How to wash a baking sheet from old fat?

Thanks to technological progress, the hostesses have the opportunity to use the ovens and pamper their relatives with a variety of delicious dishes. The only thing that spoils the mood later is the question: how to wash a baking sheet from old fat, because nothing pleases our eyes so much as a kitchen sparkling with cleanliness. After meeting the guests, it’s too lazy a couple of times to immediately wash the baking sheets from the burnt food debris, as they are covered with a layer of indelible carbon. This problem applies not only to pans, but also to pans. We will tell you how to cope with this urgent problem without spending a lot of effort, money, and most importantly - without harming the coating of baking sheets.

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Preventive measures of the accumulation of the fat layer on the baking sheet

If you take the necessary measures in advance, then you will not have to spend a lot of effort after eliminating the consequences of preparing a delicious dinner:

• Make it a rule to cover the bottom of the pan with parchment paper or foil. This way you prevent the accumulation of large amounts of fat on the bottom of the pan.
• Try to immediately wash off the adhered fat after cooking. Do not put off “for later”, as if you did not want to relax after standing for many hours at the stove. If it’s absolutely unbearable, then just pour hot water into the pan by dropping a little dishwashing gel into it.

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How to wash a baking sheet from soot?

Today, manufacturers delight us with a variety of types of baking sheets. On sale you can find both simple aluminum, steel sheets, and teflon, glass, enameled. Recently, silicone baking trays and cookie cutters are becoming increasingly popular. Each of these species differs not only in price, but also in the way it is taken care of. If you do not take into account the type of material from which your sheet is made, then you can hopelessly spoil it during washing off soot. Let us consider in more detail the types of pans and methods for caring for them.

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Aluminum baking sheets

Sheets of aluminum or stainless steel - the most unpretentious in cleaning. Almost all methods and means of removing fat are suitable for them.

Abrasive products

Sheets of aluminum are not afraid of abrasive substances, so often they use various fine powders to wash them.

To clean the pan from soot with folk remedies:

1. Use a spatula to scrape away large amounts of food.
2. Soak the baking sheet for an hour or two in hot water with dishwashing liquid.
3. Rinse with clean water.
4. Now just pour any cleaning powder onto the surface of the sheet: baking soda, salt or even fine sand, feel free to rub it with a sponge.
5. If dirt does not move away well, use a metal washcloth or a stiff brush.

If carbon deposits are not too old, then this should work.

Calcination with salt

One of the ways to clean the baking sheet from the folk remedies involves the process of calcining the metal. This popular method of cleaning baking trays from carbon deposits has established itself as very effective and affordable.

Cleaning Steps:

1. It is necessary to pour ordinary table salt with a layer of half a centimeter to the bottom of the sheet.
2. Place the metal pan in the oven preheated to 100 degrees for 20-30 minutes.
3. Wait until the salt turns brown, remove the metal sheet from the oven.
4. Cool slightly, rinse the sheet under running water.
5. If you still have areas of burnt fat, then you can again pour salt and rub with a hard sponge.

Boiling with soda and vinegar

Soda and vinegar are products that are often used in cleaning not only dishes, but also other surfaces. To use them to clean the baking sheet from the old fat, you will need to perform simple steps.

Your actions:

1. Fill the pan with water.
2. Add a couple of tablespoons of soda to the water, as much vinegar and drip a little dishwashing liquid.
3. Place the sheet in the oven preheated to 100 degrees for half an hour.

Important! Make sure that the liquid from the pan does not spill out during boiling and does not boil. Otherwise, new ones will be added to the old pollution.

4. Remove the pan from the oven.
5. Wait for it to cool slightly, rinse thoroughly with water and a sponge.

Fat, soot should easily move away.

Important! The steam obtained from boiling the prepared solution will also help you wash the inside of the oven.

Digestion with soda and dishwashing gel

This is one of the best ways to deal with old soot and stains of fat.

Important! To use this method of cleaning, you need a bowl (pot, boil out, basin), which is larger than your pan.

To wash a baking sheet from old fat in this effective way:

1. Pour enough water into a large container so that it completely covers the entire pan.
2. Add 2 tablespoons soda ash, the same amount of dishwashing gel.
3. Place a container with its contents on the fire, wait 30 minutes.
4. After time, rinse the surface to be cleaned.
5. If stains remain, rub this area with a hard sponge. The dirt after digestion will be softened and easily move away.

 

Soda and hydrogen peroxide

An affordable and effective folk method for cleaning the pan from soot. Similar processing gives a brilliant result. Such a composition can clean pans, pots, teapots and samovars from dirt.

Cleaning Steps:

1. Pour 100-150 grams of soda into a deep plate, add a little hydrogen peroxide there.
2. You should get a thick slurry, which should be applied to the inside of the leaf.
3. Wait about 30 minutes, rinse with clean water.

Hydrogen peroxide

Some housewives use peroxide without soda - it is also quite effective if applied in this way:

1. Pour a couple of bottles into the pan and bring to a boil.
2. Pour hot liquid onto the bottom of the pan.
3. After cooling, the dirt is easily erased with a sponge.

Important! Experience shows that hydrogen peroxide is best for removing carbon deposits from sweet foods.

Ammonia

Another affordable tool that does not require great physical effort when cleaning. It removes the most ingrained dirt.

Application:

1. Pour ammonia on a sponge and generously apply it on the inside of the pan.
2. The effect will have to wait 10-12 hours. Therefore, close the processed sheet in the oven (in order to avoid the spread of unpleasant odors throughout the apartment) and forget about it all night.
3. In the morning, just rinse off the remaining fat with ammonia under running water.

Coca Cola

This famous drink can be found everywhere. Often it is available at home and for families who adhere to proper nutrition, although they do not store it for a holiday and use it for other purposes, but as household chemicals. The Internet is full of videos about how Coca-Cola clean rust on cars and plaque in toilets. So why don’t we use it to wash the baking sheet from soot?

Use the “miracle remedy” to wash the baking sheet from the old fat:

1. Pour the drink onto a leaf and leave for several hours. Acid perfectly copes with burnt fat.
2. You can speed up the process by putting the pan on the fire and boiling the liquid for 5-7 minutes.

Important! If you have special grease in your bins, for example, “Shumanit”, “Means for cleaning ovens and stoves” from Amway, “Anti-grease” and others, do not rush to put them on a baking sheet. Most of them are not suitable for aluminum and are designed for washing stainless steel. First, read the instructions carefully so as not to spoil a good baking sheet.

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Glass, ceramic and enamel baking sheets

These types of baking pans, although not very capricious, but it is better not to experiment with them in the cleaning process. They must not be rubbed with abrasives; hard scouring pads and metal scrapers should be used during washing. Therefore, if you did not cover the baking sheet with parchment before cooking, then the following recommendations will help you remove the carbon deposits.

Long soak with detergent

Since these types of coatings are afraid of mechanical cleaning, you need to proceed with caution:

1. Immediately after cooking, fill the pan with hot water by adding 1 tablespoon of dishwashing gel.
2. Leave it for a few hours so that the grease and dirt get wet.
3. Rinse the pan with clean water.
4. If stains remain, rub with a soft sponge. After preliminary soaking, they should be easily cleaned.

Soaking with soda or mustard powder

Mustard powder, like soda, is often used by housewives to wash greasy dishes. Baking sheets are no exception - they can be washed from old fat with such means, if used correctly. For this:

1. It is necessary to fill the bottom of the pan with soda or mustard powder.
2. Pour boiling water over the leaf and leave for several hours, you can even overnight.
3. Wash the surface to be cleaned with detergent and wipe it well with a paper towel.

Important! Be sure to wipe the baking sheet dry after washing, as there are residues of fat in the droplets of water and it will stick to the surface again.

Baking powder for the dough

In fact, this product acts like soda, so it is also suitable for washing baking sheets from old fat. Need to:

1. Remove food debris with a wooden spatula.
2. Wash the sheet with hot water and detergent.
3. Sprinkle generously with a baking powder for the dough and sprinkle lightly with water.
4. Wait 20-30 minutes, then rinse with running water.
5. Dry the surface with a paper towel.

Soda and salt

If the remains of burnt food are thoroughly stuck, then you can try another effective folk remedy:

1. You need to take ¾ cups of soda, ¼ cup of salt, ¼ cup of water and mix everything thoroughly. It should be a thick paste.
2. Put the mixture on the bottom of the pan and leave it overnight.
3. In the morning, rinse the pulp with warm water and detergent.
4. Dry the surface with a soft towel.

Hydrogen peroxide and soda

This is an effective and inexpensive way to get rid of burnt food leftovers:

1. Combine the baking soda and peroxide in a deep plate to leave a thick slurry.
2. Lubricate the resulting baking sheet with the mixture and leave for a couple of hours.
3. Rinse off the dirt and rinse the sheet well.
4. Wipe the pan dry.

Digestion

You can digest not only linen, but also very oily dishes. But in this process there are certain nuances that must be taken into account:

1. Place a contaminated baking sheet in a large container.
2. Fill with water so that it covers the completely cleaned sheet.
3. Add 2 tablespoons of dishwashing gel and 2 tablespoons of soda to the water.
4. Boil the contents of a large pan for half an hour.
5. For the best effect, you can pour 1 tablespoon of “Anti-Fat” or “Silita”.
6. Wait for the pan to cool completely, remove and rinse with running water and a soft sponge.

Important! A sheet of hot water should not be removed immediately, otherwise it may crack or burst.

Boiling with soda and vinegar

To defeat the adhering soot will help this simple method:

1. Pour water into a baking sheet and add a little soda and vinegar.
2. Place the solution sheet in an oven preheated to 100 degrees and wait 20 minutes.

Important! Make sure that the liquid does not boil away. If necessary, water should be added.

3. Cool and rinse the baking sheet.

Household chemicals against fat

On the shelves of stores is a large variety of tools to help housewives. Each prefers something of their own, proven. Of course, the dirt is not washed off in one motion, as in advertising, but the time of work and cleaning is significantly reduced.

The most popular are “Shumanit”, “Means for cleaning ovens and stoves”, “Anti-grease”, “Silite”. For glass baking sheets, a cleaner for glass-ceramic plates is suitable.

Important! Only clean with rubber gloves. Before using an industrial chemical, remember if any of your family is allergic. If so, give preference to more gentle and natural methods.

Mode of application:

1. Before applying the product, scrape away the remaining food with a wooden spatula as much as possible.
2. Wipe the surface with a paper towel.
3. Put the chemical on a baking sheet and let it sit for a few minutes.
4. Rinse the sheet with plenty of running water.
5. Dry the surface with a paper towel.

Important! Remember that most industrial household chemicals do not completely wash off from the surface being cleaned, causing irreparable harm to your body and the environment. Try to use only environmentally friendly options for funds.

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Silicone and Teflon Baking Trays

These types of pans are the most modern, but also the most delicate and delicate in care. Silicone sheets for ovens and baking tins were loved by many housewives because nothing sticks to them in the cooking process. It is still necessary to try hard so that something burns to the bottom and walls of such forms. Teflon is also a non-stick coating. Although sometimes soot is still formed. In this case, only mild types of cleaning are suitable.

Neutral detergent and warm water

If you have silicone or teflon baking sheets on your household, stock up on them specifically with a mild dishwashing gel that does not contain alkali. Aggressive products can destroy the coating.

Mode of application:

1. After cooking, soak the sheet in warm water with a detergent.
2. Rub with a soft sponge and rinse the baking sheet.
3. Dry the surface.

Fine salt

If after cooking the fat did not immediately wash off, then use fine salt. With proper use, you can not be afraid of damage to a delicate surface. For this:

1. Scrape off the leftover food with a wooden spatula and sprinkle the bottom of the pan with fine salt.
2. Wait 20-30 minutes for the salt to absorb the remaining fat.
3. Rinse the sheet under running warm water.
4. If carbon deposits are hard to resist, soak the pan in warm water with dishwashing liquid and rub the hard places with a soft sponge.
5. Be sure to immediately wipe the moisture with a paper towel, otherwise the droplets of fat remaining in the water will settle on the surface.

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In this article, we discussed the basic, time-tested, ways to deal with soot on baking sheets. The most important thing when choosing a cleaning method is to take into account the properties of the material your pan is made of, because if you damage the surface, dirt will clog into cracks and scratches and soot will build up. Do not neglect prevention, accustom yourself to cover the bottom of the sheet with parchment before cooking. Then washing the pan does not take much effort and time. And clean dishes are the face of every housewife.