The time of raclette is here: you can feast on it for hours in good company.
But how are the grill plates and pans cleaned again later?
A round of raclette has already become a tradition in many families and groups of friends.
Eating and chatting can be combined here for hours - but cheese and the like make the grill plates and pans quite greasy and crusty.
Then a general cleaning is announced again.
But watch out: not every raclette is cleaned in the same way.
Depending on whether it is a model with a natural grill plate or a Teflon-coated grill plate, the raclette must be treated differently.
We have tips for you to make your raclette shine again in no time.
You have to keep this in mind when cleaning the raclette
Before you start cleaning the raclette, you should always make sure that the plates are no longer hot.
So always wait until they have cooled down
.
Only then should you clean the grill plates.
Make sure to
keep sharp objects away from the grill plates
.
Otherwise you will scratch them or even remove an important coating.
You can
remove
a
large part of the dirt
before cleaning
by carefully running over it with the wooden spatula, which is actually there to empty the pans.
The raclette should definitely be cleaned immediately after use
: If you reheat the device with dirt residues, you must expect it to burn into the device.
In the worst case, it can no longer be used.
Cleaning raclette: This is how a natural grill stone plate gets clean
Exercise caution with natural grill stone slabs: Natural stone is equipped with pores that can soak up water.
That is why the
natural stone grill plate of a raclette should never end up in the dishwasher
or be soaked too much.
If the grill plate is heated up again later, the water in the pores expands and damages the plate.
Instead, simply wipe the natural stone
with soapy water and a sponge
.
To do this, you should first remove the plate from the device.
In addition, you don't need to be surprised if your natural stone
grill
plate
will develop a
colored patina
at some point
.
This is natural and should therefore not be treated with aggressive cleaning agents - it can simply remain as it is.
In general, you should
keep sharp cleaners and pointed objects away from the natural grill stone plate
.
Incrustations should be relatively easy to remove with the rinse water.
Then dry the grill plate well.
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Teflon-coated grill plate: These tips will help you clean the raclette
You
can
clean
grill plates with a Teflon coating or non-stick coating in a
similar way to natural grill stone plates
with washing-up liquid and a little water
.
However, if the dirt is coarser or burnt in, you should first
scrape it away with the wooden spatula
.
And also reveals
most models also in the dishwasher
- check this first but in the manual.
Before doing this, the grill plate can be soaked in water for a few minutes.
In general, you should
keep rough objects such as the underside of a dish sponge or steel wool away from Teflon-coated pans
.
Remove the plate from the device before cleaning.
Once you have cleaned the griddle, wipe it with paper towels or a dry cloth.
This will prevent limescale deposits from forming on the surface later.
Whether and how quickly this happens depends on the lime content in the water in your region.
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Raclette: can I clean the grill plates with baking soda?
If you have a raclette with coated grill plates, you should
avoid
the use of
baking soda
or grease solvents
.
These can attack the coating on the grill plates - but also on the pans.
Instead, stick to a normal detergent solution.
How do I clean the raclette heating coil?
Some cheese addicts like to overdo it with raclette and stack the sweets in towers - so that they just fit under the grill plate.
Unfortunately, the food then presses against the heating coil and contaminates it with grease and leftover food.
But how do you clean these places again?
At first glance, this appears to be extremely complicated, after
all
, you must
never come near the heating coil with water
.
All grill plates with a power supply must not come into contact with water or a dishwasher.
Therefore, unplug the device first and let it cool down.
Then a so-called
fat dissolving
spray is used: Spray it on the burned-in areas on the heating coil and let it work for about half an hour.
Then the dirt is soaked so far that it can be easily wiped off with a soft sponge.
If it doesn't work the first time, just try again.
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How to clean the raclette pans
The pans of a raclette are quite easy to clean: just put them
in the sink filled with hot water for a few hours
.
There, soiling and burnt-in items can be removed from the surfaces very easily.
After soaking, you can use detergent to remove the last bits of food and then let the pans dry.
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