Aluminum pans: how to clean out of soot?

Aluminum pans are an object that is present in the kitchen of each person. Cookware made of this metal is lightweight and allows you to quickly heat food. To aluminum products pleased you more than one year, you need to take care of them and know how to clean them at home.

Aluminum dishes, like any other, subject to the formation of soot. Improper handling of such products quickly leads them to an unsightly condition. Contamination on aluminum can be formed not only because of burned food or fat outside, a dark patina can form on the surface inside the pan for several reasons:

• cooking potatoes in their skins;
• cooking dishes with sourness (cabbage soup with sauerkraut);
• prolonged boiling water without adding salt.

It is not recommended to wash aluminum with abrasive substances, especially for polished surfaces. To clean the scale, you can use a soft cloth and non-aggressive detergent (without alkali and acid). Can not be used for cleaning soda, the alkali contained in it will adversely affect the condition of the metal.

Among the most popular and available methods of removing the burning from pans are the following:

• salt;
• acetic and citric acid;
• ammonia;
• Activated carbon;
• apples;
• milk serum;
• soap.

It is possible to clean the dirt that appeared on the bottom and the walls of the pan recently, without the use of aggressive agents. Handy tools will help to return the original gloss to the dishes:

• Uncompressed scale can be removed with whey. Pour the product into the pan and leave for 24 hours. Then wash with a soft cloth. You can also use kefir or pickle pickles. Pour 60 minutes into the soiled dishes, then drain. Wash the pan with a soft sponge and detergent.
• Slight contamination on the outside and inside of the pan will help remove sour apples. They need to be cut and rubbed the blackened areas with lobules.
• Instead of apples, you can use lemon. Grate on a fine grater and put the slurry in gauze. Good rub the darkened places of the pan and leave for 50 minutes. Wash the aluminum with a soft sponge and dish detergent.
• Effective in the fight against dark patches onions. Peel two onions, put them in a saucepan and cook for half an hour. All the raid will come down.
• You can use soap. Finely grate, dip in water and boil for 20 minutes. When the water has cooled, wash the pot with a sponge.

These tools are effective in eliminating the weak and not old traces of scale. If the dishes are heavily contaminated, it is better to use acetic acid, sodium chloride or ammonia.

Burnt during the jam process, food from the bottom of the pan can be removed with common salt. For this you need:

• Cover the bowl with cool water. Let stand 10 minutes.
• Drain water, pour salt.
• Leave to soak for a few hours.
• Erase leftovers with lip wash gel.

Water-saline solution will help to remove dark deposits on the inner walls:

• Mix the ingredients in the same proportions.
• Apply the mixture on a soft sponge.
• Lose space scum.

Stagnant traces of soot can be removed with soap and ammonia. The mixture is prepared as follows:

• Chop half a piece of soap.
• Add water.
• Add a tablespoon of ammonia.
• Boil for 15 minutes.
• Chill.
• Wash the pan.

Well removes carbon deposits a mixture of PVA and laundry soap (1/3 bar is enough). Pour the mixture into the pan, boil for half an hour. Places of darkening rub with a washcloth. Well wash the pot.

With many years of scaling, which can not clean any funds, will help to cope a mixture of soap, soda ash and silicate glue. This recipe does not adversely affect the properties of the metal, but it perfectly cleans darkened pots. It is necessary to prepare 10 liters of water, a piece of soap, a glass of soda. Grind soap, immerse in water, add soda and glue there as well. Heat over high heat, stirring until the soap has dissolved. Immerse contaminated dishes in the mixture, after boiling reduce heat. Cover the container with a lid.

Boiling time depends on the degree of contamination of pots. On average, the procedure takes one to two hours. After completion of the procedure, remove and clean the pots using a synthetic sponge.

Activated charcoal will help clean the milk from aluminum. For this you need:

• 4 tablets crush into powder;
• cover the bottom of the pot with it and leave for 30 minutes;
• pour the dishes with cold water. Let stand for another half hour (with coal powder);
• wash the pot with a sponge with dishwashing gel.

If you have already eaten a lot of carbon, 9% table vinegar will help to cope with it:

1. Dilute the vinegar in water (1 cup per 1 liter) and pour the resulting solution into a saucepan.
2. Boil.
3. Cool, wash with a sponge with soapy water.

With frequent use of an aluminum pan, it can be seen that a lime scale is formed on its walls and bottom. Citric acid will help to remove it:

1. Pour the pan with water.
2. Boil.
3. Add 2 tablespoons of citric acid.
4. Boil for 15 minutes.
5. Allow to cool.
6. Wash the pan with dish detergent.

New aluminum dishes require maintenance before use. It must be washed to remove technical greases. To do this, wash the product with a soft sponge with a dish detergent and rinse with cool water. It is good to ignite a pan so that an oxide-salt film appears on its walls. It will protect aluminum from oxidation and prevent harmful compounds from getting into the food.

You need to bake the aluminum pan as follows:

• wash the product well, let it dry completely;
• pour vegetable oil on the bottom;
• add a tablespoon of salt;
• ignite for 5 minutes (the focus will be the smell of hot oil);
• Allow the dishes to cool and wash with a sponge with soapy water.

The aesthetic appearance of the pan and its service life is directly related to the care of the metal. During the washing of the product it is necessary to follow the following rules:

• You can wash the pot only when it has cooled to room temperature.
• If the food is burnt, the dishes should be immediately soaked in warm water with the addition of a cleaning agent. Leave to soak for an hour or two. After these actions, it will be much easier to clean the pan.
• Aluminum product must be washed by hand, not in the dishwasher.
• Sponge or cloth for washing should be soft, without impregnation of abrasive particles.
• The washing gel must be thoroughly rinsed from the inside and outside of the pan.
• Chemicals purchased at the store should have an indication “for aluminum cookware”. Among them, you need to choose substances that have a neutral pH. The name of such funds is often written "gel for cleaning metals." Due to the multicomponent composition, such substances quickly and effectively remove heavy pollution. After using them, you must wash and rinse the dishes very carefully.
• Aluminum product can not be washed under a hot stream of water, it can lead to deformation.
• Once a week it is necessary to carry out preventive cleaning of dishes from darkening. For this you need a foam sponge and baking soda. If cleaning is carried out regularly, in the future there will be no need to use multi-part remedies to remove old stains of scale.

To pans from aluminum for a long time did not fail, The following guidelines should be followed:

• Try to cook less in the pan fermented milk soups and other dishes.
• After the dish is cooked, it must be shifted to the container. From prolonged contact with food, aluminum begins to darken, and food gets a taste of metal.
• In aluminum dishes can not do the leaven and salting. When interacting with an acidic environment, substances that adversely affect human health are released.
• To prevent scum on the walls of the pan, it is necessary to cook food over low heat.
• For mixing the ingredients it is better to use the blades made of silicone, plastic or wood. They will not scratch the metal.
• To prevent the formation of soot food should be regularly stirred.

Any methods of cleaning aluminum dishes require a certain amount of time and compliance with safety regulations. The choice of recipes is so diverse that each housewife will be able to find at least a few necessary ingredients in her home arsenal and clean the pans with improvised means. If you handle aluminum dishes correctly and carefully, it will delight you with its beautiful appearance and excellent functional characteristics for years.

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