How to clean the burnt bottom of the rice cooker

It is easy to understand that when a kitchen novice first starts cooking, there will be many things they don’t understand. For example, when cooking rice, the water droplets attached to the inner pot of the rice cooker are not wiped clean. Most of these water droplets are caused by not paying attention when washing the rice, so the cooking button is pressed directly. In the long run, the bottom of the rice cooker will easily be burnt. When using electrical appliances, you need to pay attention to these aspects to eliminate potential safety hazards. So how do you clean the burnt bottom of a rice cooker?

1. A good quality non-stick pan will not easily stick to the pan even if the food is burnt. The burnt bottom of the pan is easier to clean. Just soak it in clean water to soften it, and then scrub it with a soft brush. Do not scrub the non-stick pan with hard objects to avoid damaging the lining. If the bottom of the pot is covered with hard paste, or the quality of the non-stick pan is not very good, add clean water and white vinegar and soak it for more than an hour, then boil it on low heat for ten minutes, and you can usually clean off the black paste. Be careful not to add too much vinegar and the soaking time should not be too long to avoid damaging the pot.

3. The cast iron pan is burnt lightly, so you can just scrub it with a steel wool. If the rice is severely burnt, use a blunt knife to scrape off the black rice crust, and then clean it again with a steel wool. Note that after wiping off the burnt bottom of the cast iron pan, do not use too much detergent or other degreasing detergent to clean it, otherwise the iron pan will lose the oil film protection and become prone to rust.

5. Do not scrub stainless steel pots with sharp and hard tools as this will scratch the bottom of the pot. Good quality acid and alkali resistant stainless steel pots can be washed by soaking in white vinegar or alkali. Stainless steel pots made of poor quality should not be cleaned with acid or alkali, as this will corrode the pot wall. It is best to clean them with stainless steel cleaner.