Today, we have a fast and dirty or clean talk for you, Quick Tip #2: Grammy’s Best Way to Clean Up a Scalded Pot. No matter how careful a cook is, sometimes the pot just gets “stuff” scalded to the bottom, or pans get “something” burnt to them. Well, forget the “elbow grease” and labor of scrubbing; we have a better way.
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Recently, we did a talk on how we make Homemade Farmer’s Cheese. Check it out, if you have not already. But in the process of not boiling the milk, taking pictures, and watching the thermometer, the milk scalded to the bottom of the pot. Here is Quick Tip #2: Grammy’s Best Way to Clean Up a Scalded Pot.
If your pot has “stuff” scalded to it, follow these steps.
1. Fill the pot with warm water, not full, just enough to cover the scald. Be sure that if it is scalded any of the sides of the pot, the water covers that also.
2. Put the pot back onto the stove and turn up the heat.
3. Let the pot come to a full and hard boil.
The scald on the bottom of the pot should start to peel away from the pot. You will be able to see flakes floating around in the boiling water.
4. Leave pot boiling for about 10 minutes.
5. Remove the pot from the heat and rinse out.
6. With a good dish scrubby and soap, wash the pot well.
In case it is not obvious, make sure the pot is off the stove and has had time to cool down before you start your final washing.
And there you have it, a clean, non-scalded pot.
Of course, we try not to scald and burn things in the pots and pans, but sometimes it just happens, and when it does, this is how we get it clean without major effort.
We have heard some people say they add salt or baking soda to their boiling water to make the “stuff” come off easier, but plain water boiling at a high roll seems to work just fine.
We hope, Quick Tip #2: Grammy’s Best Way to Clean Up a Scalded Pot has been helpful to you and that you will try it for yourself next time you have an oops with a scalded pot or burnt pan.
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