Brilio.net - Not a few people still rely on a mortar to grind various cooking ingredients. There are even those who think that spices that are crushed using a mortar actually taste better.
Even so, using a mortar is not free from obstacles. With use, the mortar can crack, the surface becomes sandy, and even becomes moldy. If you look closely, you will see white spots which are mold stains on the mortar.
After investigating, the mushrooms in the mortar were caused by the remains of cooking spices not being cleaned optimally. If it's already moldy, it's not enough to wash the mortar with regular dish soap because the white spots will still be clearly visible. This problem was experienced by Instagram user @dideroom.
How to clean a mortar quickly using only one food ingredient.
The user of the Instagram account dideroom chose not to wash the mortar with dish soap, but instead used another kitchen ingredient.
"Don't just wash it with soap, because the mold still looks like this," he said, quoted by BrilioFood from Instagram @dideroom on Sunday (9/6).
photo: Instagram/@dideroom
This netizen chose to put the mortar directly into a container filled with water. Leave and soak the mortar for 1 1/2 hours.
photo: Instagram/@dideroom
When it has been soaked for 1 1/2 hours, drain the mortar. Then dry the mortar and mortar using a clean cloth.
Once clean, pour in one kitchen ingredient, namely rice. Then grind the rice as usual until it covers the entire top surface of the mortar. The rice here is considered to be able to rub the entire surface of the mortar optimally.
photo: Instagram/@dideroom
After grinding, the color of the rice seems to change. If initially it was pure white, the rice will look blackish. Then rinse the mortar with running water.
photo: Instagram/@dideroom
The final process, soak the mortar in warm water. Once the soaking water is cold, drain the mortar. Dry again using a clean cloth, the clean mortar can be used straight away as usual. The results also met expectations, there were absolutely no mold stains remaining on the surface of the mortar.
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