Why should the steel wool ball be roasted on the fire? There are still many people who don't understand this powerful use, so let's learn it after reading it.
This is because by roasting, we can effectively remove the grease and stains from the inside of the steel wool. If the steel wool balls in our home look like they are still usable, then we can use this method to clean them and make them look like new. After a period of use, the steel wool ball is easy to hide dirt and dirt, and grease, stains and food residues are easy to get mixed in it. Therefore, if the steel wool ball is still usable, there is no need to throw it away. There are a few tips we can do to clean it.
Steel wool balls are a common cleaning tool in the kitchen, which can help us easily remove heavy oil stains and heavy stains. However, after a new steel wool ball is cleaned of oil stains, even if it is used once, there will be a lot of oil and dirt attached to it. It's a bit wasteful if you throw it away, so we can deal with it in the following way.
First, turn on the gas stove and turn on medium-low heat. Then, use chopsticks, tongs, and other tools to hold the greasy steel wool ball and bake it on the fire. When baking, be careful to keep the steel wool ball at a certain distance from the flame, and do not completely touch the flame. When baking, you can hear some squeaky sounds, which are the sound of the oil stain inside the steel wool ball and the grease dissolving when it meets the fire. Bake for about 2 minutes, turning the steel wool ball while baking to heat it evenly. After roasting, the greasy part of the oil on the top is burned. The steel wool ball we usually use is placed on the gas stove, and the fire is turned on to the minimum fire, and it must not be burned with a large fire, otherwise the steel wool ball is easy to burn and melt.
The steel wool ball can be heated to remove part of the oil stain, and can also play a role in sterilization and disinfection. After the steel wool ball is roasted on the fire, it is enough to put it in a container. After burning, the steel wool ball will not become brittle, even if it is brittle, it will not fall off the small wire, and the oil stains on the surface of the steel wool ball can be baked clean after the cauterization of the flame, and the oil stains can also be seen falling off the steel wool ball gently afterwards. At this time, the temperature of the steel wool ball is very high, everyone must pay attention, do not touch the steel wool ball directly with your hands to avoid being burned.
Next, we pour some edible alkali and dish soap into the container. Edible alkali has a strong decontamination ability, while dish soap is able to further clean the steel wool. Then, we pour boiling water into the container, the water level needs to be higher than the steel wool ball, and let the steel wool soak in the water for 5 minutes. The purpose of this is to use the temperature of the hot water to kill the bacteria on the steel wool balls.
During the soaking process, we can see that the stains on the steel wool ball are gradually washed out, and the water becomes more and more dirty. When the soaking time reaches 5 minutes, we rub the steel wool ball and wash it again, and then put it in water to rinse again. In this way, the steel wool ball is clean and disinfected, and you can see that the originally clear water is full of impurities and oil.
If your steel wool only has a small amount of oil, you can also try the following simple methods to clean it. Start by preparing a ball of steel wool with an oily stain, then put baking soda, white vinegar and dish soap in a container. Next, pour the boiling water into a container and stir it with a tool or chopsticks. In this way, the oil stain on the steel wool ball will be cleaned out. Finally, take out the steel wool ball and clean it several times.
Because the gaps in the steel wool ball are relatively dense, it is easy to hide dirt and dirt, like some vegetable residue and oil stains, which will be attached to the steel wool ball, so usually, we also have to clean the steel wool ball regularly, the steel wool ball is cleaned, and it will be more hygienic to use.