As the saying goes, "the people take food as the sky", for the people, three meals a day is the foundation of life. And if you want to make delicious food, you need to have a wok.
As we all know, it is easy to produce oil smoke when cooking. After a long time, the thicker and thicker oil stain will slowly condense into stubborn oil scale. The same is true for woks, many people only clean the inside of the pan and ignore the bottom of the pan. Over time, the bottom of the pot will rust and turn black.
This is not only unsightly, but also reduces the ability to receive heat, affects the effectiveness of cooking, shortens the life of the wok, and even affects the hygiene of the dish.
Faced with the oil stains and dirt at the bottom of the pot, many people feel at a loss where to start.
Today I would like to share with you a tip for cleaning the bottom of the pot, no matter how oily or dirty the bottom of the pot is, you can quickly clean it. It is easy to operate and has no chemical residues.
1. Prepare materials
Prepare a glass of white vinegar, a handful of baking soda, a handful of salt, a spoonful of dish soap, a mask, a few tissues, a pair of gloves.
White vinegar: It has a very strong ability to remove and clean stains, when the acetic acid in white vinegar comes into contact with the stain, it will have a chemical reaction with some components in the stain, so as to achieve the effect of softening and decomposing the stain.
Baking Soda: A natural detergent, the hydrogen ions in baking soda are highly oxidizing. It can effectively oxidize dirt and oil stains and improve the cleaning effect.
Salt: In cleaning, salt is generally used as an abrasive. We can enhance the friction through the granularity of table salt, so as to remove stains and rust on the surface of objects. At the same time, salt also has a certain sterilization and disinfection effect.
A mask is a cleaning tool, and the main function of gloves is to protect your hands from getting dirty.
2. Specific operation
(1) Sprinkle with baking soda
After turning the bottom of the pot over, rinse it with water to keep the bottom of the pot moist.
Next, spread the baking soda evenly on the bottom of the pan. The saponification reaction of baking soda produces higher fatty acid salts and glycerol. Both of these substances are soluble in water, so baking soda has the effect of removing grease.
(2) Pour in white vinegar
As we have mentioned above, white vinegar has the effect of softening and breaking down stains.
We first spread paper towels on top and pour in the white vinegar prepared in advance. Then let it sit for about 10-20 minutes to allow the white vinegar to fully soften and decompose the oil stains and dirt on it.
Paper towels have an adsorption effect, which can absorb oil stains and dirt that have been softened and decomposed, and increase the cleaning effect.
(3) Mask brushing
Many people have disposable masks at home, and the reason why they choose disposable masks instead of towels, scouring pads, and steel wool balls. If you are a steel wool ball, the bottom of the pot will be damaged, and the towels and scouring pads are too soft to be forceful.
The mask is rougher, and the disposable mouth is cheaper, so you won't feel a pity if you throw it away when you run out.
(4) Salt + dish soap
After the mask was brushed, the bottom of the pot was basically clean, and there were still a few stubborn stains. Dish soap is used for aftercare, while table salt is used to increase friction and deal with stubborn stains.
With the addition of salt + dish soap, even if there are some stubborn rust stains and dirt, they will be easily brushed off, making the bottom of the pot look new.
(5) Rinse at the end
After all the brushing is done, you only need to take the iron pot under the faucet and rinse it with water. At this time, you can see that the whole wok has become clean.
Summary at the end of the article
When the grease and dirt on the bottom of the pot are washed away, it not only looks comfortable, but also has more firepower and a more delicious cooking taste. Moreover, it can effectively extend the service life of the iron pot and enhance the hygiene of food
The above cleaning tips are not only suitable for the bottom of the wok, but also for other kitchen utensils. For example: cleaning the inside walls of ovens, microwaves, etc. Even, the kitchen stove and range hood cleaning also have a good effect.