11 Dishwashing Tips I wish I knew Before Lockdown

 

In India, most of us depend on the maid for doing dishes, and when the lockdown was announced, I was utterly lost. I didn’t know how to manage the house without a helper. Eventually, after making a few mistakes and taking tips from my friends I was able to manage household work without any hiccups. Let us see about the dishwashing tips for cleaning Indian utensils.

 11 Must know Dishwashing Tips for Indian utensils

 

1. Rinse before putting it in the Kitchen sink: 

Scrubbing dried food stuck to your plate and bowls make life miserable, so do yourself a favor rinse all pot, dishes and mug with water before leaving them in the sink.

2. Soak Pressure Cooker and Idli Cooker:

Kickstart your dishwashing process by soaking of idli pans and pressure cookers with water at least for 10 minutes. It helps in removal of dhal, gravy as well as leftover idli chunks in idli pan without much scrubbing.

3. Deal burnt dishes with hot water:

Accidentally brunt your food? don’t fret. I have a tip to save you. Remember the rule hotter the water easier it is to remove the residue. Soak up the burnt pans with hot water and a drop of dishwashing liquid to loosen up the burnt food. 

4. Sparkling Glassware:

Hard water leaves annoying marks on glassware. To avoid this, immediately dry your glassware in upside-down position in racks designed for it or on a kitchen towel. You can also transfer some vinegar to spraying bottle and spritz some vinegar on the glasses while washing for extra shine.

5. Don’t clog the drain: 

Remove the food waste that accumulates in the drain sieve after every wash. If you leave it as such and let it collect, you will end up with a stinky sink and I know that you don’t want it.

6. Do not mix them:

Do not mix serving plates and bowls with cooking vessels while washing. I use to make this mistake earlier, the grease from the pan and cooker make the plates and bowls oily, and I ended up spending more time in cleaning. I avoid mixing them up in the kitchen sink. Before washing serving dishes, I pre-soak cooking utensils in a separate place; thus, I was able to manage things efficiently.

7. Dry and Wash Iron Utensils Immediately:

Iron utensils must be cleaned immediately after cooking, so as soon as you have cleaned the iron pans, it has to be dried thoroughly to avoid rusting. I heat my iron utensils on low flame immediately after washing, as soon as all the water has evaporated I apply a few drops of oil in it and store it in a dry place until next use.

8. Best way to clean Mixer grinder:

In Indian cooking, we end up using mixier jars quite often. Clean them immediately after use to avoid the accumulation of dirt and grease getting stuck to the grooves of the jar. The best way to wash a mixer jar is by adding a drop of dishwashing liquid and a little amount of warm water and run the mixie for 5 seconds, all the grease and powders from the jar will loosen up. Follow it with a quick wash with water, and you are done. Also, do not forget to clean the spillovers on the mixie immediately to avoid staining of the mixie. 

9. Clean Gas Stove before going to bed: 

Do not go to bed before cleaning up the gas stove. It is easy to clean the oil and spillovers when it is not dry; if you leave it overnight, it will dry up and it will be hard to remove. Tackle the gas stove as soon as you finish all the cooking. I spray some water mixed with dishwashing liquid and wipe it off with a kitchen sponge or towel. I use scotch brite kitchen sponge, it comes in quite handy in cleaning up kitchen space and dining table.

10.Cleaning Order:

Work on cleaning the dishes in the following order. It makes life simple.

1. Glassware
2. Cutlery
3. Plates
4. Bowl
5. Pots & Pans ( Pre-soaking required)
6. Cookers ( Pre-soaking required)
7. Iron pans

11. Dishwashing gel:

Many people are using dishwashing gel without diluting it with water. If you use it as such it will make your hands dry. Always dilute the dishwashing liquid before using it – add a teaspoon of dishwashing liquid or gel 1/2 cup of water, mix well, and you are ready to go. I have changed my dishwashing liquid to a hand wash dispensing bottle, and I feel that it is easy to use it this way compared to the plastic container in which we get it. If you are allergic to detergents, do wear a gloves before washing the dishes.

 Hope this article was helpful to you, if you have any other dishwashing tips, do leave it in our comment section.