This article contains effective ways to clean aluminum cookware.
Contents
- How and what to clean aluminum utensils from black, carbon deposits?
- How and how do I clean the aluminum cookware from scaling?
- How and what to clean aluminum from fat?
- How and what to clean aluminum utensils to shine?
- Tool for cleaning aluminum dishes
- Video: How to wash an aluminum pan from burning and fat?
Aluminum is a soft material, malleable and susceptible to various contaminants. Aluminum dishes are in the kitchen of almost every family. Mistresses often face the problem of cleaning kitchen utensils made of this material. How to return the shine to the dishes without injuring the soft surface? What methods and means are used?
How and what to clean aluminum utensils from black, carbon deposits?
Various modern materials are used for making utensils, but kitchen utensils made of aluminum still remain popular, as well as a few dozen years ago. On the aluminum dishes, there are easy to see different pollution, dark spots. Such pots and frying pans react poorly to temperature changes, but cleaning can be done using hot water.
Tip : If you want to clean the aluminum and not damage the surface, discard the use of chalk and cleaning agents based on it. Do not use hard metal wool and chlorine-containing products.
How and what to clean aluminum utensils from black, carbon deposits? A few tips:
- Before starting cleaning, completely cool the dishes , so that there is no deformation from getting cold water on the surface.
- If the deposit is small , and its particles do not stick into the surface of the pan or frying pan, then soak the dishes in a soapy solution( 0.5 pieces of laundry soap dissolve in several liters of warm water).For a long time do not leave the product in solution, so as not to provoke the appearance of stains and stains on the metal.
- Difficultly cleanable dirt blacks and deposits can easily remove if boiled dishes in such a versatile solution: in 10 liters of water, dissolve 1 piece of laundry soap( real, brown), o, 5 packs of soda ash and 100-150 ml of silicate glue. Boil the product in this solution for 5 minutes or longer until the contamination begins to lag well from the surface.
- After cleaning, rinse the dishes with warm water and dry naturally.
To remove uneven stains on aluminum products, use a soft cloth or a sponge.
How and what to clean aluminum cookware from scum?
If you have a hard water flowing from the tap, scale will form on the dishes. On aluminum products scale is formed very quickly. Do not try to wipe this dirt off, you can damage the surface and there will be scratches on it.
How and what to clean aluminum cookware from scum? Tips:
- If the scale is resistant, then use the boiling of the products in a solution of soap, soda and silicate glue. His recipe was described above.
- A small layer of scale can be removed with the help of liquid ammonia: dissolve in several liters of water 5-10 drops of ammonia, a little laundry soap and 1 tablespoon of baking soda. Wash this solution with dishes and rinse well under running warm water.
- For descaling, vinegar is suitable: pour water and 3-4 tablespoons of vinegar into the pan. Boil this solution for 15 minutes. Then merge it and rinse the product under the water.
All of the above described methods for cleaning aluminum do their job well and do not damage the surface of the dishes.
How and what to clean aluminum from fat?
If it is repeatedly and incorrectly to clean aluminum utensils from grease, it can lose its gloss, scratches and hard to remove stains. How and what to clean aluminum from fat, so that it does not lose its aesthetic appearance? Tips:
- Pour warm water into the dishes and dissolve in it any detergent( 1 tablespoon).Leave in this state the product with a solution for 30-60 minutes. Then wipe the surface with a soft cloth and rinse under the tap with water.
- Fill the container, which must be cleaned of grease, with water. Dissolve in it 2 tablespoons of vinegar and as much lemon juice. Place the container on the gas and boil the solution for 15 minutes. Cool and remove grease with a soft foam woolcloth.
- For cleaning from fat, you can use the universal tool described above, with soda, soap and silicate glue.
"General cleaning" is necessary for any kitchen utensils. But "capricious" aluminum requires a special approach to cleaning and operation. If you take into account the specific properties of this metal, you can keep the dishes shiny and beautiful for a long time.
How and what to clean aluminum utensils to shine?
If you still incorrectly exploited and cleaned the dishes from aluminum, and it lost its luster, do not be discouraged. To restore the "presentation" of kitchen utensils will help proven methods. How and what to clean aluminum utensils to shine? Several ways:
- Sour milk, kefir or cucumber juice will help remove dark spots on the surface of the dishes. If the darkening of the product has occurred from the inside, fill it with kefir for several hours. Black spots appeared outside, dry dishes with cucumber juice for 2 hours, and then rinse with water.
- Treat the darkened surface with a clean 9% vinegar. Then rinse the products with water, and rub the surface with a soft cloth.
- Boiling with onion - cut the onion into several pieces, fold into a saucepan and boil for a few minutes.
- Wipe the surface of the products with sour apples. The acid of these fruits gives shine to aluminum and returns an aesthetic appearance.
- Scrub the surface of kitchen utensils with a toothbrush, pre-wetting the surface of pots and pans. Leave it so for the night, and then rinse the powder with warm water.
- You can refresh the surface of aluminum by rubbing it with an eraser to wipe the ink.
- Solution of oxalic acid( 1 teaspoon per 5 liters of water).Immerse the product in this solution and leave it overnight. In the morning, rinse the dishes under warm water.
- Cook the rhubarb in the bowl and it will shine like new.
Many housewives clean aluminum dishes with wood ash, especially, it is typical for the inhabitants of villages and villages. From wood ash, this material fades and even thinens.
Tool for cleaning aluminum dishes
Often when leaving for nature or to the sea, we take with us aluminum cookware for cooking on the fire. From this use, the dishes turn black.
Important: Do not use sand and abrasive powders to clean aluminum products. There will be scratches that will spoil the appearance.
The best tool for cleaning aluminum dishes is a tartar. This tool was used by our grandmothers. Wine stone is formed on the bottom of barrels, bottles and jars, in which the wine was stored. You need to put the wine stone on the bottom of the tank, fill it with water and put it on the fire. After boiling, turn off the fire and cool the solution. When the product cools down, you just need to drain it and wipe the surface of the product dry with a soft cloth.
Tip: If you can not get a tartar, you can use wine vinegar. Pour a few spoons of wine vinegar into a pot of water and boil.
Such a tool can be taken with you to nature, and after cooking the food on the fire, effectively and quickly clean the dishes of carbon deposits.
To prevent the aluminum from getting dark during operation, do not use dishes to prepare sour compotes, soup or similar. Do not salt vegetables, meat and fish in aluminum cookware. Do not store food in it, as long-term contact even with ordinary water, can lead to the appearance of dark spots.