foto: Instagram/@kakak_maryam
Brilio.net - Taking good care of your rice cooker is an important key to extending its service life. One way to do this is to clean it regularly, including the bottom of the rice cooker. The base part is in the form of a round iron plate (heating plate) which functions as a heat conductor which helps mature the rice when cooked.
Well, ideally, the heating plate or heating element must always be in clean condition. Not without reason, dirt stuck to the heating plate can burn and become crusty when the rice cooker is used. Then, if left longer, the crust can thicken and make the bottom of the rice cooker dirty.
Basically, you need special ingredients to clean the bottom of this rice cooker. Some people usually apply toothpaste to the crusty areas on the heating plate. After all, toothpaste can be effective in making crusts easy to clean.
However, in some cases, crust that is already stubborn sometimes cannot just disappear immediately when cleaned using toothpaste. As a result, some people sometimes add other ingredients to clean the bottom of the rice cooker. Instagram user @kakak_maryam is one of the people who admits to adding another ingredient when cleaning the scale at the bottom of the rice cooker to make it shine again.
How to clean a crusty rice cooker base.
Reported by BrilioFood on Wednesday (29/5), the additional ingredient used is vinegar. So, he admitted to mixing vinegar with toothpaste to clean the scale at the bottom of the rice cooker. For the measurements, he uses 1/2 tsp toothpaste and 1 tbsp vinegar.
photo: Instagram/@kakak_maryam
In a container, mix the two ingredients and stir using a sponge until evenly mixed. After that, immediately apply it to the crusty bottom of the rice cooker. If the crust is thick, you should let it sit first so that the crust softens and is easy to clean.
Next, rub the crusty area using a sponge or brush. Do this slowly so that you don't scratch the skin on your hands. So, do this process until the crust at the bottom of the rice cooker is completely clean.
photo: Instagram/@kakak_maryam
If you feel it is clean, then wipe the bottom of the rice cooker using a cloth dipped in warm water. After that, let the rice cooker dry by airing it. That way, the bottom of the rice cooker will shine like new again, you know.
photo: Instagram/@kakak_maryam
Since it was uploaded on May 15, this video about how to clean the base of a rice cooker has been viewed more than 1 million times on Instagram. Many netizens then flocked to respond directly in the comments column. Most of them admit to having the same problem, so this trick is very useful to imitate.
"It's perfect for cleaning the rice cooker when you see this. Thank you um," said Instagram @rossachintia.
"Oh, it turns out the burnt thing can be cleaned, ma'am," explained Instagram @ummaabiyyu.
"Wow, these tips are really useful, thanks sis," wrote the Instagram account @d_houseds.
"Incidentally, my rice cooker inside is a bit burnt, I want to try this later," commented the Instagram account @rahmasarind.
"So the rice cooker lasts a long time," said Instagram @arny_ummu_ikmal.
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