How to clean aluminum cookware at home?

Every housewife has aluminum utensils among the kitchen utensils. Pots, pans, saucepans made of this metal are easy to use, warm well and evenly. Proper care of such utensils requires compliance with some rules that help not only to preserve the appearance of aluminum utensils, but also significantly extend their useful life.

Aluminum is a light and fairly soft metal. It is perfect for making various kitchen utensils. Thanks to the light weight, pans and saucepans with thick sides and bottom are not at all heavy, which means that they are much more convenient to use. Every housewife knows that dishes with a thick bottom greatly facilitate the cooking process, because the products in such utensils are warmed up more evenly, and the likelihood of burning is reduced. However, in addition to the positive aspects, aluminum also has disadvantages. Due to its soft structure, this material is more susceptible to dirt than others.

It is important to know what devices, materials and means can be used to clean aluminum cookware at home without harming it. For this purpose, you can use:

• soft materials. Cloth material, soft sponge, cotton or gauze swabs will not harm the dishes. In no case should you clean aluminum dishes with hard brushes, metal sponges or scrapers, or a piece of emery paper;

• foaming detergents.Sparing neutral gels or lathers from laundry soap, soap shavings will clean kitchen utensils well. Powders, abrasives should not be used;

• Silicate glue can be used to clean aluminum utensils. Also, a simple stationery is suitable for this purpose;

• lemon juice, weak citric acid solution, tartaric or apple cider vinegar. These solutions can be used to remove blackness from dishes;

• To clean and wash aluminum pots and pans to a shine, use special cleaners for crystal, ceramics or porcelain. They will remove dirt well without damaging the surface. Such products can be found in the departments of household chemicals;

• popular advice calls for the use of simple natural remedies: sour apples cut in half, sorrel, kefir or sour pickles, a chopped onion head.

Never touch aluminum cookware with the following materials:

• chalk;

• cleaning pastes and powders with abrasive particles;

• sand;

• knives, metal scrapers or sponges;

• chlorine-containing detergents.

In this case, washing in an automatic dishwasher will also have to be abandoned.

To wash aluminum kitchen utensils well and without negative consequences, it is necessary to adhere to a number of recommendations:

• Pots and pans must be completely cool before washing and cleaning. If colder water spills onto a hot or warm surface of aluminum cookware, the material will deform.

• Soaking dishes in soapy water is a good way to get rid of burnt food particles and stubborn grease. However, this process should not be delayed, the soaking time should be 7-10 minutes.

• To clean aluminum utensils from black deposits and other difficult dirt, you need to boil them in a solution of soda and silicate glue. To do this, you need to select a large container into which, when filling with water, you can completely dip the cleaned kitchen item. For 1 liter of water, add 1 tablespoon of baking soda and a few drops of clerical or silicate glue. You can only use soda.

• After boiling or soaking in soapy water, the surface of the dishes is cleaned with a soft cloth, sponge or other non-traumatic and soft materials.

• At the final stage of cleaning, the dishes should be well rinsed under running running warm water.

• Do not leave aluminum cookware wet or damp. Immediately after washing, it should be thoroughly dry with a soft towel or non-coarse cloth. This will protect the surface of the products from the appearance of streaks.

Previously, mothers and grandmothers perfectly cleaned their aluminum dishes to a shine, using folk advice and recipes. These methods have been tested by many years of experience and tried by many housewives. Here are some recipes:

• A soft sponge dipped in brine or kefir can easily clean saucepans and pots from dark spots on the surface. After wiping the surface with a sponge, leave the dishes for 1.5-2 hours. After that, the pan must be thoroughly rinsed with warm water.

• If the inner part of the pan surface has darkened, it is necessary to fill it with kefir and leave for 2 hours, after which the pan should be rinsed.

• A solution of vinegar will help to restore the shine and get rid of the grease that has stuck into the inner side of the surface. It is better to use a weaker, 6% vinegar. With a soft cloth soaked in vinegar, wipe the inner and outer surfaces, then rinse thoroughly with tap water.

• Sour cut apple fights off plaque on the surface of aluminum utensils well.It is necessary to rub the surface of a frying pan or saucepan with half an apple, leave in this form for 10-15 minutes, and then rinse the surface with warm water.

• Some housewives advise using a regular rubber pencil eraser to remove dark stains. In addition, this method is good for restoring the shine of the dishes. Armed with an eraser, you need to actively rub the contaminated areas.

• Well restores the appearance of dishes and gets rid of stubborn dirt by boiling the onions in it. Pour water into a saucepan to the brim, put 2-3 onions cut into four parts. Bring water to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5-7 minutes. After boiling, drain the water and let the pan cool. The inner surface should be wiped with a damp soft cloth or sponge, rinsed with warm water, and thoroughly wiped until completely dry.

Every housewife has aluminum utensils among the kitchen utensils. Pots, pans, saucepans made of this metal are easy to use, warm well and evenly.

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