Brilio.net - Using a pressure cooker provides convenience and time efficiency in the cooking process. Food ingredients that have a hard texture such as meat, bones, and feet will become soft quickly when cooked using a pressure cooker. This cooking equipment is also suitable for processing soups such as soups, stews, and broths. These advantages make a pressure cooker a very useful cooking tool.
Pressure cookers have become a must-have in many household kitchens. There are two types of pressure cookers commonly used, namely conventional pressure cookers and electric pressure cookers. Both types of pressure cookers have identical functions but require different maintenance methods. The difference in maintenance methods lies in the cleaning process of each type of pressure cooker.
The process of cleaning an electric pressure cooker requires more detailed and special attention. Improper cleaning can cause damage to the electric pressure cooker and cause an unpleasant odor. A YouTube user named Danur has shared his experience of cleaning an electric pressure cooker. Based on his experience, improper cleaning will cause an unpleasant odor to remain in the electric pressure cooker.
Meanwhile, if left alone, the smell is very likely to contaminate other foods that are cooked afterwards. Therefore, he has a special way to clean his electric pressure cooker. In addition to being odor-free, electric pressure cookers can also be more hygienic if cleaned properly. So that the resulting dishes will also remain healthy and nutritious.
"In addition to the tools being clean and looking neat, it can also keep cooking at home more hygienic and foodgready, because the food is not contaminated by the smell of other dishes," he wrote in the YouTube/Danur Channel caption.
photo: YouTube/Danur Channel
As reported by BrilioFood on Monday (11/25), electric pressure cookers usually consist of a lid, pan, and machine. To clean the machine, simply wipe it with a tissue or dry cloth. Do not wash it with water because it can short-circuit the machine and stop working.
Meanwhile, to clean the lid and pan, you can remove the parts from the pressure cooker first. Usually, the pressure cooker lid has several other parts such as gaskets (rubber), cover insider (stainless cover), and steam release (electric steam valve). Well, all parts on the pressure cooker lid must be removed one by one.
photo: YouTube/Danur Channel
For how to remove it, you can pull it directly as usual because the part will be easy to remove. According to Danur, the most important part of the pressure cooker lid to clean is the steam valve because this part will make the pressure cooker tend to smell. If not cleaned, the steam valve will leave an unpleasant odor and contaminate the food that is cooked next.
"To avoid contamination by odor, we just open (take) this (steam valve)," said Danur further.
photo : YouTube/Danur Channel
After all the parts are removed, the can be cleaned as usual with dish soap and a soft sponge. Avoid using scouring powder or a rough wire sponge because it will scratch the parts of the pressure cooker. Don't forget to also wash the pressure cooker with soap and a sponge.
photo: YouTube/Danur Channel
Once washed, drain all the parts until dry. You can also wipe it with tissue to dry it quickly. Once it is sure it is dry, you can reinstall all the parts of the pressure cooker lid and the pot as before. The pressure cooker is ready to be used again for cooking.
"This kind of washing treatment is to prevent odor contamination in cooking. For example, from cooking rice to cooking rice, there may be no problem. But the problem is, after cooking meat and then cooking rice, of course there is odor contamination. Well, prevention so that there is no odor contamination is by cleaning it like this," he explained.