How do I clean a moldy rice cooker heating element?
There's a pretty large patch of white and green mold on the heating element of my rice cooker, near the magnet. Is there a way to remove it? It's grown to the point of bumpy.
It seems that my brother forgot to properly clean the underside of the inner pot this whole time
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I would start with a moist rag with just dish washing soap. Then a moist rag with bleach. Then let it air dry for a day.
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I would start with a moist rag with just dish washing soap. Then a moist rag with bleach. Then let it air dry for a day.How do you clean the heating element in a rice cooker?
If you've been neglecting your rice cooker for some time and have brown, burnt on stuff on the heating element that scrubbing with a kitchen sponge will not budge, try scraping it off very gently with a very fine sandpaper or fine mesh steel wool.How do I get rid of mold in my rice cooker?
How to clean mold out of a rice cooker? After removing the rice, wash the cooker with soap and water twice. Spray the inside with distilled white vinegar and water and rinse. Run the cooker with one part vinegar to three parts water.Can you use a rice cooker after mold?
After thoroughly washing and rinsing your cooker, make a solution of 10 parts water to 1 part bleach and allow it to soak in your cooker for a few minutes, then dump it out and allow the cooker to air dry. Using Bleach on Mold (note that the caveat here is that bleach isn't effective for porous surfaces.How to check Rice cooker Heating Element ?
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