How to clean mold off cookware, pots and pans
Sometimes, it is very common to leave leftover food in a cooking pot for weeks unnoticed. By the time you find out, it is already covered with mold and mildew. So, is there a way to salvage the cookware?
Yes, here are a few ways to remove mold from cooking pots, pans, cups, kettle and other cookware / culinary items:
1. Clean mold with baking soda
- Mix 1 part baking soda to 1 part water
- Scrub off the mold with this baking soda solution
- Rinse well with fresh water
- Wash with normal dish detergent and rinse well
- Fill the pot with water and bring it to boil for at least 15 minutes to disinfect and kill any mold residues
2. Remove mildew off kettle with salt and vinegar paste
- Mix 1/2 cup of table salt and white vinegar to create a paste
- Wipe the paste over the entire interior of the kettle and let it to sit for at least 10 minutes
- Add water to the kettle and bring it to boil for about 15 minutes
- Drain the solution entirely
- Fill with clear water again and then drain. Do this few more times until the kettle is clean from salt and vinegar.
3. White vinegar to clean mold off cookware
- Fill the mold contaminated cookware with vinegar mixed with water in equal part
- You may use undiluted white vinegar if the molds are stubborn
- Leave the cookware to soak for overnight
- Drain the vinegar solution
- Wash with regular dish detergent and rinse well
- Fill the cookware with clear water and bring it to boil for at least 15 minutes to disinfect and kill the mold residues
Note:
1. For stainless steel cookware, fill the pot / pan with oil instead and bring it to boil to disinfect and kill the mold residues.
2. You should only use edible products when cleaning cooking utensils. Bleach is not recommended.
