Soakin’ it up (Day 228)…
October 14, 2007
Now that I’m hand-washing my dishes rather than using the dishwasher, I have to be fairly diligent about cleaning them — otherwise, fruit flies start visiting unannounced, the kitchen starts to smell funky and, well, no one likes looking at the crusty remnants of last night’s dinner.
But sometimes certain foods can get really stuck to things (brown rice and scrambled eggs, I’m looking at you), especially if I’ve been distracted while cooking by a phone call or my cat whining or whatever and let the stuff sit on the stove for too long. In this case, if I try to clean it right away, it requires not only a lot of elbow grease but a lot more soap and water.
So despite my desire to keep things spic and span, and do the dishes right after dinner, I’m going to make sure that if anything has hardened onto a pot, pan or other surface, I soak it overnight. That way, it’ll come off much easier the next morning and I’ll need less soap and water to get it clean.
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