For some, cooking means pure relaxation, the exact opposite can often be washing dishes.
Three tips on how to clean iron pans quickly and easily.
You have cooked an elaborate meal for yourself and your family, but after eating and getting together, the dishes are waiting in the kitchen.
The leftovers have already dried up and the good cast iron pots and pans have to be soaked and cleaned at great expense.
Three tips on how to make washing up easier for you - your pots and pans are also protected.
By the way: You can also make the sink shine again afterwards – with three home remedies.
Clean the cast iron pan properly: protection for longevity with frequent use
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Cast iron pan - if it's seasoned properly, a little washing-up liquid won't hurt.
© Nndanko/Imago
If you take good care of materials, you will benefit from them for longer.
This can actually be applied to everything in life, even cast iron pans can stay in your kitchen for many years if you take good care of them.
Three tips to get your cast iron pans and pots clean without scrubbing.
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Cleaning cast iron pots - three tips that you should heed
Rinse while it is warm: Do not allow leftovers to dry in the material, but rinse off the larger residues in particular while the pan or pot is still warm.
You are welcome to use a little washing-up liquid for this - this does not harm a well-seasoned pan.
Caution: Use warm water for rinsing or make sure that the temperature difference between the pan and the water is not large.
If the difference is too great, the material can warp or break.
Avoid steel wool for cleaning.
Remember to dry: After rinsing, dry cast iron completely.
Never use the dishwasher for cleaning itself.
If you do this, you will avoid rust.
Care with oil: You can now care for the dried material with a little oil.
You can use rapeseed or vegetable oil for this, you need very little of it.
The
Bonappetit
portal recommends up to half a teaspoon of oil for one-off care.
This is to maintain the non-stick ability and prevent the formation of rust.
Tip: Start with the oil treatment from the inside.
You can use a kitchen towel for this.
You forget these spots all the time when cleaning
You forget these spots all the time when cleaning
Storage of the ladles: Protection can be useful when stacking
If you stack your pots and pans on top of each other in the cupboard, it may make sense to use an intermediate layer.
A felt mat or an old tea towel, for example, is suitable for this – it is simply important that there are no points of contact between the cast materials, otherwise they can scratch.
Rubric list image: © Nndanko/Imago
