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How to remove every insect from romaine lettuce?
How do I get rid of tiny insects on my lettuce, I know that there will always be insects on it but I'm so paranoid about it. I have a huge fear and I love lettuce so much. I get rid of most insects by ...
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Bleach in cast iron pan, safety concerns?
Someone used a solution of bleach and water (probably 1/10 ratio) on my cast iron, they were letting it soak in this solution. When I noticed I immediately rinsed it off multiple times, scrubbed it (...
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How to properly clean a whiskey flask?
I found an old stainess steel flask that someone once gave me. I want to use it again to hold whiskey.
There doesn't seem to be any liquid inside, though it may have contained some just before the ...
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Is it really necessary to avoid using soap on a cast iron skillet?
Hello Seasoned Adviced community!
When talking about cast iron skillets, it is common to hear the advice "don't ever use soap to wash the skillet." However, I rarely hear specific reasons for why it ...
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What is the white residue on pots after cooking beans or lentils?
One of the most important maintenance items around the house is to keep the cooking pans in perfectly clean condition. I consider this to be by far the most important DIY item to stay healthy at home.
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Microwave door blew open when boiling water-vinegar mixture for cleaning
The inside walls of a microwave have become sticky. I was attempting to be a smart cookie and tried to clean it by boiling a glass of water-vinegar mixture inside it. However, this DIY backfired as ...
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Can oven cleaning sprays poison the quality of the food baked in an oven if not cleared away?
I want to ask Is it good to use oven cleaning sprays to clean oven. Does the quality of the food baked in an oven will not goes down or become unhealthy?
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How to stop oatmeal from sticking to the sides of my slow cooker?
When I cook oatmeal, I usually do steel-cut oats in the slow-cooker overnight.
They are tasty, etc., but invariably there is a layer of oats stuck/burned on to the side walls of the ceramic slow-...
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how to get fish smell out of cast iron skillet
When I cook fish fillets in my cast iron griddle skillet, the skillet smells like fish even after I clean it. Is there a way to get that fish smell out?
I clean the skillet by first putting water in ...
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Why do my stainless steel fry pans always develop a residue?
I have a set of stainless steel frying pans. They are Emeril Lagasse brand which at some point was mentioned to be made by all-clad. I don't believe they are of particularly high quality but seem to ...
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Preventing/Cleaning burned masa on a comal
I have a large, carbon steel comal. As is usual, the main things I make on it are made from masa. One of the few things that will adhere to even good seasoning on carbon steel or cast iron is dry, ...
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Black spotting/dust in stainless steel utensils.Is this mildew?
I moved into this house a couple of months ago and bought some high quality stainless steel utensils with me from my house. I am noticing some black spots that don't go away with scratching or washing ...
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What is this black stuff coming off my George Forman grill?
I bought this George Forman Grill with detachable trays that are supposed to be dishwasher safe. I noticed that after the dishwasher there's this black soot on them. What causes this? Is there anyway ...
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Advice on use and care of Le Creuset cast iron skillet
Below is a picture of my current cast iron skillet from Le Creuset. As a relative cooking novice, could someone let me know if I have possibly damaged my pan, or if this is normal? I have a Le ...
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How do you properly wash hands after dealing with raw chicken?
Whenever I get done dealing with raw chicken, I feel like I need to wash my hands repeatedly with hot water and soap. Is this going to remove the potential bacteria away or is there a different way I ...
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I have used Mr Clean Magic Eraser to clean my porcelain bowl, what to do next?
According to https://gimmethegoodstuff.org/mr-clean-magic-eraser-is-it-toxic/
You shouldn’t use it on dishes or something you eat off of as bits of the polymer are left behind. You should avoid ...
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How do I clean my gas oven at the very bottom where the burner is?
Last night I was baking a peach cobbler at 400F when my son noticed orange flames coming out of the vent holes at the sides of the bottom panel of the oven. I shut off the oven and eventually the ...
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How to make gas bbq ready for cooking after a long non use
I have a gas bbq which I haven’t used in 3 years and today I turned it on to see if it works and to my surprise it does. Now it has been filled with webs and other stuff to I turned it on.
What should ...
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How do I clean a pot after boiling eggs?
After boiling 8 batches of eggs, how can I clean the build up of calcium off the bottom of the pot?
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Suggestions for easy peanut butter clean-up
I have a family member who sometimes likes to eat peanut butter by itself -- no bread, crackers, etc. For sanitary reasons, we do discourage eating directly from the jar, but that poses a quandary in ...
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How can I clean chia seeds?
I'm wondering about how to properly clean chia seeds since they cannot be washed in water as other seeds.
I've read that they need not to be washed, but then how to clean them?
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Leaving cooking equipment dirty
In my household, there are a few items don't get washed right away after use. These include a few all-clad non-stick pans (stated as dishwasher safe), kitchen knives, misc pots/pans, a few grill items ...
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Is it normal to wash an apple, or other fruits, with dish washing liquid?
I've never seen anyone do that until yesterday. So I wanted to know is this appropriate for when preparing apples for any meal, how about other fruits? Unlike plates, fruits can absorb chemicals.
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How to clean burned residue off of a stainless steel stovetop
I have a GE Profile gas stove with a non-enameled stainless steel stovetop. While mostly the design prevents burned-on gunk, occasionally I get some burned oil or sugar on the steel. And I haven't ...
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Mould in oven due to leftover food
I have some mould in my oven due to accidentally leaving food in there. The food has been removed but there is mould in the oven. Can I turn the fan oven function on to kill the mould spores before I ...
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Can you wash a pop can or ( in my case ) a monster energy drink can in a dishwasher?
Can you wash a pop can That os recealable but empty in the dishwasher or will it degrade?
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Is wiping with mineral spirits a viable option to reset cast iron?
I didn't wipe out the thin layer of oil. Big mistake. The layer of goo that has now formed is hard to scrape, and the outcome will anyway be patchy without a ton of effort.
I am thinking of using ...
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Food was left in Instant Pot for a month and it grew mold. Is it safe to use it after cleaning?
I have an Instant Pot. I made some rice about a month ago and haven’t used it since. Unfortunately someone in the house put the cover on the pot with the rice inside and left it there. I just opened ...
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Cleaning plastic bags used for sous vide
I am using this kind of vacuum bag for sous vide. They work perfectly but recently I have been having a problem cleaning them.
I let them sit for a few days after using them without cleaning them, ...
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Steel Pan non-stick improvement by polishing
I recently started to research into my cookwares and decided a stainless-steel pan was a good budget investment to learn to cook better my steaks and other items. I cooked my first steaks over the ...
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Is a stainless steel stain in a pressure cooker safe?
I placed a stainless steel idli stand in a pressure cooker (unsure if the cooker is Aluminium or steel, but it has the word "wrought" etched on its worn out bottom), poured some water into ...
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What is the laziest way to clean pyrex baking pans or avoid the process with chicken?
I like baked chicken, but I do not like cleaning wee dots of baked-on splatter from borosilicate glass dish corners .. what alternatives exist which minimize my cleaning labor here?
I'm aware of ...
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Is there any trick to cleaning up after grating frozen butter?
I grated frozen butter for the first time today, to make a streusel topping. It worked much faster than my usual method of cubing and cutting in. However the cleanup felt wrong.
I used a paper towel ...
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Is my iron cast pan properly cleaned? [duplicate]
As you can see, there is a black area on one half of my iron cast pan:
Is this normal? Or I'm not cleaning my pan properly? I did it with salt and a sponge (while the pan was hot).
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Best way to deal with drying dishware to minimize hazards?
I have a glass/ceramic bowl. I've used the bowl so now I gotta wash it; instead of using a dish cleaner I manually wash it with soap and rinse it off with hot steamy water for about 1 minute. I pour ...
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Confused about advice from Coleman about seasoning their porcelain coated cast iron grill grates
Basically, I thought porcelain coated grates don't need to be seasoned, but the official instructions from the Coleman page explicitly recommend it.
I've got a Coleman grill for 3 years now and I ...
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How do you clean cheesecloth?
Do you only rinse it with water and accept stains? Boil it? Soak it in bleach? Put it in the washing machine? Put it in the dishwasher? Are they disposable?
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Should you wash raspberries?
I know, the hard and fast rule is to wash all your produce, but I have the hardest trouble washing raspberries. They inevitably get waterlogged and lose so much texture no matter how gentle I am. I ...
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How to clean silicone ice cube forms?
I bought silicone ice cube forms and when I used them something white swam on the water. I guess some silicone that dissolved from the form.
First I made ice three times and threw it away, but the ...
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Cleaning a Sieve
Is there a better way of cleaning a sieve, other than stabbing at it with a brush, in a manner such as this ?
I can't help but think there must be....
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The cast iron pan changed color after machine-dishwashing
My cast iron pan is new, clearly black, like deeply black. In the instructions, it is mentioned that it can be put in a dishwasher (not recommended, but it could be). The first time putting it in the ...
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How to remove latex(?) from a bread-baking tin?
I've just got an old baking tin, and it's coated on the inside with something that looks a lot like a surgical latex glove; definitely not non-stick, and it is flaking off. I have started rubbing it ...
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how to clean ginger residue from my plastic juicer containers?
I was juicing unpeeled ginger over the weekend, and even though I washed both the main juicing chamber/Auger housing and the juice container after using them, they seem stained, with slightly sticky ...
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Cleaning white bubbles on induction stove
I recently moved into an apartment with an induction stove. After the first use with a designated pan, some white bubble marks have appeared. Has anyone had these types of stains? Any suggestions on ...
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What can remove extremely baked on grease?
I have a high-temperature home electric Pizza oven.
Despite my best efforts to keep it spotless, There are places (stainless and glass surfaces) where spatters of oil/grease have become hard baked on, ...
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How to clean molten plastic from a pizza stone?
I have a pizza stone, which has molten plastic on it (it touched the edge of a plastic chopping board briefly, while hot). I cleaned as best as I could with water, but when I put it in the oven it ...
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Spots in Stainless Pots after cleaning in self cleaning oven
Is there anyway to restore the Stainless finish to a pot that has been cleaned in a self cleaning oven. I burned it so badly it was the only way to salvage the pan. Still works great and didn't warp ...
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Will a lye solution damage enameled cookware?
Got some very thick baked on oil inside of a Lodge dutch oven with an enamel lining. Avocado oil, baked on in a 500F oven while making bread. Can I save some time by just filling it up with warm water ...
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Gummy residue from baking spray/oil
I'm sure everyone's seen this - that brownish stuff left behind when you grease an area of a baking dish that gets left exposed to the heat. Soap doesn't bother it too much, and it likes to gum up my ...
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How to remove white stain after stove cleaning?
I cleaned the gate of my stove using easy off oven cleaner and then had some white stains that cannot be removed:
How do I remove the stains?
