Brilio.net - Steaming is a popular cooking method that uses hot water vapor to cook food. Steamers are generally designed with a special strainer on the inside, which functions as a place to put food. This strainer creates a distance between the food and the boiling water below, allowing the hot steam to cook the food evenly.
The material often used to make steamer strainers is stainless steel. The selection of this material is based on several advantages, such as strength, heat resistance, and its ability to conduct heat well. These characteristics make stainless steel an ideal choice for cooking equipment, especially for steaming techniques.
Despite its many advantages, stainless steel steamer also has its drawbacks. One of the common problems is its tendency to get water stains. Repeated use can cause water stains to accumulate, which eventually makes the strainer look dull and dirty. This can reduce the aesthetics of the cookware and requires extra care to keep it clean .
These water stains come from the steam residue that continuously hits the filter. These stains will produce water spots all over the surface. The bad news is, water stains cannot be removed immediately with just dish soap.
There are other ingredients that are more effective in removing these stains . One TikTok user with an account named @ecohome_indonesia once revealed an effective ingredient that can be used to clean these water stains. Furthermore, he also explained a tutorial on cleaning these stains.
"Cleaning water spots on stainless steel is now really easy," said TikTok @ecohome_indonesia.
As reported by BrilioFood from TikTok @ecohome_indonesia on Saturday (12/10), the stainless steel kitchen utensil used in the video is a steamer strainer. More precisely, a steamer strainer that is usually used for rice cookers. So he also uses a rice cooker to clean it.
photo: TikTok/@ecohome_indonesia
For the method, place the strainer in the rice cooker. Then pour water until the bottom of the strainer is completely submerged. Next, sprinkle with citric acid or citric acid evenly.
photo: TikTok/@ecohome_indonesia
After that, close the rice cooker. Then boil or heat it like cooking regular rice. Now, after it is hot and the water starts to boil, turn off the rice cooker and open the lid.
Carefully remove the strainer and rinse it with cold water. Brush the strainer to remove any remaining citric acid and stains. Or you can simply wipe it with a clean cloth until dry.
photo: TikTok/@ecohome_indonesia
In the video, the boiled strainer looks shinier. The water stains are also completely gone. Who would have thought, citric acid can make a stainless steel strainer look like new again.
This method can also be applied to regular steamer strainers. The steps are not much different. You can prepare water in a regular pan, then add enough citric acid.
After being given citric acid, insert the steamer strainer. Then boil it until it boils for a few minutes. Now, if it has been boiled, rinse and wipe the strainer. That way, the strainer can be used again because it is free of stains.