The festivities involve a lot of cooking.With cooking comes burnt pots and the question of how do we get rid of stubborn stains on such cooking pots.Here are home remedies to get those pots shinning again
Charcoal
If you are in shagz and you still cook with firewood.
Take some charcoal and break it into a powder.
Put the powder into the washing cloth, dip it into the water, and thoroughly clean the sufuria.
If the stain is stubborn, repeat the process severally.
Aluminum Foil and Baking Soda
Rinse your dirty pot in hot water and drain. Then, sprinkle generously with 2 tablespoons of baking soda. Add a few teaspoons of hot water back to your pan to form a paste with the baking soda and then begin scrubbing with a golf ball-sized piece of crumpled foil. Continue scrubbing until all of the burnt debris lifts, then rinse with hot, soapy water to finish cleaning.
Lemon
Rinse off your pan of any residues.
Thinly slice your lemons and place them in your cooking pan.Add some water, just enough to cover the lemons, and boil on low heat.
Bring the lemon water to a boil for five to eight minutes and then remove the pan from the heat.
Discard the lemons and drain the water. Rinse with hot, clean water and use a scouring pad or brush to loosen and remove any stuck-on bits.
Building sand
Yes, you read that right, building sand especially the dark one can be used to clean stubborn stains on cooking pots.
Rinse the out of any food residue.
Put some sand on your washcloth and thoroughly clean the cooking pot, repeat the process severally.
After that was your sufuria with clean water and soap. Rinse and dry it after that.
Baking soda
Fill your dirty pan with equal parts water and vinegar. Bring the mixture to a boil, then add 2 tablespoons of baking soda.
Remove from heat and let soak for up to 15 minutes. Discard the liquid down your drain.
Put some baking powder on the cooking pan and use a washcloth to scrub.
If the stain is stubborn apply a paste made of baking soda mixed with a little water and let sit for a few minutes before scrubbing again.
by PENINAH NJOKI
