Care of stainless steel cookware
Stainless steel cookware is strong, durable and at the same time has a very attractive appearance. But over time, shiny pans fade, become stained and scratched. To prevent this from happening, you need to know the basic rules for caring for such dishes.
Care of stainless steel cookware
Heavily soiled stainless steel pots can be cleaned of carbon deposits using a special cleaning agent for steel dishes (for example, Selena, Dafor, Delu, Fresh, Luxus, Dr. Beckmann, Help). You can also use a stove cleaner – they work well with this kind of dirt. Warm up the pan in hot water, apply the product, leave for 10-15 minutes to act, then clean the dirt with a soft sponge, rinse thoroughly with dishwashing detergent, rinse and wipe dry.
If you do not want to use strong household chemicals for cleaning dishes, you can use “grandmother’s means”. Take an enamel bowl, bucket or large saucepan, place the soiled dishes in it and fill it with water. Add baking soda, pour in silicate (stationery glue) at the rate of 5 liters of water – half a pack of soda and 100 milliliters of glue. You can add some dishwashing liquid. Bring the water to a boil and simmer for 15–20 minutes, then let the water cool down. All dirt will go away, and all you have to do is rinse clean dishes thoroughly in hot running water.
Care of stainless steel cookware
Stainless steel pans are best hand cleaned rather than dishwasher safe. This is done in warm water, using a soft sponge and dishwashing liquid (or liquid soap). After washing, rinse the dishes thoroughly and dry them immediately. If this is not done, dull whitish spots may appear on the shiny surface.
Do not use abrasive products, hard sponges or metal scouring pads on stainless steel dishes, otherwise you will scratch the surface.
If you need to cleanse burnt food, pour hot water into a pot, add a tablespoon of baking soda and let sit for a couple of hours. You can remove soaked food residues with a regular sponge and detergent. If the dirt is very strong, add to the water not only soda, but also a little dishwashing liquid, bring to a boil and leave for 5-10 minutes over low heat. Dried food residues are also not scraped off, but soaked by pouring warm water with the addition of soap or dishwashing detergent.
If a whitish sediment has formed at the bottom of the pot due to hard water, you can get rid of it by wiping the bottom of the pot with vinegar, citric acid solution, or half a lemon.
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