How to clean a pan of old soot: methods, video

After prolonged use of dishes for frying products, a thick layer of fat appears on it, which is not washed even with detergents. How to clean a pan of old soot in order to return the dishes to their original appearance and not harm health when cooking? After all, burning contains substances that contribute to the formation of malignant cells in the body.

Cleaning preparation

Before washing the old skillet, you should determine what material the container is made of. This will help you choose the right cleaning method, the right tool, the right scraper. In most cases, old fat can be dealt with using the improvised means available in every home. The most important thing is to choose a method suitable for your existing pan. After all, the tool that will clean the cast-iron container can spoil Teflon or ceramic.

1. Cast iron and aluminum containers are not afraid of hard cleaning; they tolerate the use of abrasive powders and coarse scrapers well.
2. Tanks with a non-stick layer of Teflon do not tolerate rough machining with metal scrapers and abrasives. Only gentle methods are used to wash them.
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3. Spraying ceramic dishes requires careful care for frying. To clean these pans, special melamine rubber sponges are used that remove contaminants of any origin. And as a detergent neutral gels for dishes are used.

How to clean an old pan

Tanks with a large layer of burning and fat immediately catch your eye, compromising the hostess. Therefore, you should know how and how to wash old pans from pollution. Depending on the material from which the containers are made, choose a tool and its application. And before starting the process, soak the pan for 40 minutes in warm water. In the water, add children's washing powder and whiteness based on 5 l of water: 2 tablespoons of detergent and 2 caps of bleach.

Rock salt

Braziers and pans made of an alloy of iron and carbon after using a scraper or knife may deteriorate, become rusty, and products will burn on them. At the same time, black is a normal color for such containers. Therefore, it should be decided: cook without sticking or have a shiny clean cast iron dishes. You can keep unsightly utensils in such places that no one will see it, but you can use the folk method using rock salt. Before you clean a cast-iron pan from perennial soot:

• soak the container for half an hour in hot water with the addition of baby detergent, dry;
• pour 200 g of salt into the pan, put on a slow fire, holding it for 25-35 minutes;
• turn off the fire, cover the dishes, leave to cool for one hour;
• Use a soft brush and knife to clean carbon deposits and grease.

Baking or soda ash

In most cases, baking soda or liquor will help clean dishes both inside and out. Cleaning with these elements is suitable for aluminum, steel, cast iron, ceramic and Teflon utensils. If you want to clean the container only from the outside, you can apply a simple boiling of water with alkali. To do this, add 150 g of the substance to 1 liter of water, boil over low heat for half an hour, rinse.

To get rid of the layer of dirt and grease from all sides, you should use a twenty-liter bucket filled with water with the addition of soda or liquor, diluted at the rate of: 15 l 1,500 g of substance. Put a bucket with a capacity on fire, bring to a boil, set aside for 2 hours. Then remove the dishes and clean them.

A special mixture of soda that can be prepared at home will remove old fat from a container of any material. This tool is well suited even for coated dishes, which must be treated very carefully. Before washing the pan from old fat, made from any material, you should prepare: 700 g of soda ash, 1 piece of laundry soap, 2 bubbles of silicate stationery glue. Proceed with the preparation of the product:

• prepare a wide capacity of 15l-20l;
• grind laundry soap, pour into a container;
• add glue and liquor, pour 12 liters of water;
• bring the solution to a boil, remove from heat;
• immerse the pan in a liquid, leave for 5-6 hours;
• Having removed the dishes, use a scraper and a knife for cast iron and aluminum containers, and a dish sponge for Teflon and ceramic containers.

Vinegar and Citric Acid

You can remove old fat without resorting to buying in-store chemicals. Citric acid and vinegar, each hostess will help achieve an excellent result in the neutralization of soot. To do this:

• in a container of 5 l add: 4 l of water, 2 cups of vinegar, 2 tablespoons of citric acid;
• put the solution on fire, bring to a boil, immerse it in a pan, boil for 10 minutes, set aside for 1 hour;
• having taken out the dishes, clean the soot with a hard scraper;
• adding 3 tablespoons of washing powder and 50 ml of whiteness to a still hot solution with vinegar and lemon, again immerse the pan for 2 hours;
• after the expiration of the time, clean the dishes with a soft brush, rinse and dry.

If the dishes are slightly burnt during frying, you can pour in it: 1 tablespoon lemons, 1 tablespoon of baking soda and 3 tablespoons of vinegar. Boil the mixture for 3-5 minutes, rinse the pan and dry.

Coca Cola

With a slight coating of grease, which is not recommended to be treated with a metal scraper, pollution can be eliminated using Coca-Cola or Pepsi-Cola. Before washing the pan from old fat, pour the drink into a bucket and boil it. Place the contaminated container in a hot solution for 20 hours. During this time, the phosphoric acid contained in the drink will corrode the entire soot.

Hydrogen peroxide

Porridge made of hydrogen peroxide and citric acid is a good safe way to remove the old pollution of iron and steel tanks. Before you clean the old cast-iron skillet with peroxide, soak the dishes in hot water with the addition of baby detergent for 20 hours. Then proceed with cleaning:

• combine: 1 vial of hydrogen peroxide, half a glass of baking soda, 1 cap of dishwashing detergent;
• mix the ingredients into a mushy mass, apply to the surface, leave for 30 minutes;
• after this time, wipe the dish with a soft brush, rinse, dry;
• in case of severe pollution, carry out the procedure two to three times.

Activated carbon

Aluminum is a beautiful and durable material, but it requires special attention to its care. Such frypots must not be washed in a dishwasher; abrasives should not be used for cleaning. Cope with the pollution of such dishes will help ordinary activated carbon. A tool with high surface activity is available in the first-aid kit of every housewife and is able to not only have a therapeutic effect, but also restore the cleanliness of the dishes.

Before you clean the aluminum pan from old carbon deposits, you must soak it in hot water with the addition of washing powder for one hour. Thereafter:

• pull out the soaked container, dry a little;
• crush into powder 8 tablets of an absorbent agent, pour onto the surface of the pan;
• add half a glass of water, put on fire, bring to a boil, set aside for 40 minutes;
• drain the cooled liquid, wipe the surface with a sponge.

Ammonia and borax

The use of boric acid and ammonia is a harsh chemical method of exposure, therefore, it is applicable only for cast iron surfaces. To use it:

• in 200 g of water, dilute 5-6 drops of ammonia and one third of a teaspoon of boric acid;
• pour the mixture onto a cast iron surface, leave for 30-40 minutes;
• after time, drain the resulting dirty liquid, rinse the pan well and dry;
• if necessary, carry out the procedure again.

Sand

The most reliable and oldest method of cleaning cast iron and duralumin braziers is the use of sand. Sand grains can easily cope even with the oldest soot. For this:

• Soak the pan for one hour in warm water with the addition of baking soda;
• pour two glasses of sand at the bottom of the dish, put on fire;
• after the mineral starts to burn, pour out the sand, and clean the pan with a hard scraper.

Household chemicals

Since it is very difficult to clean the old pan from soot and fat with improvised means, to help mistresses come with chemicals that effectively break down fat and rid of the most persistent pollution. The most popular are:

1. Helper Professional. An effective cleaner that penetrates into old pollution that is firmly rooted in the surface. It neutralizes and rinses them without damaging the surface.
2. Beckmann Grill-Reiniger Aktiv-Gel. A gel that removes even the oldest grease from any surface. It does not contain abrasives and has a pleasant aroma.
3. Xanto Oven Cleaner. Foamy paste that removes dirt, grease and soot. After using the product, there are no scuffs and scratches.
4. Astonish Oven Clean Power Spray. Spray that cleans the surface of pans of any type. Easily removes carbon deposits, carefully treats ceramic and teflon containers.
5. Gallus Backofen & Grill. Carbon cleaner to cope with all types of dirt and old grease.
6. Sales. The liquid intended for cleaning of deposits and grease of any surfaces. Actively affects both in cold and hot environments. It has good adhesive qualities.
7. Passion Gold. A tool that perfectly removes all contaminants from grease, soot and soot. Gives frying pans pristine cleanliness without damaging the surface.
8. Well Done. Degreaser spray. It copes well with light soot on Teflon roasters.
9. Blitz backofen & grill. Spray designed to remove carbon deposits from stainless steel surfaces. Kills harmful bacteria and unpleasant odors, gently affects ceramic and teflon surfaces.

Conclusion

Bring your favorite pan to its original appearance is very difficult. Especially if the kitchen item is quite old or badly charred. However, most pollution can still be overcome with the help of the means available in every home. The most important thing is to choose the method that is suitable for the existing pan. After all, a tool that will clean the duralumin or cast-iron roasting pan may cause unsuitability for a container with a Teflon coating.