A variety of kitchen appliances are sold for hosts to make cooking easier. The baking process is facilitated with silicone molds. They are easy to use and take up little space. But how do you clean a silicone baking dish? This is described in the article.
How to use?
Silicone molds are convenient for housewives: they are compact and do not deform. Products are easy to wash. Food is extracted from them without difficulty, you just need to turn the "dishes" inside out. Baking is cooked in such containers faster. You just need to use the form correctly.
After each use, inside and out, the product is treated with paper napkins and rinsed with water. Do not use hard brushes for cleaning, as this violates the structure of the wall coating. Silicone should not be placed on an open fire. You can not store it near piercing and cutting objects.
Tips onwash
To learn how to clean a silicone mold after baking, you need to understand what kind of dishes it is and what care it needs. After each use, the container must be carefully cleaned from food residues. If the dirt is on the product for a long time, then it deeply eats into the structure. The silicone surface is a delicate material that requires careful care and the right choice of detergents.
According to the manufacturers, such products cannot be cleaned with chemical and abrasive products, hard washcloths and sponges, as this can damage the molds. If the surface is porous and rough, then the food will eat into the walls, which not only makes cleaning the container more difficult, but also probably poisoning the body. You can clean the silicone baking dish with a soft sponge and safe detergent - liquid soap, fine natural abrasive, citric acid or vinegar.
Using citric acid
How to wash a silicone baking dish when heavily soiled? Citric acid can be used for this. It easily frees the surface from burnt pastries, berry juice. The procedure is as follows:
- Requires a deep bowl to which 1 tablespoon of lemon powder is added.
- Pour hot water (3 liters) into the container.
- Dirty dishes are placed in the prepared solution. It is important that it is completely immersed in the liquid. Need to wait 15-20 minutes.
- The product is washed withdetergent and rinse.
To prevent mold, the container is thoroughly dried. This method is one of the most effective and simple.
Quick cleaning
You can wash the silicone baking dish with baking soda and vinegar in an accelerated way. This method eliminates various contaminants, and besides, it is safe.
Warm water (2 liters) is poured into a deep container. Vinegar and soda are added to it (1 tablespoon each). There will be a reaction between the components. After the appearance of bubbles, the mixture is poured into a baking dish. You have to wait a minute. Then the composition is poured and the dishes are treated with water and gel. This is how a quick clean is done.
Stubborn stains
How to clean a silicone baking dish if food has been burned on it for a long time? The procedure is as follows:
- You will need a large pot.
- Add baking soda (2 spoons), dishwashing gel (3 spoons) to it. Then water is poured (2 liters).
- The composition must be mixed and you can add molds to it. The pot is placed on the stove.
- Bring everything to a boil.
- You need to boil for 5-7 minutes.
- The pan is removed from the stove and allowed to cool for 20-30 minutes. In this case, it is necessary to close the container.
You need to get the forms and rinse under cool water. After drying, they can be removed. The cleaned container will be a pleasure to use.
From soot
How to wash a silicone baking dish if there is carbon deposits on it? When it is not eliminated with a gel andsponges, then you can apply this method:
- The container is dipped into a bowl of hot water and waited for 10 minutes.
- During this time, you need to make a cleaning paste. To do this, squeeze the juice from a lemon, mix it with soda (2 tablespoons).
- The finished mixture is applied to the contamination and wait 15-20 minutes.
- To remove the paste with carbon deposits, you need to wash the container with running water.
This procedure has helped many housewives clean silicone molds. The container takes on a fresh look, it will be a pleasure to use in the future.
Fat traces
During the cooking period, vegetable oil is used so that the food does not burn, but after that there is fat. It is especially noticeable when the culinary process takes place in a gas oven. Silicone baking molds in this case are washed with a warm solution of laundry soap and mustard powder. Natural ingredients act on fat molecules, destroying them from the inside. This product is considered container safe.
In the dishwasher
As you can see from the photo, silicone baking molds are perfectly washed. In this case, you can use not only the manual method, but also the machine. Nearly all containers have a dishwasher safe label on them.
You just need to follow a few important rules:
- After cooking, the container should be immediately filled with water. This is necessary to soak food particles and easily move them away from the surface.
- Always neededclean the dishes in advance, and only then put them in the machine.
During the washing period, you need to use powerful detergents that are harmless to silicone, but disinfect the surface well. Then the cleaning will be of high quality.
Processing a new form
If the form has just been purchased and has never been used, then it should be washed in a warm soapy solution. Then it must be rinsed under running water. This is necessary to wash off the accumulated dust.
Then you need to wipe the surface dry and grease with oil. Perform this procedure only before the first use. Silicone attracts any dust, so the product requires regular maintenance.
Odor elimination
If dishes from fish or other products with a pungent odor are cooked in the mold, then unpleasant consequences may remain - a characteristic aroma. Moreover, it may not disappear even after washing. Eliminating it is easy. Soak the container in cool water and add a little vinegar. After half an hour, there will be no trace of a strong smell.
Prevention
Even if the form is free of stains and looks clean, it still needs to be processed periodically because dust settles on the walls. Each time the dirt penetrates more and more into the surface structures - the form will be a breeding ground for harmful bacteria. And in the absence of prevention, mold may appear.
You can wash the mold with any liquid soap ordishwashing gel. The agent is applied to a soft sponge, foamed and the walls are treated on both sides. In case of persistent contamination, the products are soaked in warm water and soap, and then rinsed and dried.
Silicone molds are easy to use. But in order to keep the product for a long time, it is necessary to follow the instructions indicated in the instructions. Then the container will always look neat.
