How to clean lecithin residue?
After using liquid soy lecithin to stabilize a foam, I find it often leaves a hard to clean, sticky residue on the cooking ware that was in contact with it in undiluted form, which is resistant to soap and needs to be cleaned by hand. Even by hand, it is not so easy to clean as it sticks to your hands as well.
Is there any product/trick to easily clean up the lecithin?
Best Answer
This is one of the reasons I hate working with liquid lecithin - it's the most viscous and sticky substance I've ever had in my kitchen (or, frankly, anywhere).
Prevention seems to be the best approach; try not to let the lecithin directly touch any utensils or cooking surface. Grease up your spoons, preferably with something reasonably solid at room temperature like coconut oil, butter, or margarine. That makes the lecithin slide off more easily, and you only need to clean off the grease afterward (i.e. with soap).
The only way I've been able to clean surfaces or utensils coated with the lecithin itself is lots and lots and lots of warm water and paper towels. Warm water is important since lecithin does not dissolve very well in cold water.
Good luck - personally, on the infrequent occasion that I need lecithin these days, I just stick to the granules.
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Grease up your spoons, preferably with something reasonably solid at room temperature like coconut oil, butter, or margarine. That makes the lecithin slide off more easily, and you only need to clean off the grease afterward (i.e. with soap).Does lecithin dissolve in water?
The structure of lecithin is very similar, but instead of the third fatty acid, it has a phosphate group, which is water soluble, meaning it will dissolve in water, but not oil.How do you dissolve lecithin granules for baking?
Before adding lecithin in your recipes, remember to dissolve them in hot water for at least 30 minutes. Adding lecithin in baking can be a healthier alternative for fat. You can use them in the place of egg yolks to allow your dough and ingredients to mix well and keeping them from sticking together.Does liquid sunflower lecithin dissolve in water?
Are you adding the ingredient to a water based recipe or a fat based recipe. The reason this is important is because powders soy lecithin or powdered sunflower lecithin are known as \u201cde-oiled\u201d lecithin. The powdered lecithin had more of the hydrophilic properties which means it can be dissolved in water easily.How long does lecithin last?
Shelf Life: Soy Lecithin should be stored at temperatures above 4.5 degrees Celsius and below 39 degrees Celsius. Product shelf life is a minimum of 24 months when stored unopened in original packaging.Cleaning \u0026 Reusing LECA + Inorganic Media | My Cleaning Protocol | Keeping Semi-Hydro Successful
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Even the small amount of soy lecithin in cooking sprays can be a problem once they are baked on. I keep my baking sheets cleaner by using parchment paper whenever I can.
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