Electric cooker cleaning rules

Recently, many housewives in their kitchen seek choose an electric stove - everybody has their own reasons for this. But when purchasing such equipment, it is worth understanding how to properly operate it and carry out cleaning. After all, not only the appearance of the device, but also the duration of its service will depend on it.

General principles of care

The most appropriate option for the care of the stove is constant cleaningwhich is to wipe regularly with a damp cloth after cooking. But if you avoid the appearance of stains, it still did not work out, and a soot surface appeared on the hob, then at an opportunity, you should start cleaning the appliance.It is important to know how to properly clean the electric stove, without causing damage to it.

The principle of cleaning electric stoves and drugs used depends on many factors:

• material features;
• the type of pollution;
• availability of additional components.

What not to do

Before considering the methods of cleaning the stove and the materials to be used, it is necessary to understand for yourself what it is forbidden to do when cleaning the stove.

1. Some housewives mistakenly think that heating the burners will help speed up and facilitate the cleaning of burnt food debris. To some extent this is true, but with this option you can simply damage the coating. For example, it will crack or scratch. Therefore, even with preventive cleaning, you must wait full cooling.
2. Do not scrape off burned food with metal scrapers, brushes or knives.
   

3. It is impossible to prevent the plastic elements of dishes from getting onto the hot burner: if the plastic melts, it is almost impossible to get rid of the traces.
4. Do not use aluminum cookware, because when heated, it leaves traces on the burners, which in most cases cannot be removed. If there is a need to use such dishes, then you need to buy a disk as an adapter or grill.
5. The surface of the electric stove is very susceptible to the use of low-quality utensils. If it leaves scratches, it is worth completely abandoning it.

It is easier to get rid of pollution, including soot, at the time of its occurrence. Here, as a means you can take any cleaning gel or dish liquid. It is distributed with a sponge on the contaminated area, left for 5-10 minutes, then washed off with water. In order not to appear divorce, moisture is removed with a dry cloth. It is worth noting that all these tips are relevant and for induction cooker cleaning.

Features of cleaning depending on the surface material

Cleaning any stove begins with the hob. The choice of means depends on the material from which the surface of the device is made.

Metal

Of course, the stainless steel stove looks very nice and spectacular, but the polished coating is rapidly covered with divorce and various stains. The easiest thing to remove fresh pollution: any suitable soap solution is applied to it, left for a period of time. If the deposit is sufficiently dense and strong, then you need to remove the soap solution and the stain only after half an hour. Metal responds well to any drugs, even with the most caustic composition.

If the situation is hopeless, and it is impossible to clean the slab with a simple sponge with a tool, then as an exception you can use a brush, a sponge of wire and paste. But it is worth doing only in rare cases.

Glass, ceramics or enamel

As a tool that can be used when cleaning a plate with such a surface, use a foam sponge, a soft cloth napkin. With an aggressive method of cleaning, scratches and chips may rejoice on the surface of such hobs. Here the main focus is on the quality of the detergent preparation. To ensure your safety, it is worth remembering that, despite all measures taken during production, before starting the procedure the device must disconnect from the network.

Cleaning handles and grids

To wash knobs, switches and other small sized items are much simpler when removed.They are soaked in soap and then cleaned with a sponge. Contamination in hard to reach places will help brush your toothbrush. At the end, each element is rinsed and dried.

If you do not have time for thorough cleaning, you can do without surface cleaning. For such a procedure is best to take anise drops with ammonia. In solution, a cotton pad is moistened, and the necessary elements are uniformly processed. After five minutes, the solution is washed off with a damp cloth, even with difficult to remove old stains.

Cast iron grate is cleared in the following sequence:

1. The material should be ignited over the fire - as a result, the remnants of dry mud will fall off.
2. A caustic solution is applied to the entire surface, and the grill is left overnight.
3. Then each element is treated with a solution for cleaning engines, which should be washed off after a while. Rinse and dry.

Purification process stainless steel gratings slightly different:

1. For a couple of hours (or the whole night) the grate should be wetted in a solution of soda and vinegar. Then wash the softened dirt and rinse.
2. Mustard powder should be spread on the dry elements, and leave it for 30-40 minutes.Then everything is washed and dried.
3. If you did not manage to remove all the dirt, you should rub the grate with a soda-based paste and rinse after 40 minutes.

The use of ready-made tools and folk recipes

If for some reason it is impossible to wash the device with water and detergent solutions, you can use other means that are at hand. Some housewives when cleaning use only folk recipes, while others prefer household chemicals.

Among the most effective means are the following.

1. Liquid for reading glasses. This tool will be the perfect solution for the cooking surface, on which there were divorces. The product is sprayed over the entire area, and then the surface is wiped dry with a soft, dry cloth.
2. Baking soda. In dry form, the substance should not be used, as it can cause scratches. It is best to cook pasta with water. If the stain does not disappear, then a little vinegar should be added to the product.
3. Vegetable oil. Quite an unusual way to help clean up any material, even from carbon. Oil should be distributed throughout the pollution and leave for 30-40 minutes.After a specified time using a rubber scraper is to wipe off the pollution. Then the remaining traces of oil are removed.

Wash fresh stains simply with a conventional melamine sponge. After cleaning, wipe the stove with a dry towel - this will help avoid stains.

Using the provided tips, it is possible to get rid of the pollution of the plate for a long time without any problems, and to keep its original attractive appearance. It should be noted that housewives often have a problem with oven cleaning. Of course, for this, too, you can use folk remedies or household chemicals. And you can just buy a stove with pyrolytic cleaning function. This method perfectly fights with a fat carbon, at the same time it is not necessary to apply any efforts. In comparison with catalysis and hydrolysis methods It is the most modern and convenient.