How to clean grease efficiently?
I've started frying recently, but already the grip of the basket has become sticky with oil, grease or whatever you call it... I've put the basket in the dishwasher, but with no effect. I guess it could be cleaned without effort with ammoniac, but that's a substance I'm not to fond of.
Any suggestions, apart from elbow-grease?
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If you can find it, the best stuff is industrial Viking degreaser or oven cleaner, undiluted. It's what we use in restaurants, because a tiny amount will dissolve even the toughest grease with minimal scrubbing. It's toxic and corrosive (it'll do to skin what it does to grease), so use it carefully and rinse very well, but the stuff is magic.
Positively magic -- spray a little on and then use a pot sprayer and the grease and grime just rinses off. I swear they suck the souls from babies to power the black magic contained in those bottles.
Failing that, a prolonged soak in boiling hot water with a ton of concentrated dish soap will loosen grease. "Magic eraser" scrubbing blocks work wonders for scrubbing off grease too, and take less elbow grease than the other scouring things.
Note: degreaser is not for normal use on pots and pans, just for hard to clean greasy buildup, such as you see on ovens, stovetops, and friers.
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Just mix 3 tablespoons of baking soda with 1 cup of water. Use the solution on a sponge to scrub away light grease stains from hard surfaces, like countertops, your stovetop, and even pots and pans.What is the best way to clean kitchen grease?
Create a cleaning solution with 1-part baking soda, 2 parts warm water and the lemon juice. Add the solution to a spray bottle and spray the liquid onto the kitchen cabinets. Leave for 2-3 minutes, allowing the baking soda to work its magic. Use the soft sponge to gently scrub the grease away.What dissolves grease the best?
Alcohol. Another method of dissolving stubborn kitchen grease is to use isopropyl alcohol. Isopropyl alcohol works in a similar manner to water-displacing lubricants. It breaks up the grease into smaller particles and surrounds it with alcohol molecules, in effect dissolving the grease.How to Clean Stove | Over a Decade of Grease Build Up Gone! 💥 No Scrubbing
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