The high intensity of rice cooker use can make this device easily dirty and susceptible to the accumulation of food scraps, stains, and unpleasant odors. The dirt that sticks is usually the remains of rice left on the inside of the rice cooker. In addition, dust and water vapor residue can also make the heating element dirty.
Unfortunately, the heating element located at the bottom of the rice cooker tends to be often ignored and rarely cleaned. In fact, this part is susceptible to crust growth. This is because the stains that stick will be burned by the heating element when the rice cooker is used. Well, when burned, the stains will stick even more and turn into black crust.
If it has become crust, usually the stain will be difficult to clean. Therefore, many people then use various special ingredients to remove the crust stain. Some of them even use a mixture of baking soda, vinegar, salt, or dish soap.
But instead of having to mix the cleaning agent first, you can rely on one simple ingredient like the one used by the YouTube account owner yu sitie chanel. Through one of the videos uploaded, she admitted to only using toothpaste to clean the black crust on the rice cooker. Well, the toothpaste will make the crust soft in just 15 minutes.
 YouTube/yu sitie chanel
As reported by BrilioFood from YouTube yu sitie chanel on Sunday (15/9), the first step that must be done is to apply toothpaste directly to the bottom of the rice cooker. Apply using used toothpaste to the entire crust. After that, let it sit for 15 minutes.
 YouTube/yu sitie chanel
Once it has been left, immediately scrub the bottom of the rice cooker with a wire brush. For maximum results, you can scrub it in one direction and in a circular motion. This will make the black crust that sticks easier to lift.
 YouTube/yu sitie chanel
Now, when the crust has faded, wipe the bottom of the rice cooker with a cloth or wet tissue. In addition to removing the crust, this process is also done to remove any remaining toothpaste that is still stuck. Make sure the bottom of the rice cooker is completely clean so that no crust appears again.
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Immediately after cleaning, the base of the rice cooker looks shinier. You can dry it first by airing it. Only then is the rice cooker ready to be used again to cook rice.