </b><br> Quite simply put you cant have your cake and eat it. if you dont want non stick coatings then elbow grease is the answer. the best compromise is anodised pans which you can use metal utensils on but i still wouldn't go in hard as these pans are quite expensive and do not like dishwashers but are a dream to clean. i burnt a pan of pasta till it was nearly on fire and the whole black mess just fell out a quick rinse and back on the gas (with no burnt after taste).
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]]> http://www.stainless-steel-cooking.com/blog/what-are-the-healthiest-and-easiest-to-clean-potspans-for-cooking/comment-page-1#comment-337 naunehal_92 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:56:59 +0000 http://www.stainless-steel-cooking.com/blog/what-are-the-healthiest-and-easiest-to-clean-potspans-for-cooking#comment-337 get ur pan an dsprinkle baking powder on it (quite a bit)thn you need to poor on lemon jusice and then there will be a chemical reaction get a patatoe (cut in half and scrub) withwont take long as the chemical reaction breks the food left on. and plus they will smell on nice fresh lemon. als try with vinigar but it might sttink a bit lol You can use the same prociduer for gas cookers or anything! i hnope ull like this way of cleaning!<br><b>References : </b><br> get ur pan an dsprinkle baking powder on it (quite a bit)thn you need to poor on lemon jusice and then there will be a chemical reaction get a patatoe (cut in half and scrub) withwont take long as the chemical reaction breks the food left on. and plus they will smell on nice fresh lemon. als try with vinigar but it might sttink a bit lol
You can use the same prociduer for gas cookers or anything! i hnope ull like this way of cleaning!
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